Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1Even though my sister is a graduate, she cannot put her ideas ............... in English.
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"Across" completes the phrasal verb "put across," which means to express ideas clearly.
2As he is very prudent, he cannot be ............... easily.
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"Taken in" means deceived or tricked.
3Nobody can ............... with him because he has such a bad temper.
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"Get along" means have a friendly relationship with someone.
4She ............... to her frustrations by yelling at the kids.
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"Gave vent" means expressed a strong feeling freely.
5The boy ............... his father.
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"Takes after" means resembles a parent or older relative.
6The meeting has been ...............
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"Put off" means postponed.
7I can never ............... injustice.
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"Put up with" means tolerate something unpleasant.
8I can get a job in your office if you ............... a word for me.
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"Put in" completes the expression "put in a word for someone," meaning recommend someone.
9It is easy to ............... the government, but it is difficult to find solutions to our problems.
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"Run down" means criticize someone or something unfairly or strongly.
10The fire brigade struggled to ............... the fire.
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"Put out" means extinguish a fire.
11He faced his enemy bravely, but in the end he was compelled to ...............
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"Give in" means surrender or stop resisting.
12The woman ............... as she narrated her painful experience.
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"Broke down" means lost control of her emotions.
Answers
- Even though my sister is a graduate, she cannot put her ideas across in English.
- As he is very prudent, he cannot be taken in easily.
- Nobody can get along with him because he has such a bad temper.
- She gave vent to her frustrations by yelling at the kids.
- The boy takes after his father.
- The meeting has been put off.
- I can never put up with injustice.
- I can get a job in your office if you put in a word for me.
- It is easy to run down the government, but it is difficult to find solutions to our problems.
- The fire brigade struggled to put out the fire.
- He faced his enemy bravely, but in the end he was compelled to give in.
- The woman broke down as she narrated her painful experience.