1He ............... his frustration by yelling at me.
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The phrase "gave vent to" means expressed strong feelings freely.
2Dishonesty is something I can never ...............
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The phrasal verb "put up with" means tolerate something unpleasant.
3A committee has been ............... to speed up the process.
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The phrasal verb "set up" means established or created.
4My grandfather ............... when he was eighty.
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The phrasal verb "passed away" is a polite way to say died.
5The meeting has been ............... until Friday.
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The phrasal verb "put off" means postponed to a later time.
6The health scare forced him to ............... smoking.
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The phrasal verb "give up" means stop doing something.
7At last he ............... to the temptation.
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The phrasal verb "gave in" means stopped resisting.
8She spends a lot of time and money ............... abandoned dogs and cats.
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After "spend time/money", use the -ing form; "taking care of" means looking after someone or something.
9His arrogance ............... his fall.
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The phrasal verb "brought about" means caused something to happen.
10He ............... the obstacles with great patience.
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The phrasal verb "got around" means found a way to deal with a problem.
11The plane is about to ................ Fasten your seat belts.
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The phrasal verb "take off" means leave the ground by flying.
12She was ............... by his charm.
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The phrasal verb "taken in" means deceived or tricked.
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- He gave vent to his frustration by yelling at me.
- Dishonesty is something I can never put up with.
- A committee has been set up to speed up the process.
- My grandfather passed away when he was eighty.
- The meeting has been put off until Friday.
- The health scare forced him to give up smoking.
- At last he gave in to the temptation.
- She spends a lot of time and money taking care of abandoned dogs and cats.
- His arrogance brought about his fall.
- He got around the obstacles with great patience.
- The plane is about to take off. Fasten your seat belts.
- She was taken in by his charm.