Phrasal Verbs - Test 18

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Phrasal Verbs - Test 18

1. start to be successful/popular

A. catch at

B. catch on

C. catch up

D. catch out

2. suddenly start to do sth (cry/laugh)

A. burst through

B. burst in

C. burst out

D. burst up

3. think of sth as a result of sth

A. chalk sth in

B. chalk sth up to

C. chalk sth off

D. chalk sth out

4. support or prove a theory/statement

A. bear with

B. bear out

C. bear up

D. bear down

5. reach the same level as others

A. catch up with

B. catch on with

C. catch out with

D. catch at with

6. cancel or abandon sth (a plan/habit)

A. kick sth off

B. kick sth into the long grass

C. kick sth out

D. kick sth in

7. be tricked into making a mistake

A. be caught on

B. be caught up

C. be caught out

D. be caught in

8. gradually disappear (feeling/quality)

A. ebb out

B. ebb down

C. ebb off

D. ebb away

9. compensate for a lack of sth

A. make off for

B. make over for

C. make out for

D. make up for

10. suddenly become very angry

A. flare on

B. flare out

C. flare up

D. flare off

11. work very hard for a long time

A. slog away

B. slog out

C. slog through

D. slog off

12. satisfy a particular (often low) desire

A. call for

B. cater to

C. count for

D. cater for

13. not be as good as expected

A. fall out of

B. fall away from

C. fall short of

D. fall back on

14. use sth when other things fail

A. fall in with

B. fall out with

C. fall back on

D. fall through with

15. be related to/affect sth

A. bear with

B. bear on

C. bear out

D. bear up

16. manage to see/hear sth with difficulty

A. make over

B. make off

C. make up

D. make out

17. investigate sth thoroughly

A. sift in

B. sift out

C. sift through

D. sift off

18. arrive in great numbers

A. flood out

B. flood in

C. flood over

D. flood through

19. criticize someone severely

A. lay into

B. lay out

C. lay down

D. lay off

20. stop employing sb due to lack of work

A. let off

B. take off

C. put off

D. lay off

21. organize/plan sth in detail

A. map out

B. map through

C. map over

D. map in

22. absorb/experience sth fully

A. soak through

B. soak out

C. soak in

D. soak up

23. start a task with great energy

A. set up

B. set off

C. set about

D. set back

24. connect sb on the phone

A. put sb back

B. put sb over

C. put sb off

D. put sb through

25. refuse to change your mind

A. stick to your guns

B. stick around

C. stick out

D. stick up for