optimise - phrasal verbs Flashcards

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1
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act (perform)
in the game, you have to ________ the title of a book film or song

A

Act out

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chill (relax)
Let’s just _____ at home tonight

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Chill out

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come (start to be broadcast)
His favourite program ______ a few minutes

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Come on (comes on)

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Spend time doing nothing in particular

On Saturdays, my friends and I often just ________ in the park

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Hang out

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stay until the end of something, particularly if you’re not enjoying it

I couldn’t ______ the film till the end it was too long

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Sit through

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use space or time

I’ve got exams soon, so revising _____ most of my evenings

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Take up (takes up)

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change channel

This programme’s boring. Let’s _____ watch something else.

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Turn over

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go to the same level as

If you work hard, you will soon _____ with the rest of the class

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Catch up with

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slowly and quietly get closer to somebody

You frighten me don’t_______ me like that

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creep up behind

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find or discover information about something by investigating it

Where did you? ____ that article._____ from its perfect

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Dig up

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being in a particular place or stayed after doing something
We took a wrong turn and ________ in completely the wrong place

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End up

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do something more quickly

If we don’t ______ we’ll be late

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Hurry up

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try to find a particular piece of information

____ the word______ online

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Look up

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start a business or clap

I’ve _______ a group on WhatsApp so we can organise the party

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Set up

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15
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talk louder

The phone line is terrible so you will have to _____

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Speak up

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16
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create an excuse for something

I need to _____ a good reason for being late

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Think up

17
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use all of something

Have you_____ all the paper we had in the printer

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Use up

18
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Do you work research experiments

they are ____ a survey about recycling

A

Carry out

19
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develop make progress

The building work on our new house is ____ nicely

A

Come on

20
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Think of an idea or a plan

We need to _____ some good ideas for raising money

A

Come up with

21
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calculate solve problem, understand the situation
I’m trying to _____ the answer to this crossword clue

A

Figure out

22
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investigate

Police are _____ a series of burglarise in the local area

A

look into

23
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Connect to a machine, the electricity supply

_____The printer ____ Then turn it on is that simple

A

Plug in