Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

Pharasal Verb

Going out to have some drink

Answer 1

hang out (with)
* I’ll hang out with my dog

Question 2

Pharasal Verb

To do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with someone or something:

Answer 2

Keep up (with)
* He started to walk faster and the children had to run to keep up.
* Wages are failing to keep up with inflation.

Question 3

Pharasal Verb

To meet another person in order to do something together:

Answer 3

Meet up
* They suggested we meet up at Mustafa’s.

Question 4

Pharasal Verb

To move or do things slowly:

Answer 4

Hang around
* Go and pack but don’t hang around - we have to go in an hour.

Question 5

Phrasal Verb

To teach or give something to someone who will be alive after you have died:

Answer 5

Pass something down
* His is a family trade, passed down from generation to generation.

Question 6

Phrasal Verb

To remove something:

Answer 6

Take away
* Take these chairs away - we don’t need them.
* Supermarkets are taking business away from small local shops.

Question 7

Phrasal Verb

To care (raise, rear) for a child until they are an adult, often giving them particular beliefs:

Answer 7

Bring someone up
* She was brought up by her grandmother.
* They brought her up to be a Catholic.

Question 8

Phrasal Verb

To manage or deal with a situation, especially successfully:

Answer 8

Get on
* How is your daughter getting on at university?

Question 9

Phrasal Verb

To arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly:

Answer 9

Show up
* I invited him for eight o’clock, but he didn’t show up until 9.30.
* We were expecting 30 people to come, but half of them never showed up.

Question 10

Phrasal Verb

When a vehicle hits someone or something

Answer 10

Run over
* I think we’ve just run a rabbit over.

Question 11

Phrasal Verb

To need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed

Answer 11

Rely on/upon someone/something
* The success of this project relies on everyone making an effort.
* I rely on you for good advice.

Question 12

Phrasal Verb

(A book, record, film, etc.) To become available for people to buy or see

Answer 12

Come out
* When does their new album come out?

Question 13

Phrasal Verb

To understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it

Answer 13

Work Out
* There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.
* Investigators needed several months to work out that a fraud had been committed.

Question 14

Phrasal Verb

To (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface, Slip.

Answer 14

Slid down
The boulder slid down.

Question 15

Phrasal Verb

Break little pieces off

Answer 15

Chip away
He worked to chip away at the rock.

Question 16

Phrasal Verb

Letting drops fall (of blood).

Answer 16

Drip
Driping blood, he made his way back.

Question 17

Phrasal Verb

A delay.
An occasion when someone steals from someone else using violence or the threat of violence

Answer 17

Hold-up
* Come on, let’s go. What’s the hold-up?
* In the hold-up, a masked youth threatened the bank staff with a gun

Question 18

Prhasal Verb

To move or travel towards the speaker or with the speaker

Answer 18

Pop over
* Would you mind popping over to have a look at my bike some time?

Question 19

Phrasal Verb

To pull a piece of clothing onto your body or attach jewelry to it.
To arrange a performance.
Put on weight (of a person) to become heavier.
To pretend, or pretending sth is true as a trick.

Answer 19

Put on

• He put on his red sneakers.
• The school is putting on a play.
• He’s put on a lot of weight.
• She puts on a great English accent.
• She’s not 45 – you’re putting me on!

Question 20

Phrasal verb

To give the main or important points of

Answer 20

Sum up
* He summed up the various proposals.