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Phrasal Verbs chapter 1

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  • Everyone _______ ______ the elevator. (fill into a place in large numbers)
    packed into (pack into = infinitive)
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  • Jessica found it easy to ______ _______ _______ the other kids at school. (to feel like you belong in a group)
    fit in with (fit in with = infinitive)
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  • Steve and his friends would _______ _____ _____ when she was younger. (to form a group to hurt someone)
    gang up on (gang up on = infinitive)
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  •  His parents ______ ______ ____ their neighbors when they started to have noisy parties on the weekend. (to think you are better than another person)
    looked down on (look down on = infinitive)
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  • The business man was firm in his price. He finally ______ me ______ and we eventually had a deal. (convince someone to do what you want - usually by asking a lot)
    wore / down (wear someone down = infinitve)
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  • Steven was at the park and he was ______ _______ you. (to ask for news about someone)
    UK =asking after (ask after = infinitive) US= asking about (ask about = infinitive)
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  • The crowd of people at the concert ________ ______ the room as soon as the doors opened. (to enter a space in large numbers)
    flooded into (flood into)
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  • After the fire alarm went off, everyone ______ _______ _____ the restaurant but it was a false alarm. (to leave a space in large numbers)
    spilled out of (spill out of = infinitive)
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  • My mom hired a babysitter to ______ ______ us when we were little. (to make sure that nothing bad happens to someone or something)
    watch over (infinitive)
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  • I was petting my neighbor's cat when all of a sudden, it _______ _______ me. (to attack someone without warning)
    turned on *me* (turn on *someone* = infinitive)
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  • Herb was in trouble because of his bad grades but he tried to _______ his parents _____ by doing all of his chores before they got home. (to praise or flatter someone so that they will be nice to you)
    butter / up (infinitive)
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  • When Kaylee and Hunter had their baby, everybody in the family _______ ________ her. (to pay a lot of attention to someone -UK English)
    fussed over (fuss over = infinitive)
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  • My husband really ________ ________ _______ J.R.R. Tolkein because he was a language genius and extremely creative for his era! (to admire someone)
    looks up to (look up to = infinitive)
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  • When the concert was over, the band ________ ______ their things and left.(to collect things together)
    gathered up (gather up = infinitive) OR could be picked up (pick up = infinitive)
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  • It was really hard for him when he decided to _______ _______ his motorcycle. (to relinquish something important to you)
    part with (infinitive)
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  • I was looking through some old luggage when I _______ ________ an old photo album of my childhood. (to find something without intentionally looking for it)
    came across *something* (come across *something* = infinitive)
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