Essential Phrasal Verbs & Idioms (w/ "be")

Question 1

searching for someone; trying to catch someone

I ____ _______ that man. I need to catch him.
He _____ _______ me. He wants to find me.
The police _____ _______ the killer.

Answer 1

be after (someone)

I am after that man. I need to catch him.
He is after me. He wants to find me.
The police are after the killer.

I’m not after that man.
Are you after that man?
Why are you after that man?

Question 2

have a feeling that someone is doing something wrong/dishonest, but not sure yet.

I ___ _____ you. You’re doing something bad.
She ____ ______ me. She thinks I’m unethical.
We ____ ______ you. We smell something fishy with you.

Answer 2

be onto (someone)

I am onto you. You’re doing something bad.
She is onto me. She thinks I’m unethical.
We are onto you. We smell something fishy with you.

I’m not onto you.
Are you onto him?
Why are you onto that man?

Question 3

to have no more of something; to be sold out

I ____ _____ ___ toilet paper at the house.
The store ___ _____ ____ beer. Let’s go to another store to buy some.
All the supermarkets ____ ______ ____ flashlights this month. Everybody bought one at the same time.

Answer 3

be out of (something)

I am out of toilet paper at the house.
The store is out of beer. Let’s go to another store to buy some.
All the supermarkets are out of flashlights this month. Everybody bought one at the same time.

I’m not out of toilet paper. I have plenty.
Are you out of beer?
What are you out of?

Question 4

please tell me because I want to know; I’m listening

If you have a better idea, then I ____ _____ ______.
She wants to know. She ____ ____ _____.
Your students are listening. They ____ ____ ____.

Answer 4

[idiom] be all ears

If you have a better idea, then I am all ears.
She wants to know. She is all ears.
Your students are listening. They are all ears.

I was not all ears. I was not listening.
Were you all ears now?
When were you all ears?

Question 5

give something 100% support.

I ___ ____ ____ doing that. I want to do it too.
My father ___ ___ ____ going there.
My friends ___ ____ ____ spending less.

Answer 5

[idiom] be all for (something)

I am all for doing that. I want to do it too.
My father is all for going there.
My friends are all for spending less.

I will not be all for doing that tomorrow.
Will your father be all for going there in two days?
Why will your friends be all for spending less next week?

Question 6

fully recovered from a bad situation or illness

I will be ____ _______ ____ new tomorrow.
The President will be ___ _______ ____ new in two days.
Your toys will be ____ _______ ____ new next week.

Answer 6

[idiom] be as good as new

I will be as good as new tomorrow.
The President will be as good as new in two days.
Your toys will be as good as new next week.

I still won’t be as good as new tomorrow.
Will the President be as good as new in two days?
How will your friends be as good as new next week?

Question 7

things are not good today; it’s a bad day

It is ___ my _____.
It is ____ her _____.
Today is _____ our _____.

Answer 7

[idiom] be not (someone’s) day

It is not my day.
It is not her day.
Today is not our day.

It is your day today!
Is it her day today?
Why is it our day today?

Question 8

the ultimate; the best; nothing more important

The Hall of Fame is the ____ ____, ___ _____ of a successful career.
Making $100,000 is not an ____ ____, ____ ____. There are more important goals to consider in life.

Answer 8

[noun expression] the end all, be all

The Hall of Fame is the end all, be all of a successful career.
Making $100,000 is not an end all, be all. There are more important goals to consider in life.