Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. The High Court ………………………. the decree of the lower court.
To set a law aside is to annul it.
2. I was determined to ………………………
To speak out is to express your opinion freely.
3. He always …………………………… the weak and the oppressed.
To stand up for something / somebody is to champion the cause of it / them.
4. The sofa …………………………. too much room.
Takes up means occupies.
5. The cistern is ……………………………
Running over means overflowing.
6. I can no longer ……………………….. your insolence.
To put up with something is to tolerate it.
7. He was …………………………. when I refused his offer.
Be put out can mean annoyed or vexed.
8. It didn’t take him too long to ………………………. his fortune.
To run through fortune is to squander it away.
9. In his speech on tolerance, he ………………………… his views at length.
To set forth your views is to explain it clearly.
10. I could easily ………………………….. his trick.
To see through something is to detect the true nature of.
11. Monsoon in India ………………………….. about June.
When a season sets in, it begins.
12. We shall be formidable if we ………………………… one another.
To stand by somebody is to support them.
Answers
1. The High Court set aside the decree of the lower court.
2. I was determined to speak out.
3. He always stood up for the weak and the oppressed.
4. The sofa takes up too much room.
5. The cistern is running over.
6. I can no longer put up with your insolence.
7. He was put out when I refused his offer.
8. It didn’t take him too long to run through his fortune.
9. In his speech on tolerance, he set forth his views at length.
10. I could easily see through his trick.
11. Monsoon in India sets in about June.
12. We shall be formidable if we stand by one another.
