phrasal verbs Communication

Question 1

blurt out

Answer 1

say sth suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited

Question 2

catch on

Answer 2

understand; become popular or fashionable

Question 3

come out

Answer 3

become available to buy or see; become known; become spoken/heard; or in a particular way

Question 4

dry up

Answer 4

stop talking bc you have forgotten what you were going to sey

Question 5

come up with

Answer 5

say sth suddenly, usually sth that surprises or shocks people

Question 6

get across

Answer 6

make people understand sth

Question 7

get (a) round

Answer 7

if news gets (a) round, a lot of people hear it

Question 8

get through (to)

Answer 8

be connected to a place by telephone; make someone understand what are you trying to say

Question 9

let on

Answer 9

talk about sth that is intended to be a secret

Question 10

pass on

Answer 10

give someone sth, for exemple a message, that someone else has given

Question 11

set down

Answer 11

write sth on a piece of paper so that it will not be forgotten and can be looked at later

Question 12

shout down

Answer 12

make it difficult to hear what someone says by shouting while they are speaking

Question 13

speak out

Answer 13

state your opinion firmly and publicly about sth, especially in order to protest or defend sth

Question 14

talk over

Answer 14

discuss a problem or a plan

Question 15

talks round

Answer 15

succeed in persuading someone to agree sth
discuss sth in a general way and without dealing with the most important issues