Share C2 Phrasal verbs No 1
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This PV means: "to be given an amount of money to live on during financially difficult times" My parents gave me some money to ........ me over until my grant for university arrived.
lead
carry
tide
cover
This PV means: "to talk at length in a boring, monotone way" The Manager gave another of his boring speeches today and must have droned ........ for an hour at least.
through
on
out
along
This PV means: "to gradually develop an appetite" After a nice long walk in the hills we'll have worked ........ an appetite.
along
up
through
out
This PV means: "to depend on something in order to be successful" The deal is almost complete. It all ........ on the Chairman agreeing to sign.
hangs
stands
sits
rests
This PV means: "to persuade (someone), through logical argument, to agree with you or do something" We can't afford to lose such a valuable colleague. Can't we .......... with her not to resign?
go
reason
logic
meet
This PV means: "to remove money from a source" He was suspended from work following allegations that he was ........ off money from the company accounts.
siphoning
weaning
stripping
slicing
This PV means: "to close down a business"A decision was made to wind ........ the business as it was very close to being bankrupt.
in
through
out
up
This PV means: "to protrude" The building consists of a patchwork of balconies ........ out from flat, featureless walls.
hanging
jutting
pointing
pressing
This PV means: "to be given a job that you do not want" I got .......... with a load of extra work today because Frank was off sick.
pressed
slapped
packed
saddled
This PV means: "to give out" I've got this really irritating colleague at work who is always ........ out advice when it's not wanted.
laying
dishing
putting
spreading
This PV means: "to become unnoticed" The army uniform is designed so that the soldiers ........ in with their surroundings.
slide
blend
make
slip
This PV means: "to show that you are not connected to someone or something to avoid trouble" The company were very keen to dissociate themselves ........ the shamed director to avoid any bad publicity.
behind
off
out
from
This PV means: "to revise" I'm staying in tonight to swot ............ phrasal verbs before tomorrow's test.
up with
away for
up on
in on
This PV means: "to think about something for a period of time"I wouldn't brood ........ the bad news if I were you. Just forget it and get on with your life.
on
with
for
in
This PV means: "when two people in a relationship become less close" Since I moved to a new city, Alan and myself have drifted ........ and rarely keep in contact.
back
away
off
apart
This PV means: "to warm yourself up" I was freezing cold and as soon as I got in I sat in front of the fire to thaw ........ .
out
away
through
back
