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  • The washing machine ______ right before I needed to do laundry.
    broke down
    got by
    sold out
  • They forgot to throw the newspapers _____ yesterday.
    back
    away
    up
  • You should ______ that new Italian restaurant downtown this weekend.
    throw away
    pick up
    check out
  • After standing in the heat for hours, she started to feel dizzy and eventually passed _____.
    away
    out
    up
  • It's your responsibility to deal _____ the complaints from customers.
    with
    at
    through
  • It was difficult, but we managed to _____ on a small income.
    get up
    get by
    break down
  • He thought he could get _____ with cheating on the exam, but he got caught.
    rid
    by
    away
  • She decided to __________________.
    bring the issue regarding up the budget.
    bring the complicated issue regarding the budget up.
    bring up the complicated issue regarding the budget.
  • I always _____ spending the holidays with my family.
    look down on
    look up to
    look forward to
  • They need to ____ up with a creative solution to solve the issue.
    come
    came
  • The concert tickets sold ____ without hours of going on sale.
    out
    off
    in
  • The company decided to do _____ with unnecessary paperwork to save time.
    away
    off
    out
  • He decided to get rid _____ his old clothes to make room for new ones.
    on
    off
    of
  • She found it difficult to cope _____ the stress of her new job.
    for
    with
    on
  • We didn't feel like cooking, so we decided to eat _____ at a new restaurant.
    out
    by
    in
  • He likes to show _____.
    on
    in
    off
  • She tends to look _____ people who don't have the same level of education as she does.
    up to
    down on
    down to
  • She really takes _____ her mother in both looks and personality.
    on
    after
    up
  • Which of the following phrasal verbs is SEPARABLE?
    look up
    put up with
    eat out
  • Trends like this usually catch ______ quickly among teenagers.
    away
    on
    by
  • You can always count _____ me for help if you need it.
    through
    on
    over
  • He _______ from the library.
    picked it up
    picked up it
  • Please _____ from the edge of the cliff; it's dangerous.
    pass out
    keep away
    turn away
  • Before the meeting, we need to go _____ the proposal one more time.
    through
    past
    over
  • It took her a long time to get _____ the disappointment of losing the competition.
    by
    over
    through
  • He stayed late to clear ___ the confusion about tomorrow's schedule.
    out
    up
    away
  • She doesn't know how he can put _____ with all the noise in the office.
    up
    off
    away
  • The burglars tried to break ____ the house but were caught by the police.
    up
    over
    into
  • She ran as fast as she could to catch ____ with her friends, who were far ahead.
    over
    up
    on
  • Which of the following sentences is correct?
    Indefinitely they decided to put off the important meeting.
    They decided to put off indefinitely the important meeting.
    They decided to put off the important meeting indefinitely.
  • You need to _____ to your mistakes if you want to improve.
    face up to
    face off with
    face down on
  • He promised to ______ the money he borrowed last month.
    pay on
    pay back
    pay up