Complete the following sentences.
1He continues to call ............... his old colleagues.
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The phrasal verb "call on" means to visit or contact someone, especially formally or professionally.
2It took me quite some time to get ............... my breakup with Nancy.
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The phrasal verb "get over" means to recover from an upsetting experience.
3I need to go ............... the documents again before I can arrive at a decision.
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The phrasal verb "go over" means to review or examine something carefully.
4He has already gone ............... all his money.
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The phrasal verb "go through" can mean to use up or spend all of something.
5Jane has agreed to look ............... my baby while I am away.
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The phrasal verb "look after" means to take care of someone or something.
6The officer said that he would look ............... the matter.
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The phrasal verb "look into" means to investigate something.
7I ran ............... an old friend of mine yesterday.
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The phrasal verb "run across" means to meet or find someone or something unexpectedly.
8I ran ............... Mary at the supermarket.
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The phrasal verb "run into" means to meet someone by chance.
9I look forward ............... hearing from you.
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The expression "look forward to" is followed by a noun or gerund.
10I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw my old boss waiting ............... tables.
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The phrasal verb "wait on" means to serve customers, especially in a restaurant.
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- He continues to call on his old colleagues.
- It took me quite some time to get over my breakup with Nancy.
- I need to go over the documents again before I can arrive at a decision.
- He has already gone through all his money.
- Jane has agreed to look after my baby while I am away.
- The officer said that he would look into the matter.
- I ran across an old friend of mine yesterday.
- I ran into Mary at the supermarket.
- I look forward to hearing from you.
- I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw my old boss waiting on tables.