Phrasal verbs (4)

Question 1

Bring something out

Answer 1

To make a particular quality or detail noticeable

Question 2

To have a change of heart (idiom)

Answer 2

To change your opinion about something.

Question 3

Place/lay the blame on someone/something (idiom)

Answer 3

To say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened.

Question 4

Be (am/is/are) to blame (idiom)

Answer 4

To be the reason for something that happens.

Question 5

Bring on something

Answer 5

To make something happen, esp. something bad

Question 6

Pump (something) into something

Answer 6

To invest a lot of money on something trying to make it operate appropriately

Question 7

Carry out (CAE phrasal verb)

Answer 7

To execute something successfully.

Question 8

Look/see straight/right through something (CAE phrasal verb)

Answer 8

To look at someone or something as if you cannot see them, either intentionally or because you are thinking about something else

Question 9

Split up (CAE phrasal verb)

Answer 9

If two people split up, they end a relationship or a marriage

Question 10

Ahead of sth (adjective 2)

Answer 10

(1) In front of or before something (2) more intelligent or advanced in knowledge than the average

Question 11

Splash out something (CAE phrasal verb)

Answer 11

To spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need

Question 12

At best (collocation)

Answer 12

Even if the most positive result happens

Question 13

Mug up (on) something (UK informal)

Answer 13

To study a subject quickly before taking an exam

Question 14

Go back on something (usually on someone’s word/promise)

Answer 14

To fail to keep a promise

Question 15

To give rise to something (formal, CAE phrasal verb)

Answer 15

To cause something to happen or exist

Question 16

To hold (someone or something) in high regard/esteem

Answer 16

To have great respect for someone or something

Question 17

To look into something

Answer 17

To examine the facts about a problem or situation

Question 18

Be in two minds about/whether something

Answer 18

To have difficulty to decide between two options

Question 19

To be on the point of (doing) something

Answer 19

To be going to do something very soon

Question 20

Get one’s head around something (British informal)

Answer 20

To understand something.

Question 21

To rub out someone or something

Answer 21

To get rid of something, or to kill someone