Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1Attendance ............... during the second term.
Wrong!
"Fell off" means decreased or became less.
2At last, the rioters ...............
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"Fell back" means retreated or moved away from danger.
3The project ............... because there was no financial support.
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"Fell through" means failed or did not happen as planned.
4The cupboard is locked, so I cannot ............... the documents inside.
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"Get at" means reach or access something.
5The chief guest ............... the prizes.
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"Gave away" means distributed or handed out.
6She has ............... too much in her life.
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"Gone through" means experienced something difficult.
7The travelers were ............... by robbers.
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"Held up" means stopped and robbed.
8One must try to ............... the reputation of one’s family.
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"Keep up" means maintain something at a good level.
9Since the offender was a minor, he was ............... with a fine.
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"Let off" means allowed to go with little or no punishment.
10Things are ............... for us.
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"Looking up" means improving.
11I didn’t hear that. It completely ...............
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"Passed me by" means went unnoticed by me.
12Before he even realized it, life just ...............
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"Passed him by" means went past without being noticed or used.
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- Attendance fell off during the second term.
- At last, the rioters fell back.
- The project fell through because there was no financial support.
- The cupboard is locked, so I cannot get at the documents inside.
- The chief guest gave away the prizes.
- She has gone through too much in her life.
- The travelers were held up by robbers.
- One must try to keep up the reputation of one’s family.
- Since the offender was a minor, he was let off with a fine.
- Things are looking up for us.
- I didn’t hear that. It completely passed me by.
- Before he even realized it, life just passed him by.