Fill in the blanks.
1. I don't want you to bring ........................... that topic again.
To bring up a topic is to mention it.
2. The teacher asked the boy to do the exercise .............................
To do something over is to repeat it.
3. She filled ................................ the bottle with water.
To fill up a bottle is to fill it to capacity.
4. I found that she had been saying nasty things about me behind my ............................
To do something behind someone's back is to do something without their knowledge.
5. The restaurant was giving ................................. free food.
To give something away is to give it for free.
6. When are you going to give me my money .................................?
To give something back is to return it.
7. Put ............................... your coat before going out.
To put on a coat is to wear it.
8. We use a fire extinguisher to put ............................... fire.
To put out fire is to extinguish it.
9. Please take ................................ these instructions lest you should forget them.
To take down is to make a written note.
10. You must put .................................... some money for your retirement.
To put something away is to save or store it.
11. Although he deserved the job, his application was turned ..............................
To turn something down is to reject it.
12. We should not throw .................................. anything useful.
To throw something away is to discard it.
Answers
1. I don’t want you to bring up that topic again.
2. The teacher asked the boy to do the exercise over.
3. She filled up the bottle with water.
4. I found that she had been saying nasty things about me behind my back.
5. The restaurant was giving away free food.
6. When are you going to give me my money back?
7. Put on your coat before going out.
8. We use a fire extinguisher to put out fire.
9. Please take down these instructions lest you should forget them.
10. You must put away some money for your retirement.
11. Although he deserved the job, his application was turned down.
12. We should not throw away anything useful.
