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B1 Eng File Intermediate Phrasal verbs units 1A- ...

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  • The doctor's told me to ___ down on caffeine so I can sleep better
    CUT down on something = reduce
  • They ran ___ of petrol on the motorway and had to call the AA
    run OUT of = to use all of something
  • In the 2022 Football World Cup Morocco was knocked ___ by France
    be knocked OUT = you lose a match and can no longer participate in a competition
  • What does 'set off' mean?
    To start a journey
  • Use 'hang up' correctly in a sentence
    E.g. "I hung up the phone at the end of the call"
  • Most students don't work while at university and ____ off their parents
    LIVE off someone = rely on someone to pay your bills/food/rent etc
  • When are you going to pay me ___ the 50€ you borrowed?
    pay someone BACK = return money you owed
  • Mark is lactose intolerant so he had to cut ___ all dairy products from his diet
    Cut OUT = eliminate; dairy = milk/cheese/yoghurt/butter etc
  • The referee ___ Ronaldo off the pitch after he insulted another player
    SEND someone off = ask a football player to leave the pitch
  • When my alarm ___ off this morning I was not ready to get up
    GO off = make a noise, especially phones or alarms