Annabelle Jenkins - PHRASAL VERB: Exercise book - English as a foreign language

Ive COME DOWN WITH the flu. I cant go to work.

A

You can sleep at my

house

Ive SET UP my own business. Now Im my own boss.

B

Invented

Were SETTING OFF early tomorrow morning for

the beach

C

Left

Ill PUT you UP when you come to Ireland

D

Landed

Can you GIVE OUT these tests, said the teacher to

Marge

E

Started

Hes a liar. He MADE the whole thing UP . Dont

believe him

F

Leaving

The plane TOOK OFF at noon

G

Caught

It TOUCHED DOWN in London at 2.15

H

Finish paying

My son RAN UP a huge electricity bill by using the

air-conditioning all summer.

I

Distribute

Ive no idea how Im going to PAY it OFF

J

Accumulated

Ive RUN OUT OF milk. Can you buy some when

youre out

A

Move quickly

SPEAK UP . I cant hear you.

B

Flaunting

The price of oil has GONE UP again.

C

Used all the

I cannot PUT UP WITH my sons behaviour any

longer.

D

Insinuate

He was STITCHED UP by the police. Hes innocent but

he is serving a prison sentence

E

Improve

She tried to MAKE OUT that it was I who stole the

money when really it was her husband.

F

Raise your voice

Things are beginning to LOOK UP . Our profits are

increasing.

G

Increased

Hes an attention seeker. Hes always SHOWING

OFF all the money he has got.

H

Consumed

HURRY UP or well miss the train.

I

Incriminated by

trickery

Ive WORN OUT my boots. Tomorrow Im going to

buy a new pair.

J

Tolerate

The detectives are LOOKING INTO the murder case.

A

Quickly look

at

He seems to have COME INTO a lot of money. Hes

Spending like there is no tomorrow.

B

Understand

Ive GONE OFF Judy. She seemed really nice at first

but really she is nothing but a gossip. Shes always

bad mouthing people.

C

Disintegrated

Ive tried everything possible to GET RID OF this

headache but nothing seems to work.

D

Grabbed hold

of and quickly

escaped with

My marriage BROKE DOWN after ten years. Now

I am single again.

E

Investigating

Can you MAKE OUT who that man is in the photo?

It looks like Uncle Ben.

F

Unexpectedly

acquired

Can you RUN OVER this document to see if there are

any errors.

G

Remove

The cat MADE OFF WITH the fish.

H

Free myself from

He TOOK OFF his jacket and threw it on the sofa.

I

Occupies

All this travelling on public transport TAKES UP so

much of my time. Im going to have to buy a car or better

still, a moped.

J

Stopped liking

My husband bought me flowers to MAKE UP FOR his

bad behaviour.

A

Pass

Someone has BROKEN INTO my car again. Thats the third

time in a month. Whoever it was disabled the burglar

alarm and stole my laptop, which I stupidly left under

the front seat.

B

Close for good

(for good

-forever)

His English is not that great but he seems to GET BY . He

communicates well with few words.

C

Suddenly

develop

Can you move out the way? I cant GET BY .

D

Telephone

(return the call)

Im allergic to tomatoes. Every time I eat them I BREAK OUT IN a rash.

E

Compensate

The company has RUN INTO financial difficulties. This year the profits are down.

F

Be careful

The huge articulated lorry RAN OVER the boy as he crossed the busy road killing the boy upon impact.

G

Forcefully

entered

The company has decided to CLOSE DOWN before it goes

bankrupt.

H

Manages

Im busy at the moment. Ill CALL YOU BACK later.

I

Experienced

LOOK OUT ! Theres a car coming. Phew! You could have got killed.

J

Hit (and injure

or kill)

I GREW UP in Massachusetts during the war.

A

Appears/arrives

Please TURN UP the radio. I love that song.

B

Tired and bored

Bob and Sally have finally SPLIT UP after years of arguing and

fighting.

C

Lived all my

childhood

Oh GROW UP , will you? You act so stupid at times.