Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
Answers
1. They held a press conference last week to drum up support for their proposal.
2. The deal fell through at the last minute for reasons that were not clear.
3. He flicked through / flipped through the channels hoping to find something interesting.
4. It is not uncommon for people to fall back on alternative medicine when modern drugs don’t work.
5. The word got around that she was having an affair with her boss.
6. He is not a bright student and he doesn’t do well in his tests. He just manages to get by.
7. The meat smells awful. It must have gone off.
8. Legal battles are slow and expensive. In many cases, the appeals process drags on for years.
9. She was tired and dozed off / dozed down while watching TV.
10. Human rights activists have been asking the government to do away with the death penalty.
11. I think it was the lack of sleep more than the drinks that really did me in.
12. His marriage fell apart when his wife discovered that he had been cheating on her.
