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C1 Formula Course Book - Unit 1 - Phrasal Verbs

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  • The company has come ___ with a new miracle drug.
    The company has COME OUT WITH a new miracle drug. (introduce a new product) 
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  • Our brand is associated ____ luxury.
    Our brand is ASSOCIATED WITH luxury. (connected)
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  • Roger is ready to move ___ after his divorce.
    Roger is ready to MOVE ON after his divorce. (change / go elsewhere)
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  • She has devoted all her life ____ the care of homeless people.
    She has DEVOTED all her life TO the care of homeless people. (dedicate yourself)
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  • She's thrown herself ____ this new job.
    She's THROWN herself INTO this new job. (do something enthusiastically)
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  • Do you think that the practice of people sewing their own clothing will ever catch ___ again?
    Do you think that the practice of people sewing their own clothing will ever CATCH ON again? (become popular)
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  • When Jack PUT his name ______ FOR the election, he didn’t expect the campaign to be so competitive.
    When Jack put his name forward for the election, he didn’t expect the campaign to be so competitive. (officially suggest someone should be considered for a job)
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  • The people sprang ___ in protest at the increase in the price of bread
    The people SPRANG UP in protest at the increase in the price of bread (arise suddenly)
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  • I told him I was French and he FELL ____ it!
    I told him I was French and he FELL FOR it! (to be tricked into believing something that is not true)
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  • He doesn’t FOLLOW ______ ON his good intentions.
    He doesn’t FOLLOW THROUGH ON his good intentions. (to complete, an activity or process that has been started)
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  • I’ll PAY Jenny _____ for what she did to me!
    I’ll PAY Jenny BACK for what she did to me! (to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you)
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  • I wasn’t convinced by any of the arguments that he PUT ______.
    I wasn’t convinced by any of the arguments that he PUT FORWARD. (to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan, for other people to consider)
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  • We need to READ ___ ON the new tax laws.
    We need to READ UP ON the new tax laws. (to read a lot about something because you will need to know about it)
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  • Don’t be taken ___ by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.
    Don’t be TAKEN IN by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week. (to completely deceive someone by lying to them)
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  • The government has backed ______ on its proposal to raise taxes.
    The government has backed down on its proposal to raise taxes. (to agree not to do something, or to admit that you are wrong)
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