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C1 | Phrasal Verbs

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    C1 Phrasal Verbs
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  • She came ______some old love letters when she was tidying her bedroom.
    come across sth/sb - to find by chance
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  • I can put ____ ____ the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean.
    put up with - to accept an unpleasant situation (tolerate).
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  • I'm in a lot of pain. I can't ______ off going to the dentist any longer.
    put off - to postpone.
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  • He decided to call _____the party after half of those invited couldn't attend.
    call off - To cancel.
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  • The town is gearing ______for the carnival on Saturday.
    gear up - To prepare for an activity or event.
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  • We've received permission to go _______with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents.
    go ahead with - To start to do something.
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  • With all that publicity on social networks, the business really took _______.
    take off - To suddenly become successful or popular (also undress, departure - plane)
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  • None of the ideas that I put _______at the end of last week's meeting have been accepted.
    put forward - To suggest an idea for consideration.
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  • Green's are the latest supermarket chain to announce they're cutting _____ ____ plastic packaging.
    cut down on - to reduce.
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  • It took me ages to get _____my cold. I was off for a whole week.
    get over - To recover.
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  • Jane took ____a lot of work last year so she could pay ____her debts.
    take on - To accept extra work/responsibilities; pay off - repay.
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  • A lack of government funding brought __________ problems in education.
    bring about - to make sth happen
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  • The police are calling ____ the suspect to ______ himself in.
    call on sb - urge; turn in - to go to the police and surrender
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  • We spent the whole day sightseeing and soaking _____the atmosphere.
    soak up - To enjoy the effects or experience of something as much as possible.
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  • The bank turned _______her application for a loan.
    turn down - To refuse to accept or agree to something, or to refuse someone's request.
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  • I've always ________up to her because of her caring nature.
    looked up - To respect/admire.
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