Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1The purse was ............... to the owner.
Wrong!
"Handed over" means given to someone in authority or to the rightful owner.
2He ............... the train at the next station.
Wrong!
"Got off" means left a train, bus, or other form of transport.
3My friend is going to ............... a new firm.
Wrong!
"Set up" means started or established something such as a business.
4The rebellion was ............... by the army.
Wrong!
"Put down" means stopped or suppressed a rebellion by force.
5The chief guest has not ............... yet, although it is time for the meeting to start.
Wrong!
"Turned up" means arrived or appeared.
6It ............... that he was a spy.
Wrong!
"Turned out" means was discovered or proved to be true.
7The miser ............... a cry when he learnt that his money was lost.
Wrong!
"Let out" means made or released a sound such as a cry.
8How did he ............... all that information?
Wrong!
"Come by" means obtained or acquired something.
9I couldn’t ............... what he was saying.
Wrong!
"Make out" means understand something that is difficult to hear or see clearly.
10The doctor advised him to ............... smoking.
Wrong!
"Give up" means stop doing something, especially a habit.
11His application was ...............
Wrong!
"Turned down" means rejected or refused.
12We should not ............... to temptations.
Wrong!
"Give way" means yield or surrender to pressure or temptation.
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- The purse was handed over to the owner.
- He got off the train at the next station.
- My friend is going to set up a new firm.
- The rebellion was put down by the army.
- The chief guest has not turned up yet, although it is time for the meeting to start.
- It turned out that he was a spy.
- The miser let out a cry when he learnt that his money was lost.
- How did he come by all that information?
- I couldn’t make out what he was saying.
- The doctor advised him to give up smoking.
- His application was turned down.
- We should not give way to temptations.