Consolidation 1

Question 1

act up
He’s a tough kid and he’s acting up a lot.

Answer 1

to behave awkwardly and badly

Question 2

anwer (sb) back
Don’t answer me back young man!

Answer 2

to speak rudely to sb

Question 3

answer back

He was given the chance to answer back in the radio interview.

Answer 3

Defend oneself

Question 4

answer for

You will have to answer for your behaviour one day.

Answer 4

to be responsible for sth

Question 5

answer to

All sales clerks answer to tje store manager.

Answer 5

to be under the command of sb

Question 6

back down

Sje refused to back down on a point of principle.

Answer 6

to cease to oppose

Question 7

back out of

He lost the confidence and backed out of the deal at the last minute.

Answer 7

to withdraw from

Question 8

back up

The writer doesn’t back up his opinions with examples.

Answer 8

to support

Question 9

be beneath sb

His mother felt he was marrying beneath him.

Answer 9

to be demanding

Question 10

be down on

Why is Mark so down on her at the moment?

Answer 10

to be hostile to sb

Question 11

be down with

I’m down with a flu.

Answer 11

to be ill (with a disease)

Question 12

be in for it

We should be hurry or we will be in for it.

Answer 12

to be about to receive punishment/trouble

Question 13

be in with

You have to be well in with the directors if you want to get promotion.

Answer 13

to be in favour with
share secrets with

Question 14

be into

I’m deeply into you.

Answer 14

to take interest in sth

Question 15

be off
1) I’m off K-pop.
2) The pattern is off the shirt.
4) He is usually off from school.
5) The milk is off,do not drink it.

Answer 15

1) to cease to want or be interested in sth
2) to have come loose, detached from sth
3) to stay away from school, work
4) to cancel
5) to be bad, unhealthy (usually food)

Question 16

be on
The Harry Potter film will be on this evening.

Answer 16

to be shown on television, at the cinema etc.

Question 17

be out

Answer 17

1) to be in bloom
2) to be extinguished
3) to be removed
4) to be absent from home or work
5) to be in wrong calculation
6) to be unfashionable

Question 18

be up to

Answer 18

1) to do
2) to depend on

Question 19

bear on

Answer 19

to be relevent to

Question 20

bear with

Answer 20

to tolerate