Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

ramp up

Answer 1

increase

Question 1

hit it off

Answer 1

to get friendly and get along instantly

Question 2

crow about something

Answer 2

to brag/ boost

Question 3

fawn over

Answer 3

flatter someone excessively

Question 4

bounce ( something ) off

Answer 4

talk about (something, such as an idea) with (someone) in an informal way in order to get an opinion

Question 5

see (something/someone) off

Answer 5

to defeat somebody or something, to deal with them effectively so that they can do no more harm or damage

Question 5

see (something/someone) off

Answer 5

to defeat somebody or something, to deal with them effectively so that they can do no more harm or damage

Question 6

bash (something) in

Answer 6

strike and dent or damage

Question 7

call (something) off

Answer 7

cancel

Question 8

face up to

Answer 8

accept the difficult situation

Question 9

weed out

Answer 9

remove people or things from a group

Question 10

build (somebody/ something) up

Answer 10

brag to get people’s attention

Question 11

ask after

Answer 11

ask about someone or something

Question 12

jot (something) down

Answer 12

write or note down very quickly and briefly

Question 13

knock down

Answer 13

make unconscious typically with a blow to the head

Question 14

wind up

Answer 14

arrive or end up in a specified state, situation or place without planning it

Question 15

hold on

Answer 15

wait

Question 16

pass out

Answer 16

become unconscious

Question 17

turn down

Answer 17

refuse

Question 18

lash out

Answer 18

criticize someone angrily and suddenly

Question 18

lash out

Answer 18

criticize someone angrily and suddenly

Question 19

account for

Answer 19

explain the reason for something or the cause of something

Question 20

adhere to

Answer 20

to continue to obey a rule or have a belief

Question 21

bring about

Answer 21

cause something to happen

Question 22

bring on

Answer 22

start to talk about a particualar subject

Question 23

come about

Answer 23

happen, or start to happen especially by chance

Question 24

embark on

Answer 24

start something new or important

Question 25

frown upon

Answer 25

disapprove of something

Question 26

get across

Answer 26

to manage to make someone understand or believe something

Question 27

look into

Answer 27

examine the facts about a problem or situation

Question 28

map out

Answer 28

plan something in detail

Question 29

put forward

Answer 29

state an idea or opinion or to suggest a plan or person for other people to consider

Question 30

resort to

Answer 30

do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something

Question 31

rule out

Answer 31

stop considering something as a possibility

Question 32

run by

Answer 32

tell someone about something to make sure they understand or approve

eg. I would like to run some ideas by you before we agree to the deal.

Question 33

talk out of

Answer 33

persuade someone not to do something

Question 34

verge on

Answer 34

to almost be in a particular state