phrasal verbs 05.02

Question 1

start a journey

Answer 1

set out/off

Question 2

start doing sth in a determined or enthusiastic way

Answer 2

set to

Question 3

start (a business, organisation, etc)

Answer 3

set up

Question 4

become calm after being upset, etc

Answer 4

settle down 1.

Question 5

stay in one place or get married and live quietly

Answer 5

settle down 2.

Question 6

take sb on a tour of a place

Answer 6

show (a)round

Question 7

try to attract people’s attention and make them admire you (usually used negatively)

Answer 7

show off

Question 8

decrease speed

Answer 8

slow down

Question 9

increase speed

Answer 9

speed up

Question 10

represent (for abbreviations and symbols)

Answer 10

stand for 1.

Question 11

put up with

Answer 11

stand for 2.

Question 12

do sb’s job for them while they are not available

Answer 12

stand in for

Question 13

be easy to see because of being different

Answer 13

stand out

Question 14

stand up for

Answer 14

stand up for

Question 15

surprise (usually in passive voice)

Answer 15

take aback

Question 16

look or behave like an older relative

Answer 16

take after

Question 17

write down what someone says

Answer 17

take down

Question 18

trick sb into believing sth that is not true

Answer 18

take in

Question 19

become successful or popular very fast

Answer 19

take off 1.

Question 20

leave the ground

Answer 20

take off 2.

Question 21

remove (a piece of clothing)

Answer 21

take off 3.

Question 22

start to employ

Answer 22

take on 1.

Question 23

accept (work or responsability)

Answer 23

take on 2.

Question 24

take control of (a business, etc)

Answer 24

take over

Question 25

begin to like

Answer 25

take to 1.

Question 26

start (as a habit)

Answer 26

take to 2.

Question 27

start (a hobby, sport, etc)

Answer 27

take up 1.

Question 28

fill an amount of space/time

Answer 28

take up 2.

Question 29

destroy or remove (for buildings, statues, etc)

Answer 29

tear down

Question 30

rip into pieces

Answer 30

tear up

Question 31

consider

Answer 31

think over

Question 32

get rid of, discard

Answer 32

throw away

Question 33

put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and whether it fits

Answer 33

try on

Question 34

experiment with

Answer 34

try out

Question 35

not accept (an offer, request, etc)

Answer 35

turn down

Question 36

change into sth different

Answer 36

turn into

Question 37

stop a machine working

Answer 37

turn off

Question 38

develop in a particular way or have a particular result

Answer 38

turn out

Question 39

turn a page so that the other side is towards you

Answer 39

turn over

Question 40

go back in the opposite direction

Answer 40

turn round

Question 41

turn up

Answer 41

appear unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement

Question 42

wear off

Answer 42

stop being effective (for a drug, etc)

Question 43

wear out

Answer 43

become old and unusable

Question 44

work out

Answer 44

find the solution to a problem, etc