Special meanings 1

Question 1

be off

Answer 1

To be turned off or canceled. Example: ‘All the lights were off when I got there.’)
To leave or start moving. Example: ‘I need to be off now. I can’t stay any longer.’)

Question 2

be __ on

Answer 2

To be happening or working. Example: ‘The lights are still on in the office.’
To be scheduled or taking place. Example: ‘Is the meeting on tomorrow?’

Question 3

be out of

Answer 3

To no longer have something. Example: ‘I’m sorry. We are out of time.’)

Question 4

call __ off

Answer 4

To cancel an event. Example: ‘We had to call off the festival because not enough tickets were sold.’)

Question 5

carry on

Answer 5

To continue doing something. Example: ‘Keep calm and carry on working.’)

Question 6

come on

Answer 6

To encourage someone to proceed. Example: ‘Come on!!! You can do it!’)

Question 7

die out

Answer 7

To become extinct or disappear. Example: ‘Mammoths died out more than 10,000 years ago.’)

Question 8

figure __ out

Answer 8

To understand something. Example: ‘I have figured out a way to fix it.’)

Question 9

find out

Answer 9

To discover or learn something. Example: ‘Yesterday I found out that my friend is going to get married.’)

Question 10

get on

Answer 10

To have a good relationship with someone. Example: ‘My parents don’t get on with my boyfriend.’)

Question 11

go off

Answer 11

To make a sudden noise. Example: ‘The fire alarm went off so we had to stop the lesson.’)

Question 12

go on

Answer 12

To continue doing something. Example: ‘The man looked up and then went on reading his book.’)
To happen or continue. Example: ‘There’s always something going on in my town.’)

Question 13

go out

Answer 13

To stop burning. Example: ‘The fire will go out if you don’t add some wood’

Question 14

keep on

Answer 14

To continue repeatedly. Example: ‘I keep on forgetting that word!’)

Question 15

kick off

Answer 15

To begin or start something. Example: ‘The match kicked off at 15:00.’)

Question 16

make __ out

Answer 16

To see or understand something with difficulty. Example: ‘I can just make out the shape of a building in the distance.’)

Question 17

move on

Answer 17

To progress to something new. Example: ‘Let’s move on to the next task.’)

Question 18

pass __ on

Answer 18

To give a message or object to someone. Example: ‘Can you pass on a message for me?’)

Question 19

point __ out

Answer 19

To draw attention to something. Example: ‘The guide pointed out lots of interesting things.’)

Question 20

put out

Answer 20

To extinguish something, like a fire. Example: ‘The firefighters worked hard to put the fire out.’)

Question 21

put __ off

Answer 21

To delay something. Example: ‘When I don’t want to do something I put it off until the last minute.’)
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Question 22

put __ on

Answer 22

To wear something or produce a show. Example: ‘We want to put on a great show!’)

Question 23

run off

Answer 23

To leave quickly, usually to escape. Example: ‘The children ran off when they saw the guard.’)

Question 24

run out

Answer 24

To finish or use up something. Example: ‘My battery is running out. I need a charger.’)

Question 25

run out of

Answer 25

To completely use up a supply of something. Example: ‘We ran out of time so we couldn’t do all the tasks.’)

Question 26

see __ off

Answer 26

To accompany someone to say goodbye. Example: ‘My parents came to the station to see me off.’)

Question 27

sell out

Answer 27

To sell all available items. Example: ‘The tickets sold out within 30 minutes.’)

Question 28

set off

Answer 28

To start a journey. Example: ‘We set off as soon as it got light.’)

Question 29

set __ off

Answer 29

To trigger something. Example: ‘If you smoke in the toilet it will set off the fire alarm.’)

Question 30

sort __ out

Answer 30

To organize or solve something. Example: ‘My life is a mess! I need to sort it out!’)
To arrange or resolve something. Example: ‘I have to sort out a lot of things for the wedding.’)

Question 31

switch __ off

Answer 31

To turn something off. Example: ‘Don’t forget to switch off the lights when you leave.’)

Question 32

switch __ on

Answer 32

To turn something on. Example: ‘Oh no! I forgot to switch on the washing machine!’)

Question 33

take off

Answer 33

When an aircraft leaves the ground. Example: ‘I am always a bit scared when the plane takes off.’)

Question 34

turn out

Answer 34

To result in a certain way. Example: ‘The test turned out to be easier than I expected.’)