Phrasal Verbs & Idioms

Question 1

give up something

give up on a person/thing

Answer 1

to stop doing something before finishing it

Question 2

give in (to)

Answer 2

• to decide to do what someone else wants
• to accept that you have been defeated and stop arguing or fighting

Our kids kept begging us to take them to the beach, and finally we gave in.

Question 3

work out

Answer 3

• exercise
• figure out / solve

You can use a calculator to work out the solution.

Question 4

stepped in

Answer 4

get involved

An outside buyer stepped in to save the company.

Question 5

put in a good word for

Answer 5

talk postively about someone

I really need a job and I was hoping you might put in a good word for me with your boss.

Question 6

stick up for someone

Answer 6

to support or defend someone or something

Her friends stuck up for her when other people said she was guilty.

Question 7

catch up

Answer 7

Did you think of one or multiple meanings?

1. Talk and exchange news or information OR learn about the latest news about something or someone’s life (with)
2. Do something you didn’t have time for (on)
3. Reach the same quality or standard (with)
4. Reach someone or something that is faster (with)
5. Repay: with something bad - to have bad consequences from bad habits (with)

Question 8

see eye to eye

Answer 8

to agree with someone

Question 9

two peas in a pod

Answer 9

two very similar people (physically or personality)

Question 10

bend over backwards for someone

Answer 10

help however possible

Question 11

to run in the family

Answer 11

all the family have similar traits or characteristics

Question 12

To wing it

Answer 12

-to improvise

Question 13

To call (someone) out

Answer 13

-to criticize and draw attention to someone

Question 14

To pull his or her weight

Answer 14

-to do your part (with work)

Question 15

To bite the bullet

Answer 15

-to do something difficult or unpleasant

Question 16

To go back to square one

To go back to the drawing board

Answer 16

-to start again

Question 17

To have your work cut out for you

Answer 17

-a difficult task

Question 18

To be your last resort

Answer 18

-the last option

Question 19

To have a setback

Answer 19

-to stop progress

Question 20

Branch out

Answer 20

-taking a different direction

Question 21

Carry on

Answer 21

-continue doing

Question 22

Take off

Answer 22

• remove (clothes or something)
• become popular
• plane leaving
• take time away from work

Question 23

Come up

Answer 23

• invent

- something happened unexpectedly

Question 24

Fall Through

Answer 24

• fail

- collapse

Question 25

Drop in

Answer 25

-to visit unexpectedly or casually

Question 26

Take up

Answer 26

• using space or time

- starting a new hobby

Question 27

Cut short

Answer 27

-to finish earlier

Question 28

to find common ground

Answer 28

-try to find shared idea, beliefs, interests

Question 29

At each other’s throats

Answer 29

-A heated argument

Question 30

Add fuel to the fire

Answer 30

-to do something that makes the situation worse

Question 31

Bad blood

Answer 31

-people have problems from the past

Question 32

Clear the air

Answer 32

-settle an argument (resolve)

Question 33

Rub it in

Answer 33

-to call someone out to make them feel more uncomfortable

Question 34

Stab someone in the back

Answer 34

-to betray

Question 35

Give someone a piece of your mind

Answer 35

-when you are upset with someone and you tell them off (scold)

Question 36

Buy time

Answer 36

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Question 37

Ahead of (behind) the game

Answer 37

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Question 38

To call it a day

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Answer 38

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Question 39

Crunch Time

Answer 39

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Question 40

Take Five (Ten)

Answer 40

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Question 41

To pencil it in

Answer 41

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Question 42

After the fact

Answer 42

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