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UNIT 20 SOCIAL ISSUES

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  • PHRASAL VERB: We tried to .... the crowd.
    blend in
  • I wish politicians wouldn't .... us as if we were idiots.
    talk down to
  • p.v : The library is .... on people who lose their books.
    cracking down
  • P.V : many workers are afraid to .... their employers
    stand up to
  • P.V When we were kids, my older brother liked to ....
    push me around
  • p.v : In tonight's speech, the minister is expected to .... at critics who have attacked her handling of the crisis.
    hit back
  • The firm has been ... by one of its main competitors.
    taken over
  • p.v: Harold’s working to ... changes in the industry.
    bring about
  • p.v : He nagged me so much for a new bike that eventually I ....
    gave in.
  • P.V Jamie was thrilled when the teacher .... his poem and asked him to read it aloud.
    singled out
  • P.V If found guilty, he could be .... for life.
    locked up
  • P.V The airline is planning to... the aircraft at the end of this year.
    phase out
  • PHRASAL VERB : Local residents have forced the local council to .... its plans to build a nightclub on their street.
    back down from/on
  • P.V Within any society, there will usually be people who decide to ....
    OPT OUT