Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verbs.
1. He was called Christy .................................................... his grandfather who had died in the civil war.
Call after = be named after somebody
2. There is not much ............................................ air-conditioners during the winter season.
Call for = demand
3. This remarkable achievement ........................................... a celebration.
Call for = demand, require
4. This spike in property prices forced us to ........................................... buying a new apartment.
Hold off = delay
5. Do you ............................................. people who live together before they get married?
Hold with = accept or agree
6. We were ................................................. by the traffic jam.
Hold up = delay while traveling
7. She likes to .................................................... old clothes for some strange reason
To hold onto something is to keep it longer than necessary
8. ............................................ your hands. I am going to inspect your finger nails
To hold out is to extend in front of you
9. The strikers .................................................. until the management agreed to give them what they wanted.
To hold out is to resist / protest.
10. ................................................. the rope. I am going to pull you up.
To hold onto something is to grip it tightly
11. She is very ill. She can't .............................................. even water.
To keep food down is to keep it in the stomach without vomiting.
12. The police ............................................ the protesters .............................................. by blocking the road.
To keep somebody back is to keep them at a safe distance.
Answers
1. He was called Christy after his grandfather who had died in the civil war.
2. There is not much call for air-conditioners during the winter season.
3. This remarkable achievement calls for a celebration.
4. This spike in property prices forced us to hold off buying a new apartment.
5. Do you hold with people who live together before they get married?
6. We were held up by the traffic jam.
7. She likes to hold onto old clothes for some strange reason .
8. Hold out your hands. I am going to inspect your finger nails
9. The strikers held out until the management agreed to give them what they wanted.
10. Hold onto the rope. I am going to pull you up.
11. She is very ill. She can’t keep down even water.
12. The police kept the protesters back by blocking the road.
