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ENGLISH FILE (C2) PHRASAL NOUNS

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  • The accident caused a major hold-___________ on the motorway this morning.
    hold-over
    hold-up
    hold-through
    hold-down
  • What's the recommended daily _______take of salt?
    downtake
    outtake
    intake
    overtake
  • Five years after she left professional sport, she started training again and made a come_________ .
    comeover
    comeup
    comeafter
    comeback
  • This discovery is a major scientific break___________ .
    breakup
    breakthrough
    breakover
    breakout
  • The mistakes led to the politician's ___________fall .
    throughfall
    afterfall
    backfall
    downfall
  • Break-__________s can be very painful, even when the people in a relationship agree it's for the best.
    break-throughs
    break-ups
    break-ins
    break-overs
  • Do we have the go-___________ to start this new project?
    go-down
    go-ahead
    go-through
    go-up
  • What was responsible for the economic __________turn ?
    throughturn
    afterturn
    downturn
    backturn
  • You should make sure your household _________come covers all of your expenses.
    income
    overcome
    downcome
    upcome
  • The ___________shocks from the earthquake were felt several hours later.
    downshocks
    aftershocks
    upshocks
    throughshocks
  • I needed extra help so I asked my manager for back_________ in case more customers arrived.
    backdown
    backover
    backafter
    backup
  • I've finished my coffee, but I didn't like it. It left a strange ___________taste.
    aftertaste
    overtaste
    downtaste
    backtaste
  • I thought I was right and I told everyone. I had to do an embarrassing climb_________ when I found I was wrong
    climbback
    climbdown
    climbthrough
    climbout
  • I thought this film was going to be great, but it was a real let-_________.
    let-ahead
    let-down
    let-away
    let-off
  • Don't go outside! It's a complete ___________pour and you'll get soaked.
    backpour
    overpour
    uppour
    downpour
  • Thank you for your _________put on the project. Your contribution was very helpful.
    input
    downput
    overput
    output
  • The friends enjoyed a make________ together before their school prom.
    makeup
    makeover
    makethrough
    makeunder
  • He couldn't hide his expression and it was a big give________ of his feelings.
    giveup
    giveout
    givedown
    giveaway
  • My ankle still hurts. It's the ___________-effect of falling off my bike.
    down-effect
    through-effect
    after-effect
    back-effect
  • There was a break____________ in communication in my team and it led to several misunderstandings.
    breakout
    breakover
    breakback
    breakdown