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.
down
through
away
up
This PV means: "to become unnoticed" The army uniform is designed so that the soldiers ........ in with their surroundings.
make
slip
slide
blend
This PV means: "to start a friendship with someone" I struck _____ a friendship with a lovely Brazilian woman on holiday.
down
out
off
up
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
concealing
passing
stashing
This PV means: "to produce large numbers of something rapidly" The author was accused of having _______out trashy romantic novels for his entire career.
pushed
sent
thrown
churned
This PV means: "to close down a business"A decision was made to wind ........ the business as it was very close to being bankrupt.
out
in
through
up
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.
spreading
laying
dishing
putting
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.
away
up
down
out
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.
off
away
back
apart
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.
out
along
up
with
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?
go
logic
reason
meet
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.
on
by
in
for
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.
push
iron
draw
talk
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.
go
flick
turn
run
This PV means: "to compete for the best position" The two runners are jockeying ........ position as they approach the final lap.
back
for
with
in
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
offer
bid
carry
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
weaning
stripping
slicing
This PV means: "to protrude" The building consists of a patchwork of balconies ........ out from flat, featureless walls.
pointing
hanging
jutting
pressing
This PV means: "to be old and no longer working properly" This TV is totally clapped ........ I can't even get a picture.
away
down
off
out
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
pushed
led
pulled
This PV means: "to be somewhere not easily found" We found a lovely little restaurant tucked _____ in the old part of town.
aside
away
up
back
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
packed
pressed
slapped
This PV means: "to share the cost of something" If we all ______________ together we'll be able to buy them a lovely wedding present.
group
join
club
fit
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
about
for
with
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
stands
sits
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
broken
finished
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.
aside
along
about
away
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!
of
for
with
on
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 ask someone questions to find out their views "Why don't you speak to the boss and sound her ........ about the possibility of promotion.
back
with
out
in
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.
run
slide
slip
gloss
This PV means: "to remove from somewhere quickly" The celebrity was whisked ........ from the theatre before the journalists had the chance to question her.
off
along
out
away
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
back
down
This PV means: "to accumulate debts" We have run ___________ quite a lot of debt since Kevin lost his job.
up
in
out
along
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.
for
with
about
to
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 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.
up
back
out
away
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.
out
on
along
through
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 revise" I'm staying in tonight to swot ............ phrasal verbs before tomorrow's test.
in on
up with
up on
away for
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
up
over
on
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
through
away
back
This PV means: "to look for an argument" Are you in a bad mood? You've been _______ for an argument all day.
trying
going
spoiling
making
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.
with
on
in
for
This PV means: "to originate" Her fear of the dentist stems ........ an upsetting experience she had as a child.
from
on
in
back
This PV means: "to find the solution to a problem" Have you managed to figure ........ how to do Question 3 yet?
up
for
out
in
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
scaling
slowing
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
about
for
with
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
carry
lead
cover
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
out
off
behind
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