C2 Phrasal verbs No 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

This PV means: "to deal with a problem without letting it affect you" One thing you need to learn in this job is to rise ........ criticism.

above

over

on

up

This PV means: "to have a strong desire for something "Since hearing that Sam has bought another car I've been hankering ........ buying a new model myself.

after

for

with

about

This PV means: "to spend a lot of money" I always seem to be shelling ........ money on the car lately. It's costing me a fortune!

out

away

on

in

This PV means: "to be nice to someone in order to get them to do what you want"You're going to have to butter your father ........ if you want him to let you use the car this weekend.

up

down

away

through

This PV means: "to ask someone questions to find out their views "Why don't you speak to the boss and sound her ........ about the possibility of promotion.

out

in

with

back

This PV means: "to compete for the best position" The two runners are jockeying ........ position as they approach the final lap.

for

back

in

with

This PV means: "to spread a story that is uncertain or untrue" Someone has been putting it ........ that I'm unhappy in my job. But it's totally untrue.

about

aside

away

along

This PV means: "to do a piece of work badly"The builders really botched ........ the job they were doing for us and we had to insist they do it again.

up

down

out

away

This PV means: "to suddenly realize the reality of something. "I'd been talking to him for ages when it suddenly dawned ........ me that we'd actually met many years before.

on

for

with

about

This PV means: "to originate" Her fear of the dentist stems ........ an upsetting experience she had as a child.

from

in

on

back

This PV means: "to take part in an activity but not seriously" He dabbled ........ politics whilst he was at university but never really had any political ambitions.

in

by

for

on

This PV means: "to stop yourself from remembering something" She found it very difficult to blot ........ the memory of the car crash and spent many sleepless nights thinking about the incident.

out

away

down

back

This PV means: "to have the characteristics described" The police had several suspects on their files, all of whom answered........ the description given by the witnesses.

to

for

with

about

This PV means: "to find the solution to a problem" Have you managed to figure ........ how to do Question 3 yet?

out

in

for

up

This PV means: "to be old and no longer working properly" This TV is totally clapped ........ I can't even get a picture.

out

down

off

away

This PV means: "to remove from somewhere quickly" The celebrity was whisked ........ from the theatre before the journalists had the chance to question her.

away

along

off

out

This PV means: "to get support." The union official has been talking to all the workers and trying to drum ........ support for the idea of strike action.

up

along

with

out

This PV means: "to tell somebody off" The teacher gave the boy a real dressing ........ for fighting in the playground.

down

out

back

off

This PV means: "to warm yourself up" I was freezing cold and as soon as I got in I sat in front of the fire to thaw ........ .

out

away

back

through

This PV means: "when two people in a relationship become less close" Since I moved to a new city, Alan and myself have drifted ........ and rarely keep in contact.

apart

away

off

back

This PV means: "to think about something for a period of time"I wouldn't brood ........ the bad news if I were you. Just forget it and get on with your life.

on

with

in

for

This PV means: "to revise" I'm staying in tonight to swot ............ phrasal verbs before tomorrow's test.

up on

in on

up with

away for

This PV means: "to show that you are not connected to someone or something to avoid trouble" The company were very keen to dissociate themselves ........ the shamed director to avoid any bad publicity.

from

behind

out

off

This PV means: "to become unnoticed" The army uniform is designed so that the soldiers ........ in with their surroundings.

blend

slip

make

slide

This PV means: "to give out" I've got this really irritating colleague at work who is always ........ out advice when it's not wanted.

dishing

putting

spreading

laying

This PV means: "to be given a job that you do not want" I got .......... with a load of extra work today because Frank was off sick.

saddled

slapped

packed

pressed

This PV means: "to protrude" The building consists of a patchwork of balconies ........ out from flat, featureless walls.

jutting

hanging

pointing

pressing

This PV means: "to close down a business"A decision was made to wind ........ the business as it was very close to being bankrupt.

up

in

out

through

This PV means: "to remove money from a source" He was suspended from work following allegations that he was ........ off money from the company accounts.

siphoning

stripping

weaning

slicing

This PV means: "to persuade (someone), through logical argument, to agree with you or do something" We can't afford to lose such a valuable colleague. Can't we .......... with her not to resign?

reason

go

logic

meet

This PV means: "to depend on something in order to be successful" The deal is almost complete. It all ........ on the Chairman agreeing to sign.

hangs

rests

sits

stands

This PV means: "to gradually develop an appetite" After a nice long walk in the hills we'll have worked ........ an appetite.

up

along

out

through

This PV means: "to talk at length in a boring, monotone way" The Manager gave another of his boring speeches today and must have droned ........ for an hour at least.

on

out

through

along

This PV means: "to be given an amount of money to live on during financially difficult times" My parents gave me some money to ........ me over until my grant for university arrived.

tide

cover

lead

carry

This PV means: "to hide on a ship or plane with the aim of travelling for free" He had this romantic idea of ........ away on board a cruise ship and starting a new life for himself in Mexico.

stowing

stashing

passing

concealing

This PV means: "to hide valuable things in order to save or collect them" Although he always gave the impression he was hard up, it was well known that he had a large amount of money stashed ___________ in the bank.

away

out

up

back

This PV means: "to look for an argument" Are you in a bad mood? You've been _______ for an argument all day.

spoiling

making

going

trying

This PV means: "to make someone less nervous and prepared to talk" Initially he was very shy but I managed to _______ him out and got him to relax.

draw

push

talk

iron

This PV means: "to act as encouragement" It was my teacher's talent for art that _______ me on to take up a similar career.

spurred

led

pushed

pulled

This PV means: "to look quickly through a book, magazine or newspaper" I'll just ______ through the newspaper to see if there's anything interesting then you can have it.

flick

turn

go

run

This PV means: "to avoid discussing something or deal with it in a trivial way" The spokesman for the Government tried to ______ over the poor opinion poll figures by claiming they were not representative.

gloss

slide

run

slip

This PV means: "to be damaged beyond repair" Have you heard? Danny's _____ his car off in an accident. Fortunately he wasn't hurt but the car is a wreck.

written

smashed

finished

broken

This PV means: "to lower the intellectual quality of something with the aim of appealing to the general public" I really do feel that the TV networks are ______ down the news. Most of the features are so trivial.

dumbing

lowering

slowing

scaling

This PV means: "to share the cost of something" If we all ______________ together we'll be able to buy them a lovely wedding present.

club

join

group

fit

This PV means: "to be somewhere not easily found" We found a lovely little restaurant tucked _____ in the old part of town.

away

up

back

aside

This PV means: "to believe that someone has a quality" Of course I know it's a dangerous thing to do. Credit me __________ some sense!

with

of

on

for

This PV means: "to start a friendship with someone" I struck _____ a friendship with a lovely Brazilian woman on holiday.

up

off

out

down

This PV means: "to offer yourself up for election to a post" Karen has let it be known that she intends to _________for President.

stand

bid

carry

offer

This PV means: "to accumulate debts" We have run ___________ quite a lot of debt since Kevin lost his job.

up

along

out

in

This PV means: "to produce large numbers of something rapidly" The author was accused of having _______out trashy romantic novels for his entire career.

churned

pushed

thrown

sent