Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle.
1Why are you always cutting ............... on my conversations?
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The phrasal verb "cut in" means to interrupt someone who is speaking.
2The hamlet is cut ............... from the other settlements in the area.
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The phrasal verb "cut off" means to separate a place or person from others.
3Her relationship with her family is falling ...............
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The phrasal verb "fall apart" means to break down or stop working well.
4If his career in show business does not take off, he still has his professional degrees to fall ...............
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The phrasal verb "fall back on" means to use something for support if another plan fails.
5We drove home to get ............... from the crowd.
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The phrasal verb "get away" means to leave or escape from a place or situation.
6It took her quite some time to get ............... her loss.
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The phrasal verb "get over" means to recover emotionally from something difficult.
7The newly opened restaurant is giving ............... free coupons.
Select 2 answers.
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The phrasal verbs "give out" and "give away" both mean the restaurant is distributing free coupons.
8The task was so arduous that I gave ............... fairly quickly.
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The phrasal verb "give up" means to stop trying.
9I was so excited when he invited me to go ............... with him.
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The phrasal verb "go out" can mean to spend time with someone romantically.
10She held ............... her disappointment.
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The phrasal verb "hold back" means to hide or control feelings.
11Go ...............! Nothing will stop you.
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The expression "go ahead" means to start or continue doing something.
12A good owner must be able to call ............... their dog.
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The phrasal verb "call off" means to order a dog to stop attacking or threatening someone.
Answers
- Why are you always cutting in on my conversations?
- The hamlet is cut off from the other settlements in the area.
- Her relationship with her family is falling apart.
- If his career in show business does not take off, he still has his professional degrees to fall back on.
- We drove home to get away from the crowd.
- It took her quite some time to get over her loss.
- The newly opened restaurant is giving out / away free coupons.
- The task was so arduous that I gave up fairly quickly.
- I was so excited when he invited me to go out with him.
- She held back her disappointment.
- Go ahead! Nothing will stop you.
- A good owner must be able to call off their dog.