Who _________ this guy _________ to the party? I don’t know him. (gave entry to sb.)
let in
Welcome! Please __________________. (enter)
come in
We _________________ to the meeting room. (entered)
went in
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 varnish on this table is starting to ____________________. (become worn and disappear over time)
wear off
He spent so much time travelling abroad that he and his wife, __________________. (became more distant)
grew apart
When the Officer entered the dormitory, the Privates were obliged to _______________. (get into a standing position)
stand up
Some of the things he says are outrageous; I don’t know how he ________________ it. (goes unpunished)
gets away with
We __________________ back where we ________________! (ended, commenced)
ended up started off
We _____________________ the marina looking for our boat. (to explore by walking)
walked around
___________________ your arms as far as possible; it’s really good exercise. (extend by stretching)
stretch out
It says it __________________ easily but it’s stuck in the box. (to come out by sliding)
slides out
Learn to relax and ____________________ a little. (get into a relaxed state)
chill 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
I’ll do all I can to _________ it __________ you. (compensate sb.)
make up
Please ______________ it ___________ at the next meeting. (raise an issue)
bring up
Hippies had the idea of ____________________ of university.(leave before completing studies)
dropping out
It’s dangerous to try and _______________ a train when it’s moving. (to board)
get on
She’s _______________ going to the doctor three times now. (postpone)
put off
His mother ______________ him _____________ for ripping his new shirt. (reprimanded)
told off
The private detective made his living _____________________. (to look nosily or secretly)
snooping around
With so many students, it’s sometimes difficult to ___________________ lesson reports. (remain up to date, be in control)
keep on top of
I woke up in the chair at 2.00am; I must have ________________. (fallen asleep)
nodded off
The rock star __________________ from the stage to get closer to the fans. (descend by jumping)
jumped down
When you retire, you have time to ___________________ your life. (reflect, go over the past)
look back on/ over
I’ll come and watch you in the marathon to _____________ you __________. (support noisily)
cheer on
I’d like to __________________ tonight; which restaurant shall we go to? (Dine somewhere not at home)
eat out
For the cinema, you want to ________________ at the next stop. (leave)
get off
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
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
Will you wash the dishes while I __________________? (make things tidy)
tidy up
It’s time you got married and _____________________. (behaved sensibly, become calmer)
settled down
It’s difficult at first but if you __________________ practising, you’ll master it. (continue)
keep on
I hate guessing games; I don’t know, I _______________. (admit defeat)
give up/ give in
If you _________________ the chance to go to Brazil, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life. (not take an opportunity)
pass up
You never _________________ that old chat up line? (be deceived)
fell for
My cat _____________________ me when he wants feeding. (to move and rub)
rubbed up against
She was completely ______________________ by his charm. (extremely pleased and overwhelmed)
bowled over
If you don’t mind, I’ve got an early start in the morning so I’ll _______________ now. (go to bed)
turn in
When the van stopped suddenly, all the boxes __________________. (move to the front very quickly)
shot forward
He said he would come but he never _________________. (appear, arrive)
turned up
I had to take the stairs because the lift had _________________. (stopped working)
broken down
He’s visiting on Sunday and will be ____________________ at our house for three days. (remain somewhere)
staying over
I need to ________________ a parcel from the post office. (collect)
pick up
His luck changed and he had a complete ________________ in his fortunes. (change)
turn around
To ______________ the main points of the meeting…. (conclude, summarise)
sum up
. I _________________ Mrs Jones today. (met unexpectedly)
bumped into/ ran into
He asked her to marry him but she _______________him ___________. (refused, rejected)
turned down
If you’re walking, it’s much quicker to _________________ the park. (take a short cut)
cut through
You can _________ me ________ here, my apartment’s just around the corner. (deliver somebody or something to a place)
drop off
When they show operations on TV, I always have to ______________. (avert my eyes)
look away/ turn away
They ___________________ the tent. (brought to the ground)
pulled down
I’m sick of having to _______________ all the time. (pay)
fork out
Here, you can ___________________ me on the chair to my left. (be seated at the side of someone)
sit next to
Thanks for visiting, you’ve really _____________ me ______. (make happier)
cheered up
The business is nothing special at the moment; we’re just _________________. (maintaining the same, steady speed)
ticking over
If you are closing the account, you have to ___________________ what you owe. (conclude payment, pay what is owed)
settle up
Life’s too short; it’s not worth __________________. (becoming enemies about something)
falling out (over)
The policeman __________________ and arrested the drug dealer. (enter very quickly and dramatically)
burst in
I was going to say that but you _____________me ___________ it. (did it before I did)
beat to
I’m innocent! Somebody’s _____________me ___________. (constructed a situation to make me look guilty)
set up
There are some hooligans further along; it’s best to _______________ here for a while. (wait behind a little)
hang back
He said he would dive off the high board but he __________________. (Didn’t do something for loss of courage)
chickened out
I have to go but I’ll ____________________ tomorrow. (return)
come back
Failing his exams was a bit of a ____________________. (a blow, a retrograde step)
set back
If you don’t like it here, perhaps you should ________________ for another job. (search elsewhere, investigate an area)
look around
Don’t be shy, just __________her _________. (invite on a date)
ask out
He was _________________ by the negative attitude of his parents. (restrained, limited)
held back
They’re great mates, they _______________ like a house on fire. (enjoy each other’s company)
get on
Teenagers often __________________ bus shelters. (wait, often without purpose)
hang around/ about
He didn’t pay the phone bill and now he’s been __________________. (had the supply removed)
cut off
He _________________ a heavy situation with the mafia. (to become involved, to enter something)
got into
He keeps ________________ all these crazy ideas. (creating, suggesting)
coming up with
I was isolated in my view because nobody would __________me ______. (support)
back up
Three days left of the holiday and I’ve already _________________! (used all my money)
spent up
The knives, forks and spoons are all ________________; can’t you keep them separately? (confused, disorganised)
mixed up
I couldn’t help hitting the cyclist; he just came _______________ in front of me. (appear from somewhere very suddenly)
flying out
We’ll have to __________________ this report very carefully. (study, read)
go through
Everybody’s got flu so the party’s been ___________________. (cancelled)
called off
The trainer ________________ us ___________ to work in twos. (be placed with another person)
paired up
When she found out she was pregnant, she was absolutely ________________. (extremely happy)
made up
I can’t ________________ the drilling noise any more; it’s driving me crazy! (tolerate)
put up with
I really like you; will you ___________________me? (go on a date)
go out with
I’m ________________ with my job. (weary, bored,unhappy)
fed up
He was _________________ to the Headmaster’s office. (told to attend)
called in
Somebody tried to ________________ to the house next door last night. (forcibly enter)
break in
I’m a bit _________________ at the moment; could you come back later? (busy)
tied up
He __________________ out of his seat when his team scored a goal. (to rise very quickly from a seating position)
shot up
There was a __________________ at the airport and our flight left two hours late. (delay)
hold up
The boss gave him a right ___________________. (telling off)
dressing down
Amanda said, she needed time to __________________ Alan’s proposal. (take time to consider)
think over
You’ve lost me my job! You’ll _________________ this! (be punished)
pay for
I don’t believe a word you’re saying; I think you are ______________ it ______. (inventing a story)
making up
He’s very adventurous and wanted to _________________ the side of the Eiffel Tower! (ascend by climbing)
climb up
__________________ the money, or I’ll shoot you! (give to me)
hand over
Which role models do you ______________________? (admire, respect)
look up to
He said, ‘please take a seat,’so I __________________. (went into a seating position)
sat down
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