TheTopPhrasalVerbsExercise

AMatchthephrasalverbswiththeirmeanings(16withAF712withGl)andthentranslatethem.
PhrasalVerb

Meaning

Translation

1 Tofallthrough

....adisposeof

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2 Tofallout(withsb*/oversth**)

....bhavegoodrelations

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3 Tofindout

....ccancelaplan

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4 Togeton(with)

....dhaveafight

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5 Togetridof

....ecantwait

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6 Tolookforwardto

....fdiscover

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7 Toputupwith

....gfinish

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8 Torunout

....hleavetheground

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9 Toshowoff

....itrytoimpress

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10 Tosortout

....jstartahobby

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11 Totakeoff

....kresolve

...............................................

12 Totakeup

....lendure

...............................................

*sb=somebody**sth=something

BFillthegapsusingphrasalverbs fromA inthecorrectform.

1 Ohno!Mypen's.............................................Canyoulendmeyours?
2 Thisisaproblemweneedto.............................................assoonaspossible.
3 I.............................................withmyboss.She'squitefriendly.
4 Look.There'sAndy.He's.............................................inhisnewsportscar.Idiot.
5 Whattimedoesyourplane.............................................?
6 WeweregoingtoCuencafortheweekendbuttheplan.............................................atthelastmoment.
7 Ican'tstandmyhusband'smother,butIcan'tcomplain.Ionlyhaveto.............................................hertwo
orthreetimesayear.
8 Shefirst.............................................balletwhenshewassix.
9 Theyhaven'tspokentoeachotherfor3years.They.............................................overmoney.
10 Wehaveto.............................................thatsmellyoldsofa.
11 A:IthoughtyouweregoingtospendayearinLisbon.
B:Iwas,buttheplanhas..............................................
12 Weneedtogoshopping.Were.............................................ofmilkandpotatoes.
13 Myneighboursareokay.We.............................................reasonablywell.
14 Ineedto.............................................aboutflightstoLisbon.
15 Imreally.............................................tomyholidayinMenorca.
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Answers
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Damn.Mypen'srunout.Canyoulendmeyours?
Thisisaproblemweneedtosortoutassoonaspossible.
Igetonwithmyboss.I'venoproblemsthere.
Look.There'sAndy.He'sshowingoffinhisnewsportscar.Idiot.
Whattimedoesyourplanetakeoff?
WeweregoingtoCuencafortheweekendbuttheplanfellthroughatthelastmoment.
"Ican'tstandmyhusband'smother,butIcan'tcomplain.Ionlyhavetoputupwithhertwoorthreetimesayear."
Shefirsttookupballetwhenshewassix.
Theyhaven'tspokentoeachotherfor3years.Theyfelloutovermoney.
Wehavetogetridofthatsmellyoldsofa.
A: IthoughtyouweregoingtospendayearinLisbon.
B: Iwas,butit'sfallenthrough.
Weneedtogoshopping.Wererunningoutofmilkandpotatoes.
Myneighboursareokay.Wegetonreasonablywell.
IneedtofindoutaboutflightstoLisbon.
ImreallylookingforwardtomyholidayinMenorca.

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