Phrasal verbs (1)

Question 1

Wear out

Answer 1

Extremely tired or with a lot of damage due to constant use. Ex: I can barely move; I’m worn out because of the training / They said the car was worn out

Question 2

Do up

Answer 2

Fix or decorate a building so that it looks prettier

Question 3

Get on with sth

Answer 3

to continue doing something, especially work

Question 4

Fork out sth/fork sth out

Answer 4

To pay a large quantity of money, especially unwillingly

Question 5

Dust the furniture

Answer 5

To take out the powder that is covering a furniture with some cleaning gadget

Question 6

Do the ironing/ or just “iron”

Answer 6

To rub or pass the iron through clothes so that they can get drier

Question 7

Hang the washing out to dry

Answer 7

To hang the clothes (generally being wet) outside so that they dry due to the warm made by the sun

Question 8

Go on

Answer 8

To continue. Ex: Jonathan, I’ve got a gig I think is going to interest you? - Go on…

Question 9

Carry on

Answer 9

To continue

Question 10

Bring up someone/bring someone up

Answer 10

To take care of a child until he becomes an adult

Question 11

Sign off on something

Answer 11

To approve something officially

Question 12

Get through something (3)

Answer 12

(1) To finish something (2) to have success in an exam, assessment or competition (3) to use a quantity of something (usually in excess)

Question 13

Get hold of something

Answer 13

To obtain something

Question 14

Sum up

Answer 14

Describe the important facts or
characteristics about something or
someone (resumir)

Question 15

Take up

Answer 15

To start doing a particular job or activity

Question 16

To have a go

Answer 16

To try to do something

Question 17

Head off

Answer 17

To start a journey or leave a place

Question 18

Cut off (2)

Answer 18

(1) to stop or cut the supplying of a place, especially water and power (2) To stop communications

Question 19

Rip through something

Answer 19

To move very fast and powerfully through a place or building, destroying it quickly

Question 20

On behalf of somebody/In behalf of somebody/On somebody’s behalf/In somebody’s behalf

Answer 20

Representing somebody