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RFC2 U3 Phrasal Verbs

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  • While waiting for my appointment, I ___ a few pages of the magazine
    flicked through
    ran up against
    stumbled across.
    put forward
  • I only had time to ______ the book before the meeting
    flip through
    flick through
    breeze through
    run through
  • We ______ unexpected resistance when trying to introduce the new policy
    ran in
    ran down
    ran up against
    ran off with
  • We need to ______ our savings to fund the new project
    draw on
    draw down
    draw out
    draw up
  • The lack of proper tools has ___ their progress on the job
    flicked through
    held back
    run up against.
    brought down
  • The new policies aim to ___ overall costs by 20%
    bring down
    work out.
    speed up
    hold up
  • Budget constraints might ______ the development of the project
    hold back
    hold in
    hold up
    hold over
  • They ___ most of their profits back ___ product development last year
    held / out.
    threw / out
    ploughed / into
    stumbled / across
  • In times of crisis, she ___ her experience from previous roles to make sound decisions
    stumbles across
    brings down.
    draws on
    puts forward
  • He was clearly angry but tried to ______ his emotions in front of the group
    hold back
    hold out
    hold in
    hold up
  • She ______ an amazing restaurant while wandering around the city
    came up with
    bumped into
    stumbled across
    ran across
  • We will ______ until we receive a better offer from the sponsor
    hold on
    hold up
    hold off
    hold out
  • The driver lost control and ______ the side of the building
    ploughed through
    ploughed over
    ploughed around
    ploughed into
  • They ______ a proposal to increase the budget for the next fiscal year
    put forward
    put down
    put across
    put over
  • The government’s plan to cut education funding ___ a lot of criticism
    agreed on
    stumbled upon.
    ran over
    met with
  • I ___ some old family photos while cleaning the attic
    looked over
    put together.
    dug into
    stumbled across
  • She ___ her past experiences to handle the difficult situation well
    ran up against.
    drew on
    put forward
    built on
  • Despite disagreeing initially, he eventually ___ to their reasoning
    threw out
    came round
    put forward
    held back.
  • She didn’t ___ any hope that her idea would be accepted, given the committee’s stance
    stumble across
    bring down.
    flick through
    hold out
  • The scandal threatened to ______ the entire administration
    bring down
    bring in
    bring about
    bring off
  • She didn’t ___ much hope that her request would be approved
    hold out
    bring down
    put forward
    stumble across.
  • The team managed to ___ a creative solution to the issue
    stumble upon
    come up with
    throw together.
    hold out
  • The board ___ his proposal, saying it didn’t align with their vision
    put forward.
    threw out
    held out
    drew on
  • The team ___ several unexpected issues during the project’s final phase
    flicked through
    drew on.
    ran up against
    came round
  • Their proposal ______ considerable resistance from the board
    fell through
    ran into
    came up against
    met with
  • After hours of brainstorming, he finally ______ an innovative idea
    came by
    came up with
    came across
    came out with
  • She ______ a strong argument during the debate
    put through
    put forward
    put across
    put up
  • Budget cuts have ___ the progress of the construction project
    completed.
    sped up
    moved forward
    held back
  • He was able to ______ his vast experience to solve the problem
    draw out
    draw in
    draw up
    draw on
  • The company is working hard to ___ production costs without affecting quality
    draw on
    come round
    hold back.
    bring down
  • While researching in the library, I ______ an old manuscript
    ran across
    stumbled across
    bumped into
    stumbled into
  • During the project, we ___ unexpected challenges that slowed us down
    looked over
    stepped over
    brushed off.
    ran up against
  • He didn't agree at first, but eventually ______ our way of thinking
    came up with
    came around with
    came over to
    came round to
  • He ___ a suggestion to streamline the workflow, which everyone agreed with
    flicked through
    held back
    threw out.
    put forward
  • The workers continued to ______ for better conditions during the strike
    hold down
    hold out
    hold in
    hold on
  • The plan to expand the campus ______ approval from the university committee
    got through
    came across
    went through
    met with
  • After some convincing, she ______ the idea of moving abroad
    came round to
    came over to
    came up with
    came across to
  • After much discussion, he finally ___ to the team’s point of view
    put forward
    came round
    ran up against.
    threw out
  • He ______ the old papers that were cluttering the desk
    threw out
    threw off
    threw away
    threw in
  • They were able to ______ a solution just before the deadline
    come up with
    come across
    come out with
    come down with
  • The company decided to ______ all its resources ______ the new project
    plough / into
    plough / through
    plough / down
    plough / over
  • The new policy ___ harsh criticism from employees
    met with
    stumbled across
    brought down.
    ran up against
  • The company decided to ___ millions ___ developing new technology
    plough / into
    scrape / up
    stretch / out
    push / into.
  • The government is trying to ______ inflation rates before the end of the year
    bring off
    bring up
    bring in
    bring down
  • She ___ a fantastic idea that changed the entire direction of our plan
    held out
    came up with
    threw out.
    stumbled across
  • The committee decided to ______ the new regulations
    throw out
    throw off
    throw away
    throw in
  • She ______ the magazine absent-mindedly while waiting for the doctor
    ran through
    sat through
    flicked through
    flipped through
  • They ___ a proposal for the new park design in yesterday’s meeting
    held back
    threw out
    came around to.
    put forward
  • The committee ___ the proposal, saying it didn’t meet requirements
    drew on.
    put forward
    threw out
    brought down
  • We ______ serious issues when trying to implement the new system
    ran up against
    ran through
    ran over
    ran after
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