Phrasal verbs _CPE

Ch_______ b_____ my anger, I tried to speak calmly.

Make a sentence with 'shoot down accusations'.

Make a sentence with 'sweep aside criticism'.

Make a sentence with 'tone down criticism'.

The publisher offered shareholders a special dividend to try to f____ o___ a hostile takeover bid from a competitor.

He was trying to wh___ u__ some enthusiasm for the project.

Make a sentence with 'tone down criticism'.

He b_________ everything o___ about the baby, though we'd agreed to keep it a secret for a while.

His parents' obsession with k_______ u__ appearances haunted his childhood.

It took me a while to t__________ the truth o____ of him.

Feelings that had been b_______ u___ for years came flooding out.