phrasal verb

Question 1

Tell someone off

Answer 1

To tell somebody off means to reprimand or criticize somebody for doing something. To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
Ex: Linda told me off for failing the exam.

Question 2

In the event of

Answer 2

If (or when) something happens or takes place.
-> You should know all the exits in the event of
a fire.
-> You should know all the exits in an event as
a fire.

Question 3

What I had in mind

Answer 3

Here, ‘to have something in mind’ means to have some plan or opinion regarding something.

Question 4

In need of

Answer 4

requiring; having a lack of
necesitar
-> We’re in need of more money
-> You’re badly in need of a haircut.

These shoes are in need of good/thorough cleaning before you can wear them.

Question 5

regarded … (complete the phrase)

Answer 5

regarded by or regarded as
-> Regarded as many as the most important of all British music festivals, the ‘Glastonbury Festival’ is known the world over as a true
modern-day celebration of the original ‘hippie’ culture of the 1960s.

Question 6

I prefer to stay with a friend who can put me _______. Instead of checking ____ to a hotel.

Answer 6

put me up:
To provide someone with temporary accommodation, typically in your home. So in this context, it means that you prefer to stay at your friend’s place (where they will accommodate you) rather than staying at a hotel.

Question 7

I prefer to stay with a friend who can put me _______. Instead of checking ____ into a hotel.

Answer 7

Check in: To register your arrival at a hotel or other accommodation. This usually involves providing your personal details, confirming your reservation, and receiving your room key.

Question 8

I always set ___ in plenty of time in case I get held ___ by traffic on my way to the airport.

Answer 8

“I always set off in plenty of time in case I get held ____ by traffic on my way to the airport,” Set off: To begin a journey or to start traveling to a particular place.

In this context, “set off” means that you start your journey to the airport, allowing extra time in case there are delays due to traffic.

Question 9

I always set ___ in plenty of time in case I get held ___ by traffic on my way to the airport.

Answer 9

I always set ___ in plenty of time in case I get held up by traffic on my way to the airport.

Held up: To be delayed or stopped, often unexpectedly, by something.

Question 10

I often leave things _____ when I travel – I’m very forgetful!

Answer 10

I often leave things behind when I travel – I’m very forgetful!

Behind: In this context, it means to leave something in a place you were previously but have now left.

So, “leave things behind” means that when you travel, you often forget to take certain items with you, leaving them in the place where you were before.

Question 12

Put off

Answer 12

1.Postpone something -> aplazar
They can’t put off a decisión much longer

Examples:
1.The trip was put off until June.
2.We’ve had to put off our wedding until September.
3. He keeps putting off going to the dentist.

Question 13

Cut off

Answer 13

-> to stop someone speaking interrupting them or putting the telephone down, separated

-> The village was cut off from the outside world by the flood.

~>the army was cut off from its base. She feels very cut off living in the country. He cut himself off from all human contact.

Question 14

See someone off

Answer 14

-> To go to the place that someone is leaving from in order to say goodbye to them.

-> My parents saw me off at the airport.

-> A lot of people came to the port to see us off before we started the yacht race.

Question 15

Wear off

Answer 15

Phrasal Verb: wear off (get rid of)
Meaning: Gradually lose its effect or intensity.
Example: The painkillers started to wear off after a few hours.
When I hit my knee on the rock it hurt really badly but the pain gradually wore off.

Question 16

Call off

Answer 16

Call off
Meaning: To cancel something that was planned.
Example: They had to call off the meeting due to bad weather.
The trip was called off because the weather was too bad.

Question 17

Tell off

Answer 17

Phrasal Verb: tell off
Meaning: To reprimand or scold someone. Shout out someone
Example: The teacher told us off for talking during class.
The guide told us off for breaking the safety rules.

Question 18

take up

Answer 18

To fill an amount of space or time:
This desk takes up too much room.
be taken up with Too much of this report is taken up with out-of-date numbers.

to start doing a particular job or activity:
He’s taken up the position of supervisor.
[ + -ing verb ] Have you ever thought of taking up acting?
Patti took up (= continued) the story where Sue had left off.

Question 19

With _____ choice of food, entertainment and social life than ____ other city , it is ____ wonder that people flock to New York to experience life in the Big Apple.

Answer 19

With more choice of food, entertainment and social life than any other city , it is no wonder that people flock to New York to experience life in the Big Apple.

-> With more choice of food,”

means there is a greater variety or larger selection of food available. This phrase suggests that people have more options to choose from when it comes to food.