phrasal verbs

Question 1

if the price of something, the temperature, etc. ———–, it becomes lower.

when the sun or moon——–, it disappears below the horizon

Answer 1

go down.
bajar, descender caer.
The price of oil is going down.
Oil is going down in price

Question 2

1. to be built

2. if the price of something, the temperature, etc.——–, it becomes higher

Answer 2

go up.
synonym: rise.
subir.
the price of cigarettes is going up.
Cigarettes are going up in price.

Question 3

to spend a lot of money on something, especially unwillingly

Answer 3

fork out for
FooK Aut fo.
desembolsar.
Why fork out for a taxi when there’s a perfectly good bus service?
We’ve forked out a small fortune on their education.

Question 4

to spend a lot of money on something

Answer 4

To splash out on something.

We’re going to splash out and buy a new car.

Question 5

to spend a lot of money on something, especially unwillingly

Answer 5

Lay out.

I had to lay out a fortune on a new car.

Question 6

to manage to live on the money you have, but with difficulty

Answer 6

Scrape by

I can just scrape by on what my parents give me.

Question 7

to rescue somebody from a difficult situation

Answer 7

bail somebody out (of something)

The government had to bail the company out of financial difficulty.
Ryan’s late goal bailed out his team.

Question 8

to help somebody during a difficult period by providing what they need

Answer 8

tide somebody over

Can you lend me some money to tide me over until I get paid?

Question 9

to save something or keep it available to use

Answer 9

Put something aside.
We put some money aside every month for our retirement.
I put aside half an hour every day to write my diary.

Question 10

to reduce the price or value of something

Answer 10

knock something off
They knocked off $60 because of a scratch.
The news knocked 13% off the company’s shares.

Question 11

to compare the quality or prices of goods or services that are offered by different shops/stores, companies, etc. so that you can choose the best

Answer 11

Shop around for something.

Shop around for the best deal.

Question 12

when you spend all your money and you haven’t more.

Answer 12

Run out of.

Question 13

to make somebody feel sad or depressed

Answer 13

Get somebody down.
Desanimarse, venirse abajo
Don’t let it get you down too much.