Whoever ___ up ____ the idea for WIFI was a genius!
came (up) with
It looked like he was going to come in 2nd place but he ____ up with his rival on the last lap and won the race!
caught
___ up, or we're going to arrive late! And I want to get a good seat near the front row.
Hurry
The police asked for any witnesses to ____ _____ with information about the attack. (go to the authorities with information about a crime)
come forward
You should definitely ______ around before making the final decision.
Ask
We're going to ____ up a film club for people who enjoy watching and talking about all different types of films.
set
The technicians have carried ____ a number of tests on the new gadgets.
out
The teenagers were just ______ out in the shopping centre when the police asked to check their bags. That's because there is a high rate of youth crime in this area .
hanging
What time does the news come ___? I'm anxious to find out about the train strikes.
on
When the family left to go on holiday, the burglars ____ ____ their house. (enter private property to steal)
broke into
The police never caught the thief and he ___ ____ with the crime. (escape from a crime without punishment)
got away
She felt confident that she'd ___ ___ ___ the robbery. She escaped from the police and reached the cabin in the mountains where nobody would find her. (escape without punishment)
got away with
My heart skipped a beat when Harry _____ me out.
ask
I was exhausted after sitting _____ four and a half hours of exams.
though
When my dad was at school they used to ____ everything ___ in books and encyclopedias. Nowadays we have the Internet which makes it much faster!
look (everything) up
The police are _____ into the robbery and will let us know what they find.
looking
Would you mind if I ___ my phone in behind the bar? It's run out of battery and I need to call a taxi.
plug
My car ______ down. Such a bummer!
broke (break down: to stop working)
John Dillinger broke ____ from prison several times.
out (break out: to escape)
She wanted to video call her friends but she couldn't because she'd _____ up all of her Internet data listening to music online.
used
I think we'll just ____ out this weekend and watch a few episodes of our favourite series. How about you?
chill
This documentary is so boring! Let's turn ____ and see what else is on.
over
We didn't have a map or GPS so we ended ___ getting lost and asking some local people to help us find our way back to the hotel.
up
Could you speak ___ please? We can't hear you from the back.
up
I hope they catch the hooligans who ____ ___ the old man. (attacked)
beat up
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