Useful phrasal verbs

Question 1

Drop out (of something)

Answer 1

Stop participating in smth

Question 2

Wind up (someone)

Answer 2

Make someone angry or annoying

Question 3

Bring up (something)

Answer 3

Mention something in conversation

Question 4

Come up

Answer 4

when a situation or problem occurs and you have to deal with it immediately

Question 5

Fall back on (something)

Answer 5

Depend or use something you have kept as a reserve for when something fails

Question 6

Give off

Answer 6

Release a gas or smell

Question 7

Hold up

Answer 7

Delay

Question 8

Let off (someone)

Answer 8

Excuse someone from punishment or when someone receives a lighter punishment than expected

Question 9

Put (something) down to (something else)

Answer 9

Explain that something is caused by another thing

Question 10

Run into (someone)

Answer 10

Meet someone you know by chance

Question 11

Try out (something)

Answer 11

Test something to see if it is effective

Question 12

Take over

Answer 12

Gain control of something, especially to give the other person a rest

Question 13

Step down

Answer 13

Resign from a high job post (used more colloquially)

Question 14

Stand for

Answer 14

We use this to say what the initials represent from something

Question 15

See through (something or someone)

Answer 15

Recognise that something is not true or what someone is really like

Question 16

Back out (of something)

Answer 16

Decide not to do something you agreed to do, such as a commitment, promise or plan

Question 17

Miss out (something)

Answer 17

Overlook or leave out something, usually by accident

Question 18

Look on

Answer 18

Consider or regard something or someone in a particular way

Question 19

Keep up

Answer 19

Continue to do something

Question 20

Go off

Answer 20

When food or drink is no longer fresh and becomes too bad to consume

Question 21

Go on (to do something)

Answer 21

Do something after doing something else (career)

Question 22

Give up

Answer 22

Do something after doing something else

Question 23

Get off (with something)

Answer 23

Avoid receiving punishment or receive a lighter one than expected