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FCE phrasal verbs

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  • The steak is not fresh any more.
    The steak is gone off.
  • He ________________ my address and phone number.
    He TOOK DOWN my address and phone number.
  • reject, refuse an invitation
    turn down an invitation
  • My grandmother _____________________ this necklace to my mother.
    My grandmother HANDED DOWN this necklace to my mother.
  • I ____ the kids' bad behaviour ___________ the fact that they were tired.
    I PUT the kids' bad behaviour DOWN TO the fact that they were tired.
  • postpone
    put off
  • look through a newspaper, magazine
    flick through
  • humiliate your rival
    put down your rival
  • I love _______________ fireworks on New Year Eve.
    I love LETting OFF fireworks on New Year Eve.
  • This advertising campaign has become a success.
    This advertising campaign has taken off.
  • investigate, discover facts about an accident
    look into an accident
  • revise the rules
    go over the rules
  • mention an issue
    bring up an issue
  • raise a child
    bring up a child
  • Your disgusting behaviour ______ people ____ you.
    Your disgusting behaviour PUTs people OFF you.
  • The cat got _______________ by my neighbour's car.
    The cat got RUN OVER by my neighbour's car.
  • get ill with a cold
    come down with a cold
  • If my idea _____________, we'll go to the Maldives.
    If my idea COMEs OFF, we'll go to the Maldives.
  • stop liking coffee
    go off coffee
  • Please, ______ the bird _____, it needs freedom.
    Please, LET the bird OFF, it needs freedom.
  • start living in a place where you intend to live for a long time
    settle down
  • discuss, deal with a problem
    go into a problem
  • disrespect poor people
    look down on poor people
  • My son ____________ 2 chocolate bars every day.
    My son GETs THROUGH 2 chocolate bars every day.
  • become quiet
    settle down
  • You’ll be there tomorrow – you won’t_____ me ______, will you?
    You’ll be there tomorrow – you won’t LET me DOWN, will you?
  • check a word in a dictionary
    look up a word
  • respect and admire a person
    look up to a person
  • Rain in the morning will ______________ snow during the afternoon.
    Rain in the morning will TURN INTO snow during the afternoon.
  • She ________________ a bit of money when her grandfather died.
    She CAME INTO a bit of money when her grandfather died.
  • start a new hobby
    take up a new hobby
  • The operator couldn't _____ me_______ to the doctor's office.
    The operator couldn't PUT me THROUGH to the doctor's office.
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