Phrasal Verbs 1

Question 1

bump into (someone)

Answer 1

to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them

We bumped into Amy when we were in town last week.

Question 2

turn out

Answer 2

to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one

How did the recipe turn out?
It turns out that she had known him when they were children.

Question 3

turn up

Answer 3

to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned

Do you think many people will turn up?

Question 4

come up with

Answer 4

to suggest or think of an idea or plan

She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

Question 5

narrow (something) down

Answer 5

to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable

We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three.

Question 6

set up

Answer 6

1) to establish or create something
2) to create the appearance that someone has done something wrong, or to trick someone
3) to prepare something for use, especially by putting the different parts of it together

1. His father set him up in the family business.
2. They claimed that they weren’t selling drugs, but that they’d been set up by the police.
3. I need one or two people to help me set up the equipment.

Question 7

point out (something)

Answer 7

to tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it

Angela pointed out some spelling errors in my paper.

Question 8

end up

Answer 8

to finally be in a particular place or situation:

They’re traveling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.

Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.

Question 9

bring up

Answer 9

1) to care for a child until they are an adult, often giving them particular beliefs
2) to start to talk about a particular subject

1. She was brought up by her grandmother.
2. She’s always bringing up her health problems.