Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1When I was talking to James, Susie ............... our conversation.
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"Broke in on" means interrupted a conversation or activity.
2James has agreed to ............... the condition of my ancestral home every now and then.
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"Check up on" means examine or make sure something is all right.
3Susie has ............... an interesting suggestion.
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"Come up with" means think of or suggest an idea.
4If you do not want to fall into the debt trap, you should ............... the money you spend on food and entertainment.
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"Cut down on" means reduce the amount of something.
5I wish I had not dropped ............... school at 14.
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"Out of" completes the phrasal verb "dropped out of", meaning left school before finishing.
6He does not get ............... his siblings.
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"Along with" completes the phrasal verb "get along with", meaning have a good relationship with someone.
7Do you think you can cheat on the exam and then get ............... it?
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"Away with" completes the phrasal verb "get away with", meaning avoid punishment for something.
8The politician tried hard to ............... his bad image.
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"Get rid of" means remove or eliminate something unwanted.
9It took me quite some time to get ............... that assignment.
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"Through with" completes the phrasal verb "get through with", meaning finish something difficult or time-consuming.
10When they became rich, they started looking ............... their neighbors.
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"Down on" completes the phrasal verb "look down on", meaning think someone is inferior.
11............... drunk drivers.
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"Look out for" means watch carefully for a possible danger.
12I will not ............... any more nonsense.
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"Put up with" means tolerate something unpleasant.
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- When I was talking to James, Susie broke in on our conversation.
- James has agreed to check up on the condition of my ancestral home every now and then.
- Susie has come up with an interesting suggestion.
- If you do not want to fall into the debt trap, you should cut down on the money you spend on food and entertainment.
- I wish I had not dropped out of school at 14.
- He does not get along with his siblings.
- Do you think you can cheat on the exam and then get away with it?
- The politician tried hard to get rid of his bad image.
- It took me quite some time to get through with that assignment.
- When they became rich, they started looking down on their neighbors.
- Look out for drunk drivers.
- I will not put up with any more nonsense.