Phrasal verbs for FCE | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

I was tempted by the job offer, but in the end I *declined/refused it*.

turned it down

put it down

set it down

let it down

If I could *reverse* time, I would do things differently.

turn back

take back

go back

hand back

I think I'm going to *redecorate/refurbish* the house. It's looking old and shabby inside.

do up

blow up

throw up

glow up

Mary and Jane *argued and stopped talking* years ago. It's very sad.

fell out with each other

helped out each other

took after each other

I like to *spend time relaxing/having fun* with my friends at the weekend.

hang out

kill off

blow up

take after

Please, please just *stop talking*!

shut up

shut down

shut off

shut out

What did you *do* at the weekend?

get up to

do away with

put up with

look out for

A: How's the new teacher? B: Hard to say. I haven't really *started to feel positive about* her yet.

warmed to

frozen off

heated up

cooled off

A: What are you doing with that map? B: I'm trying to *determine* the best route to the airport.

work out

try out

die out

pass out

I think I've really *ruined* my chances with Sonia.

f**cked up

f**cked off

pissed off

pissed up

My sister's a great cook. She's always *inventing* new recipes.

coming up with

putting up with

making up with

breaking up with

I don't *have a good relationship* with my neighbours.

get on

hang out

take off

break down

We were supposed to have a picnic in the park, but it was raining so *in the end we stayed* home.

ended up staying

ended off staying

ended in staying

ended away stayin

Now I've got more free time, I'm thinking of *starting* painting classes.

taking up

giving up

taking after

giving in

The teacher *distributed* the new coursebooks to the students.

handed out

headed off

backed up

eyed up

What time will you *return home* tonight?

be back

be off

be up to

be on

Please *take yourself to a place not near me!*

go away!

come over!

step aside!

sit down!

I know enough Italian to *survive* when I'm in Italy - the numbers 1-10, grazie, prego, how to order a beer, things like that.

get by

show off

mess up

piss off

The match has been *postponed* due to the bad weather.

put off

set off

laid off

set out

My grandparents *established* their own business when they were still in their twenties.

set up

held up

threw up

made up

The police are *investigating* the murder.

looking into

showing off

breaking down

setting up

(On the London Tube): *Alight* here for the British Museum.

get off

take off

stop off

run off

I will not *tolerate* such bad behaviour.

put up with

get on with

hang out with

move in with

The rioters tried to *take control of* the parliament building.

take over

hand over

stay over

look over

The government plans to *reduce* harmful factory emissions completely by 2045.

cut down

cut away

take down

take away

I've always really *admired* my grandmother.

looked up to

looked down on

looked away from

looked into

We need to *start our journey* as early as possible.

set off

set to

go off

go on

My doctor told me I have to *stop* smoking.

give up

give off

give away

give into