Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs.
1. Wild fires .................. more easily in summer.
If something breaks out, it appears suddenly.
2. I am afraid we have ................... of coconut oil. Will sunflower oil do?
If you run out of something its supply is exhausted.
3. You are an inspiration for many people. ................. the good work.
4. I can’t .................. her rude behavior anymore.
To put up with something is to tolerate it.
5. The police are ..................... the possibilities of sabotage.
To look into is to investigate.
6. I ................... my former landlady at the supermarket.
To run into somebody is to meet them.
7. She was willing to do anything to support her family. She was ready to even .................. tables.
To wait on tables is to serve.
8. We have already ...................... many of our natural resources.
To go through something is to use it up.
9. You should have .................... the document at least once.
To go over a document is to review it.
10. Although he had the required qualifications, his application was ...................
To turn down something is to reject it.
11. If you have problems with your wife, you both should talk them .................. like responsible adults.
To talk something over is to discuss it.
12. He walked ..................... his wife and their children.
To walk out on your wife is to abandon her.
Answers
1. Wild fires break out more easily in summer.
2. I am afraid we have run out of coconut oil. Will sunflower oil do?
3. You are an inspiration for many people. Keep up the good work.
4. I can’t put up with her rude behavior anymore.
5. The police are looking into the possibilities of sabotage.
6. I ran into my former landlady at the supermarket.
7. She was willing to do anything to support her family. She was ready to even wait on tables.
8. We have already gone through many of our natural resources.
9. You should have gone over the document at least once.
10. Although he had the required qualifications, his application was turned down.
11. If you have problems with your wife, you both should talk them over like responsible adults.
12. He walked out on his wife and their children.
