Phrasal verbs, collocations and verb+-ing/to infinitive (3) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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He comes __________ as a bit of a bore.(= to give other people a certain feeling or opinion)

ACROSS

Should you ever need anything, please don't hesitate ____________ (contact) me.

TO CONTACT

Due to the floods, the village was cut ________ for a whole week.(=isolated)

OFF

Neil denies ____________ (break) the window.

BREAKING

I hope it clears _____ in time for the picnic.(= the cloud and rain disappear)

UP

If we want to catch the 7:30 train, that will mean _________ (leave) the house at 6:00.

LEAVING

The ship was accused of d____________ garbage overboard.(=throwing)

DUMPING

I turned ___________ the job offer because it required living abroad.(=refuse to accept)

DOWN

Mostly what gets him _______ is the incredibly long hours he works.(= to cause sbody to feel unhappy or negative)

DOWN

We often quarrel but we always make it ________ soon after.(=to forgive and be friendly again)

UP

Which team do you s_________? (= be a fan of)

SUPPORT

Some sportspeople take illegal substances to e_________ their performance (=make it better)

ENHANCE

The prisoners are made __________ (dig) holes and fill them up again.

TO DIG

I havea a g_______ feeling that one of my friends is angry with me.(= intuition)

GUT

This room badly needs _________ (paint)

PAINTING/TO BE PAINTED

The doctor has told him to slow _______ or he´ll have a heart attack.( =be less active, decrease speed)

DOWN

We can't afford to fix the car this month, so I guess we'll need to do __________ it for a few weeks.(= To manage not having something)

WITHOUT

They agreed _______________ (not tell) anyone about what had happened.

NOT TO TELL

"Every c_________ has a s__________ lining" (= every difficult situation has an advantage)

CLOUD/SILVER

He risked ___________ (lose)) his house when his company went bankrupt.

LOSING

Don´t forget ________ (lock) the car.

TO LOCK

The champion was unexpectedly knocked _______ of the tournament in the first round.(=defeat and remove from a competition)

OUT

All in all, the book leaves the reviewer with m_________ f__________.(=pleased and not pleased at the same time)

MIXED FEELINGS

The holiday was great v_______ for m________. (Good price-quality relationship)

VALUE FOR MONEY

I greatly regret not ___________ (tell) the truth.

TELLING

He'd always looked ______ _______ his uncle.(=admire)

UP TO

This decision will cost us more in the short t_______, but will be beneficial in the long t_______

TERM

Which would you r__________ do - go swimming or play tennis? (=prefer)

RATHER

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