Consolidation 2

Question 1

bank on
I was banking on getting something to eat on the train.

Answer 1

depend on

Question 2

bear out
The other witnesses will bear out what I say.

Answer 2

support the truth of

Question 3

become of
What became of that student who used to live with you?

Answer 3

happen to

Question 4

blink at

Answer 4

show surprise

Question 5

blow over

Answer 5

stop; go away without having serious effect

Question 6

book up
*The performance is booked up (= there are no more tickets available).

Answer 6

reserve

Question 7

break away
The prisoner broke away from his guards.

Answer 7

escape from captivity

Question 8

break down
1) The telephone system has broken down.
2) He broke down and wept when he heard the news.

Answer 8

1) fail to function
2) lose control of feelings

Question 9

break in
1) She longed to break in on their conversation but didn’t want to appear rude.
2) Burglars had broken in while we were away.

Answer 9

1) interrupt
2) enter a building a force

Question 10

break off
Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.

Answer 10

end sth suddenly

Question 11

break out
1) They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939.
2) She needed to break out of her daily routine and do something exciting.

Answer 11

1) start suddenly (of violent events)
2) escape from a place

Question 12

break through
1) Scientists think they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.
2) At last the moon broke through the clouds and they could see their way.

Answer 12

1) make a discover
2) come out from behind cover

Question 13

break up
1) Their marriage has broken up.
2) Sentences can be broken up into clauses.

Answer 13

1) end a relationship
2) disperse = move away or scatter

Question 14

break with
to break with tradition/old habits/the past

Answer 14

give up sth

Question 15

brush up
I must brush up on my Spanish before I go to Seville.

Answer 15

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