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Phrasal verbs potpourri

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  • Rosie overslept because her alarm clock didn't ________ this morning.
    Go off
  • The Party has no one capable of successfully ________ governor in the election.
    Running for
  • The supervisor asked everyone to chip ________ for the manager's birthday present.
    in
  • At last Mathew decided to speak ________ for himself and tell the truth.
    up
  • The stock prices seem to have _______ , indicating a buying opportunity.
    bottomed out
  • When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ______ .
    off
  • We were in a rowboat and terrified that the battleship was bearing ________ on us.
    down
  • It became clear very quickly that the new assistant wasn't going to _______ .
    fit in
  • The company had to _____ a significant amount of bad debts due to customer defaults.
    write off
  • Ken tried to ________ up his teachers in order to get a good report card.
    butter
  • I hope you can be patient for a little longer and bear ________ me while I solve the problem.
    With
  • Don't worry we'll have to wait a little longer because I'm sure he'll ________ soon.
    turn up
  • What you have to do is to ________ an idea that will make a lot of money.
    come up with/think up
  • Norman is really aggressive and sometimes he should know when to ______ off.
    back
  • The bank has decided to ________its outdated mobile banking app.
    phase out
  • You can tell by the way she talks and behaves that she ________ her mother.
    takes after
  • We wanted to visit Uncle Sam’s grave but the cemetery was closed so we _________ seeing the Cohoes Falls
    ended up