Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1Even though my sister is a graduate, she cannot put her ideas ............... in English.
Wrong!
To put your ideas across is to express them.
2As he is very prudent, he cannot be ............... easily.
Wrong!
To take somebody in is to deceive them.
3Nobody can ............... with him because he has such a bad temper.
Wrong!
To get along with somebody is to have a nice relationship with them.
4She ............... to her frustrations by yelling at the kids.
Wrong!
To give vent to your frustrations is to express them freely.
5The boy ............... his father.
Wrong!
To take after somebody is to resemble them.
6The meeting has been ...............
Wrong!
To put something off is to postpone it.
7I can never ............... injustice.
Wrong!
To put up with something is to tolerate it.
8I can get a job in your office if you ............... a word for me.
Wrong!
To put in a word for somebody is to recommend them.
9It is easy to ............... the government but it is difficult to find solutions to our problems.
Wrong!
To run down somebody is to criticize them.
10The fire brigade struggled to ............... the fire.
Wrong!
11He faced his enemy bravely but in the end he was compelled to ...............
Wrong!
To give in is to surrender.
12The woman ............... as she narrated her painful experience.
Wrong!
Break down can mean ‘be overwhelmed with emotion’.
Done.
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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.
