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No wonder the car’s stopped, we’ve _________________ petrol! (have no more)

run out of

She’s _______________ going to the doctor three times now. (postpone)

put off

What time did you ________________ last night? (return)

get back

There was a __________________ at the airport and our flight left two hours late. (delay)

hold up

I had to take the stairs because the lift had _________________. (stopped working)

broken down

I hate guessing games; I don’t know, I _______________. (admit defeat)

give up/ give in

She’s been _________________ her new ring all morning. (behaving boastfully)

showing off

It’s a formal dinner so you’ll need to ________________. (wear smart clothes)

dress up

I need to ________________ a parcel from the post office. (collect)

pick up

You can _________ me ________ here, my apartment’s just around the corner. (deliver somebody or something to a place)

drop off

It’s dangerous to try and _______________ a train when it’s moving. (to board)

get on

For the cinema, you want to ________________ at the next stop. (leave)

get off

I always ________________ at the sight of blood. (faint)

pass out

That’s a nice surprise, fancy _________________ you! (meet unexpectedly)

bumping into/ running into

Thanks for visiting, you’ve really _____________ me ______. (make happier)

cheered up

I’ve had three late nights and I need to _______________ my sleep. (recover)

catch up on

When can you ___________ me __________? I need the money. (return a debt)

pay back

She’s gone to England to ________________ her sick mother. (take care of)

look after

They’re great mates, they _______________ like a house on fire. (enjoy each other’s company)

get on

The application form took ages to __________________. (complete)

fill in

I really like you; will you ___________________me? (go on a date)

go out with

. The goods arrived damaged, I’ll have to ____________ them ___________. (return)

take back

I’m innocent! Somebody’s _____________me ___________. (constructed a situation to make me look guilty)

set up

I’m not sure I’ve understood; would you _______________ it one more time? (repeat,explain)

go over

I can’t ________________ the drilling noise any more; it’s driving me crazy! (tolerate)

put up with

For more information, look at the ________________ I’ve given you. (distributed information)

hand out

If you want to lose weight, you’ll have to _______________ on the number of cakes you eat. (reduce)

cut down/ cut back

If there’s anything you want to say, feel free to _________________. (contribute)

chip in

Please ______________ it ___________ at the next meeting. (raise an issue)

bring up

I was isolated in my view because nobody would __________me ______. (support)

back up

Life’s too short; it’s not worth __________________. (becoming enemies about something)

falling out (over)

I’m not talking to Claire; I’ve _________________ her. (not be friends anymore)

fallen out with

It’s a difficult problem but we’ll ____________ something __________. (find a solution)

work out/ sort out/ figure out (USA)

Will you ______________ on the TV? I want to watch the news. (make work)

switch on/ turn on

Please ________________ your shoes in the house. (remove)

take off

I’m driving to the coast tomorrow so I need to ______________ the car with petrol. (fill to the limit)

fill up

The washing machine has overflowed; I need to ______________ the water from the floor. (to remove and absorb liquid - using a stick with material on the end)

mop up

The evening is getting cool; I think I’ll ______________ my sweater. (start wearing)

put on

I get bored stopping at home in the evenings so I prefer to_______________. (leave the house for some form of entertainment)

go out

I don’t like noisy, busy pubs so I prefer to _________________. (not leave the house)

stay in

Three days left of the holiday and I’ve already _________________! (used all my money)

spent up

I’m too tired to cook; let’s just order a ___________________. (ready made food, delivered)

take away/ take out (USA)

I’ll come and watch you in the marathon to _____________ you __________. (support noisily)

cheer on

If you don’t mind, I’ve got an early start in the morning so I’ll _______________ now. (go to bed)

turn in

I woke up in the chair at 2.00am; I must have ________________. (fallen asleep)

nodded off

Somebody tried to ________________ to the house next door last night. (forcibly enter)

break in

He didn’t pay the phone bill and now he’s been __________________. (had the supply removed)

cut off

Some of the things he says are outrageous; I don’t know how he ________________ it. (goes unpunished)

gets away with

She’s forgotten to take her phone: _________________ her! (follow hurriedly)

go after

Who _________ this guy _________ to the party? I don’t know him. (gave entry to sb.)

let in

I was stuck on a side road and none of the other cars would _____________ me _______. (allow to exit)

let out

I’ m not going to decide tonight; I’ll ____________________ it and let you know in the morning. (sleep before making a decision)

sleep on

I never heard my alarm _________________ this morning.

go off

I hate ___________________! (leaving the bed in the morning)

getting up

At weekends, I always have a ________________. (stay longer in bed)

lie in

If it’s broken, you might as well _________ it ____________. (dispose of)

throw away

It’s difficult at first but if you __________________ practising, you’ll master it. (continue)

keep on

Once the baby starts crying, it’s difficult to ____________ him __________. (stop making a noise)

shut up

The cat was accidentally __________________ the garage. (trapped, imprisoned)

locked in

I was going to say that but you _____________me ___________ it. (did it before I did)

beat to

He said he would come but he never _________________. (appear, arrive)

turned up

. Don’t ever speak to me like that in front of people again; you really __________ me ____. (embarrassed me)

showed up

If you’re ever in the area, feel free to ________________ and visit us. (visit casually)

drop in/ drop by/ pop in

He keeps ________________ all these crazy ideas. (creating, suggesting)

coming up with

Go to the public records office and see what you can _______________. (discover)

find out

If you’re walking, it’s much quicker to _________________ the park. (take a short cut)

cut through

We __________________ back where we ________________! (ended, commenced)

ended up started off

The fight ended when the boxer was ___________________. (hit unconscious)

knocked out

Luckily, it wasn’t long before he ___________________. (regained consciousness)

came round

There was a prowler but the dog must have______________ him ____________. (made to go away through fear)

scared off

She had an awful childhood and ______________ from home. (leave quickly to escape)

ran away

I was rather _________________ by what he said. (surprised, shocked)

taken aback

You’d better _________________ that cut before it becomes infected. (make clean)

clean up

When he saw the dentist’s drill, he ________________ in the chair. (move backwards suddenly)

shot back

When the van stopped suddenly, all the boxes __________________. (move to the front very quickly)

shot forward

Will you _________________ my dog while I’m away? (take care of)

look after

Do you think Johnny Depp will _______________ at the award ceremony? (appear)

show up

Disaster! This time, I’ve really ___________________. (made a big mistake

screwed up

When they show operations on TV, I always have to ______________. (avert my eyes)

look away/ turn away

I promise to ________________ forgetting your birthday. (compensate)

make up for

I’ll do all I can to _________ it __________ you. (compensate sb.)

make up

The neighbour’s car alarm keeps ________________; it’s really annoying. (making a noise)

going off

You never _________________ that old chat up line? (be deceived)

fell for

His mother ______________ him _____________ for ripping his new shirt. (reprimanded)

told off

When she found out she was pregnant, she was absolutely ________________. (extremely happy)

made up

Failing his exams was a bit of a ____________________. (a blow, a retrograde step)

set back

It’s no good getting all emotional; just try to ___________ yourself ____________. (collect, regain composure)

pull together

The auditors want to __________________ some suspicious transactions. (investigate)

look into

There are some hooligans further along; it’s best to _______________ here for a while. (wait behind a little)

hang back

Teenagers often __________________ bus shelters. (wait, often without purpose)

hang around/ about

The knives, forks and spoons are all ________________; can’t you keep them separately? (confused, disorganised)

mixed up

He was _________________ to the Headmaster’s office. (told to attend)

called in

The boss gave him a right ___________________. (telling off)

dressing down

I don’t believe a word you’re saying; I think you are ______________ it ______. (inventing a story)

making up

You’ve lost me my job! You’ll _________________ this! (be punished)

pay for

I’m ________________ with my job. (weary, bored,unhappy)

fed up

To ______________ the main points of the meeting…. (conclude, summarise)

sum up

The trainer ________________ us ___________ to work in twos. (be placed with another person)

paired up

The assembly instructions were impossible to ________________. (understand, solve a puzzle)

work out

I had to _________________ the entire fence to find an entrance. (circumnavigate, explore an area)

walk around

She left her husband and ____________________ the postman! (elope, leave in a relationship)

ran off with/ ran away with

He said he would dive off the high board but he __________________. (Didn’t do something for loss of courage)

chickened out

. I _________________ Mrs Jones today. (met unexpectedly)

bumped into/ ran into

The tension between them had been ________________ for some time. (accumulating)

building up

It’s not acceptable to __________________ a friend. (get into trouble)

dob in

The guy’s an idiot, just _________ it ________. (release, do not hold onto a thought or emotion)

let go

The credit agency want to ____________him _________ before offering him a loan. (investigate, gather information about sb.)

look into

I’d like to __________________ tonight; which restaurant shall we go to? (Dine somewhere not at home)

eat out

He asked her to marry him but she _______________him ___________. (refused, rejected)

turned down

Don’t be shy, just __________her _________. (invite on a date)

ask out

My son had a tantrum in the shop and totally ___________ me ________. (embarrass, look foolish in public)

showed up

Don’t buy the first car you see, __________________ for the best price. (to look at a number of suppliers for the best deal)

shop around

We’ve come the wrong way, we’d better ___________________. (return to a previous position, reverse)

turn back

Here, you can ___________________ me on the chair to my left. (be seated at the side of someone)

sit next to

____________________ me so I can look into your beautiful eyes. (sit directly on the other side)

sit opposite

We’ll have to __________________ this report very carefully. (study, read)

go through

In the days of rationing, what we didn’t have, we just had to _______________. (not have)

do without

He __________________ like I’d known him for years but we’d only just met. (give the impression)

made out

I’m sick of having to _______________ all the time. (pay)

fork out

We’ve invited Daniel’s friends for a __________________ tonight. (stay at a friend’s house overnight)

sleep over

If you don’t like it here, perhaps you should ________________ for another job. (search elsewhere, investigate an area)

look around

He keeps __________________ sick but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with him. (to telephone work)

ringing/ calling/ phoning in

I’m a bit _________________ at the moment; could you come back later? (busy)

tied up

I’m worried about you; you seem to be ________________ far too much. (accept responsibility, accept work)

taking on

We __________________ the campsite if anybody had seen our dog. (investigate by asking)

asked around

Hippies had the idea of ____________________ of university.(leave before completing studies)

dropping out

It’s time you got married and _____________________. (behaved sensibly, become calmer)

settled down

After taking a lot of time of work, it can be difficult to _____________________ old routines. (to return to regular habits and activities)

settle back into

He’s a terrible time manager and his work is _________________. (accumulating)

piling up

With so many students, it’s sometimes difficult to ___________________ lesson reports. (remain up to date, be in control)

keep on top of

I could ________________ a cup of tea. (would benefit from having, have the need or desire)

do with

The new product is so popular that we’re absolutely _________________ with orders. (overwhelmed by, extremely busy)

snowed under

Learn to relax and ____________________ a little. (get into a relaxed state)

chill out

They ___________________ the tent. (brought to the ground)

pulled down

My socks are soaked and I can’t ___________ them ___________. (remove by pulling)

pull off

If you _________________ the chance to go to Brazil, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life. (not take an opportunity)

pass up

The policeman __________________ and arrested the drug dealer. (enter very quickly and dramatically)

burst in

He __________________ out of his seat when his team scored a goal. (to rise very quickly from a seating position)

shot up

They say, ‘____________________ that without moving,’ but of course, it’s impossible. (to remove oneself from a situation)

get out of

He _________________ a heavy situation with the mafia. (to become involved, to enter something)

got into

It’s not easy to ____________________ a wet suit. (to dress by pulling)

pull on

School boys look scruffy when they don’t _____________ their shirts __________. (to put one piece of material inside another)

tuck in

The tram was so crowded that my face was ________ up _________ the door. (to comeinto contact with pressure)

pressed against

_____________________ and touch your toes! (to bend towards the ground)

bend down

Don’t worry, we’ll __________________ somehow. (survive, manage, succeed)

pull through

Hopefully now we can _______________ to normal. (return to a former state)

get back

The weather has _________________ much better than expected. (to result in, finally appear)

turned out to be

He was ____________________ suddenly. (needed somewhere else)

called away

His luck changed and he had a complete ________________ in his fortunes. (change)

turn around

The business is nothing special at the moment; we’re just _________________. (maintaining the same, steady speed)

ticking over

She was completely ______________________ by his charm. (extremely pleased and overwhelmed)

bowled over

Things are not as bad as they were; they’re starting to _______________. (improve)

pick up

He __________________ the best steak from the meat counter. (selected)

picked out

__________________ the money, or I’ll shoot you! (give to me)

hand over

Welcome! Please __________________. (enter)

come in

We _________________ to the meeting room. (entered)

went in

He said, ‘please take a seat,’so I __________________. (went into a seating position)

sat down

When the Officer entered the dormitory, the Privates were obliged to _______________. (get into a standing position)

stand up

The private detective made his living _____________________. (to look nosily or secretly)

snooping around

It’s considered rude to ______________________ with your parents. (contradict, challenge)

argue back

You’ve been ill and you need __________________. (improving health through taking food)

feeding up

I didn’t think I’d like skiing but I’ve really ________________ it. (got to like)

taken to

I won’t be a minute but I’ve just got to _________________ to the post office. (leave temporarily)

nip/ pop out

He couldn’t afford any more beer so he made his last pint _____________ for an hour. (make last as long as possible)

spin out/ drag out

I couldn’t help hitting the cyclist; he just came _______________ in front of me. (appear from somewhere very suddenly)

flying out

I have to go but I’ll ____________________ tomorrow. (return)

come back

She ________________ his name in the dark. (to call, usually a name, loudly)

called out

If you _____________________ this box, you’ll see a tarantula! (look into a small space, area or object)

look inside

Albert Camus died when he was __________________ by a tram. (hit or squashed by a car or vehicle)

run over

We _____________________ the marina looking for our boat. (to explore by walking)

walked around

Everybody’s got flu so the party’s been ___________________. (cancelled)

called off

He’s very adventurous and wanted to _________________ the side of the Eiffel Tower! (ascend by climbing)

climb up

The man was going to kill himself but the counsellor persuaded him to ______________ from the bridge. (descend by climbing)

climb down

___________________ your arms as far as possible; it’s really good exercise. (extend by stretching)

stretch out

The crazy cheese-rolling contestants ____________________ the hill. (to roll and fall at the same time)

tumbled down

The rock star __________________ from the stage to get closer to the fans. (descend by jumping)

jumped down

My cat _____________________ me when he wants feeding. (to move and rub)

rubbed up against

When you retire, you have time to ___________________ your life. (reflect, go over the past)

look back on/ over

You must have left your keys in one of the shops; try to _________________. (refer to a specific point or set actions in the past)

think back

When I told her I’d crashed the car, she _____________________. (acted crazily)

freaked out

The referee told the players to ___________________. (become calmer)

calm down

The varnish on this table is starting to ____________________. (become worn and disappear over time)

wear off

I’ll be ___________________ of the hotel at 6.00am as I have an early flight. (formally leave)

checking out

We’ve got so much stuff to take on holiday, I don’t think we’ll get it all to _____________ the car. (get into a space)

fit in

It says it __________________ easily but it’s stuck in the box. (to come out by sliding)

slides out

I’ve lost my key and now I’m _____________________ of my apartment. (unable to enter due to a lock)

locked out

Will you wash the dishes while I __________________? (make things tidy)

tidy up

If you __________________ all your dinner, I’ll give you some cake. (consume all)

eat up

If you are closing the account, you have to ___________________ what you owe. (conclude payment, pay what is owed)

settle up

This cut on my ankle is taking ages to _________________. (repair skin)This cut on my ankle is taking ages to _________________. (repair skin)

heal up

He was _________________ by the negative attitude of his parents. (restrained, limited)

held back

Which role models do you ______________________? (admire, respect)

look up to

The two families eventually _____________________. (became close)

grew together

He spent so much time travelling abroad that he and his wife, __________________. (became more distant)

grew apart

He’s visiting on Sunday and will be ____________________ at our house for three days. (remain somewhere)

staying over

I won’t take the job if it involves ____________________ because I want to be with my family. (to work in another city)

working away

Amanda said, she needed time to __________________ Alan’s proposal. (take time to consider)

think over

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