Phrasal Verbs - Test 22

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Phrasal Verbs - Test 22

1. be very busy with work

A. be mucked up

B. be snowed under

C. be rained off

D. be clouded over

2. make minor problems disappear

A. work out

B. rule out

C. iron out

D. check out

3. mention a subject in a conversation

A. bring up

B. bring about

C. bring out

D. bring round

4. fail to happen (plan/agreement)

A. fall out

B. fall through

C. fall behind

D. fall for

5. understand/evaluate a situation

A. size in

B. size off

C. size up

D. size out

6. improve your knowledge of sth

A. brush off

B. brush down

C. brush up on

D. brush out

7. tolerate sth unpleasant

A. put down to

B. put off

C. put up with

D. put forward

8. think of an idea/solution

A. come across

B. come round

C. come into

D. come up with

9. compensate for sth bad

A. make out

B. make for

C. make up with

D. make up for

10. cancel an event officially

A. call out

B. call off

C. call on

D. call for

11. start a new hobby/habit

A. take in

B. take after

C. take on

D. take up

12. resemble a family member

A. take over

B. take off

C. take after

D. take up

13. arrive unexpectedly

A. turn up

B. turn over

C. turn into

D. turn on

14. manage to survive with little money

A. scrape by

B. scrape out

C. scrape through

D. scrape off

15. be easily noticed

A. stand out

B. stand for

C. stand up

D. stand in

16. gradually disappear (feeling/pain)

A. wear off

B. wear away

C. wear down

D. wear out

17. investigate sth thoroughly

A. look up to

B. look through

C. look over

D. look into

18. recover from an illness

A. get by

B. get on

C. get through

D. get over

19. escape punishment

A. get through with

B. get over with

C. get away with

D. get on with

20. start working seriously

A. get round to

B. get down to

C. get back to

D. get up to

21. act without a plan

A. play safe

B. play along

C. play it by ear

D. play with fire

22. be very happy

A. under the weather

B. out of sorts

C. on cloud nine

D. in the pink

23. exactly correct

A. hit the ceiling

B. hit the hay

C. hit the road

D. hit the nail on the head

24. reveal a secret accidentally

A. play your cards right

B. let the cat out of the bag

C. keep it under your hat

D. hold your tongue

25. stop working for the day

A. call it a day

B. hit the hay

C. break the ice

D. burn the midnight oil