Share C2 Phrasal Verbs and Idioms
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I have just enough time to ______ up an omelette.
whip
It took me a while to ________ the truth out of him.
tease
She spent the entire evening ________ off unwanted admirers.
fending
They ______ his doubts and objections aside.
swept
They were very unhappily married but ______ _____ appearances for the sake of their children.
kept up
A proposal to require high school students to take at least one AP course was ____ down by concerned parents.
shot
________ back my anger, I tried to speak calmly.
Choking
_________ up your feelings will only make it worse.
Bottling
Some of the language in the original play has been ______ down for the television version.
toned
He _______ everything out about the baby, though we'd agreed to keep it a secret for a while.
blurted
The resignation of the chairman came like a ____ from the blue.
bolt
I just think he ought to get a ______ on himself - he's behaving like a child.
grip
She offered to take a pay cut to keep her job, but she was just ________ at straws.
clutching
If I know Mark he'll have one or two tricks up his ________.
sleeve
I'd like to raise people's salaries but my hands are _______.
tied
She seems all right but I think she's just putting on a ______ face.
brave
