Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

Catch up (1)
“I have to catch up on my reading.”

Answer 1

Do something you have not been able to do recently

Question 2

Hold on

“Hold on a minute”

Answer 2

Wait

Question 3

Put off

“She tends to put off studying”

Answer 3

Postpone

Question 4

Let down

“I feel like I’m letting them down”

Answer 4

Fail to support or help someone as they had hopedor expected.

Question 5

Let out

“ Go somewhere no one can hear you and let out your anger by screaming.”

Answer 5

Release

Question 6

Let in

“I’ll unlock the front door to let you in”

Answer 6

Allow something/somebody to enter

Question 7

Eat out

“We rarely eat out”

Answer 7

Go to a restaurant

Question 8

Figure out

“I’ll figure it out”

Answer 8

Understand or find the answer, the solution

Question 9

Go over

“Go over your receipt to make sure they charged you correctly.”

Answer 9

Review

Question 10

Get over

“ She can’t get over what he did to her.”

Answer 10

Recover from something

Question 11

Take up (1)
“I took up karate when I was 7."

Answer 11

Start or begin something such as a job or an activity

Question 12

Come over

“Friends are coming over tonight.”

Answer 12

Visit

Question 13

Take around

“Would you take me around your house?”

Answer 13

Show all the interesting features

Question 14

Take out

“ He’s taking me out for dinner on my birthday.”

Answer 14

Go to a restaurant and pay for everything

Question 15

Take on

“ Do you take on other people’s energy?”

Answer 15

Accept a job, task, responsability…

Question 16

Break up

“They were not happy together anymore so they broke up last week.”

Answer 16

End a romantic relationship

Question 17

Bring up (1)
“ My parents brought me up to be a good person."

Answer 17

Look after a child until it grows up

Question 18

Take up (2)
“I don't want to take up any more of your time."

Answer 18

Occupy time, space, or attention.

Question 19

Bring up (2)
"Bring it up at the meeting!"

Answer 19

Introduce or mention a subject

Question 20

Build up

“ You’ll build your muscle strength up over time.”

Answer 20

Increase over time

Question 21

Catch up (2)
“She had to train hard to catch up with the others."

Answer 21

Reach the same level/standard as someone who was better or more advanded

Question 22

Catch up (3)
“Hey! I wanted to catch up with you!!

Answer 22

Talk to someone whom one hasn’t seen for some time in order to find out what they have been doing.

Question 23

Check in on someone

“I’m just checking in on you: how are you doing?”

Answer 23

Visit, call, or write tosomeone to find out how they’re doing.

Question 24

Check up on someone

“My parents are always checking up on me.”

Answer 24

Make sure that somebody is doing what they should be doing.

Question 25

Check up on something | “I need to check up on a few things before I can decide."

Answer 25

Obtain information about something to find out if something is true or correct

Question 26

Cheer up | “How can I cheer you up?'

Answer 26

Make someone happier

Question 27

Come up | “ I can't make my appointment tomorrow. Something has come up."

Answer 27

Happen unexpectedly

Question 28

Dress up | “There's no need to dress up - come as you are."

Answer 28

Wear a fancy dress for a special occasion or a costume to disguise yourself

Question 29

Eat up | “If you eat up all the vegetables, you can have a dessert."

Answer 29

Eat all the food you've been given

Question 30

End up | “We ended up staying at the cabin because it was too cold to go skiing."

Answer 30

Eventually do/be/decide

Question 31

Go up | “Benoit was surprised how the price of gas went up last week."

Answer 31

Increase

Question 32

Heat up | “Could you heat it up for me, please?"

Answer 32

Make hotter

Question 33

Keep up | “Keep up the great work!"

Answer 33

Continue at the same rate

Question 34

Look up | “Did you look up the address?"

Answer 34

Find, search for

Question 35

``` Make up (1) “You're making it up, aren't you?" ```

Answer 35

Invent, lie about something

Question 36

``` Make up (2) “I promise I'll make up for cancelling on you!” ```

Answer 36

Do or have something as a way of correcting or improving way

Question 37

Meet up | “Could we meet up at the park tomorrow at 3pm?"

Answer 37

Make an arrangement to meet

Question 38

Open up | “He hates to open up and discuss his feelings."

Answer 38

Start to talk freely about something

Question 39

Pick up | “Pick up the speed!"

Answer 39

Increase, improve over time

Question 40

``` Put up (with) “I can't believe what I put up with for so many years." ```

Answer 40

Tolerate or endure something

Question 41

Set up | “I'll help you set up for the party as soon as I get home."

Answer 41

Arrange

Question 42

Show up | “She didn't show up for her appointment."

Answer 42

Arrive, come

Question 43

Speak up | “I can't hear you, could you speak up, please?”

Answer 43

Speak with a stronger voice

Question 44

Stand up for | “Stand up for what you believe.”

Answer 44

Defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked

Question 45

Turn up/down | “Sweetie, could you turn down the volume a little, please?"

Answer 45

Adjust the volume

Question 46

Warm up | “It takes a minutes for the body to warm up."

Answer 46

Make hotter

Question 47

Write down | “I'll write it down for you."

Answer 47

Write something so that you don't forget it or can refer to it later

Question 48

Write up | “It will take him at least a week to write up his findings."

Answer 48

Write something and put it into a more structured format.

Question 49

``` Back up (1) “Oh no! I didn't back up!" ```

Answer 49

Make a spare copy of data or a disk.

Question 50

``` Back up (2) “You can back up another two feetor so." ```

Answer 50

Cause to move backward

Question 51

Hang out | “I don't have any money, let's just lang out at my place."

Answer 51

Spend time relaxing

Question 52

Keep on | "Keep on dancing!"

Answer 52

Continue what you are doing

Question 53

Pass out | "It was so hot I almost passed out."

Answer 53

Faint, lose consciousness

Question 54

Turn on/off | "Can you turn off the music if I fall asleep?"

Answer 54

Start or stop the power or energy source

Question 55

Turn down | "I turned down George Lucas offer. I don't know if that was the best decision but that was a decision. "

Answer 55

Refuse

Question 56

``` Work out (1) "She works out 6 days a week." ```

Answer 56

Exercise

Question 57

``` Work out (2) "I'm glad it worked out." ```

Answer 57

Be successful