Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

[phrasal verb] a piece of work or a job that has been done badly

Answer 1

Botch up

Question 2

[phrasal verb] to write or draw something very quickly

Answer 2

Dash sth off

Question 3

[phrasal verb] you begin to realize it for the first time

Answer 3

Dawn on sb

Question 4

[phrasal verb] to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay something

Answer 4

Stave sth off

Question 5

[phrasal verb] to tell a lot of people news, information, etc. that may be false

Answer 5

Put sth about

[ + that ] I’d like to know who put the rumour around that I’m pregnant.

Question 6

[phrasal verb] when the days ______, they become gradually shorter during the autumn/fall; when the night _____, it gets darker

Answer 6

Close in

Question 7

[phrasal verb] (of rain, bad weather, infection, etc.) to begin and seem likely to continue

Answer 7

Set in

Question 8

[phrasal verb] to add more information or details to a plan, an argument, etc.

Answer 8

Weigh sb up

I weighed up my chances of escape, and decided to wait for a better moment.

Question 9

[phrasal verb] to surround somebody/something so that they cannot move or grow easily

Answer 9

Hem sb in

When they reached Trafalgar Square, the demonstrators were hemmed in by the police.

Question 10

[phrasal verb] (informal) to fall asleep for a short time while you are sitting in a chair

Answer 10

Nod off

Question 11

[phrasal verb] to make a mistake

a minor or careless mistake.
“we can’t afford another …-…”

Answer 11

Slip up

Question 12

[phrasal verb] to eat food very quickly, especially by putting a lot of it in your mouth at once

Answer 12

Wolf down

Question 13

[phrasal verb] (informal)

to stop doing something

said to rudely tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you:

Answer 13

Pack it in

This course is really tough - sometimes I feeling like packing it all in.

Pack it in, Julie - I’m trying to read.

Question 14

[phrasal verb] to continue doing something in a determined way; to hurry forward

Answer 14

Press on

Question 15

[phrasal verb] to dishonestly take money from an organization or other supply, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended

Answer 15

siphon sth off

He lost his job when it was discovered that he had been siphoning off money from the company for his own use.

Question 16

[phrasal verb] to please someone, esp. by praising that person in order to get him or her to agree to something

Answer 16

butter up someone

Question 17

[phrasal verb] to have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it. Also hanker for sth

Answer 17

hanker after sth

What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?

Even after all these years, I still hanker for a motorbike.

Question 18

[phrasal verb] to pay money for something, especially when the cost is unexpected and not wanted

If we lose the case, we’ll be forced to … ….

Answer 18

shell out

Question 19

to force a person or animal to leave a hiding place:

He had to climb down the side of the tunnel to … … the birds.

Answer 19

flush out sb

Question 20

[phrasal verb] to earn or get a large amount of money

Answer 20

rake sth in

He rakes in over $200,000 a year.

Question 21

[phrasal verb] polite expression for die

It’s important to remember friends and family who have … ….

Answer 21

pass on

Question 22

[phrasal verb] to do something that has to be done

Answer 22

see to something

Question 23

[phrasal verb] to discuss a problem in detail until you reach an agreement or find a solution

If we have an important decision to make, we sometimes spend a whole day … … out in a meeting.

Answer 23

thrash sth out

Question 24

[phrasal verb] to behave in a silly way because you think it is funny

I was woken up by a couple of drunks … … in the street.

We were just … … - we didn’t mean to do any damage.

Answer 24

lark around

Question 25

[phrasal verb] to pay an amount or type of money for something, especially unwillingly

It can be cheaper to … … for a new washing machine than to get your old one repaired.

Chissano said Western governments should … … the cash to fund land redistribution.

Answer 25

stump up

Question 26

[phrasal verb] to give someone a responsibility or problem that they do not want and that will cause them a lot of work or difficulty

The company is … with debt.

Answer 26

saddle sb with sth

Question 27

[phrasal verb] to get possession of something again with difficulty

Answer 27

claw sth back

Question 28

[phrasal verb] to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way

Answer 28

Fizzle out

Question 29

[phrasal verb] to cause one person, group, or thing to fight against or be in competition with another

Answer 29

Pit sb/sth against sb/sth

Question 30

[phrasal verb] base one’s hopes or confidence on.

“they can – – my winning 25 games next year”

Answer 30

Bank on sb/sth

Question 31

[phrasal verb] to stop working, usually at the end of the day

Answer 31

Knock off

Question 32

[phrasal verb] to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive

(UK) to fasten something or become fastened:

Can you help me to … … my dress?
… your shoes/laces … before you trip over.
These trousers must have shrunk - I can’t … them ….
These trousers won’t … ….

Answer 32

Do sth up

Question 33

[phrasal verb] to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant

Answer 33

Dwell on sth

Question 34

[phrasal verb] to prevent something from falling by putting something under it to support it (shore up)

Answer 34

Prop up sth

Question 35

to do what somebody wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable

Answer 35

Pander to

Question 36

(informal) to divide something, especially money into two or more parts

Answer 36

Divvy up

Question 37

Squat

Two words

Answer 37

Hunker down