Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1The thieves ............... through the back door.
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"Got in" means entered a place, especially without permission.
2As we didn't have the key, we couldn't ...............
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"Let ourselves in" means opened the door and entered by ourselves.
3They checked ............... immediately after they arrived at the hotel.
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"In" completes the phrasal verb "checked in" at a hotel.
4They are moving ............... their new apartment next week.
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"Into" shows movement from outside to inside the new apartment.
5Janet dropped ............... to see us in the afternoon.
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"In" completes the phrasal verb "dropped in", meaning made a short informal visit.
6He told me that he loved me, and I believed him. I was completely ...............
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"Taken in" means deceived or fooled.
7As she does not enjoy cooking, she eats ............... very often.
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"Out" completes the phrasal verb "eats out", meaning eats in a restaurant.
8He dropped ............... college, and it upset his parents.
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"Out of" completes the phrasal verb "dropped out of", meaning left college before finishing.
9I absolutely loved that picture, so I cut ............... and framed it.
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"It out" completes "cut it out", meaning removed the picture by cutting around it.
10If you write in pencil, you can easily rub ............... mistakes.
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"Out" completes the phrasal verb "rub out", meaning remove pencil marks.
11The water is very deep here. Don't dive ...............
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"In" completes the phrasal verb "dive in", meaning jump into water.
12They have bought a new apartment. They are moving ............... next week.
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"In" completes the phrasal verb "moving in", meaning starting to live in a new home.
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- The thieves got in through the back door.
- As we didn’t have the key, we couldn’t let ourselves in.
- They checked in immediately after they arrived at the hotel.
- They are moving into their new apartment next week.
- Janet dropped in to see us in the afternoon.
- He told me that he loved me, and I believed him. I was completely taken in.
- As she does not enjoy cooking, she eats out very often.
- He dropped out of college, and it upset his parents.
- I absolutely loved that picture, so I cut it out and framed it.
- If you write in pencil, you can easily rub out mistakes.
- The water is very deep here. Don’t dive in.
- They have bought a new apartment. They are moving in next week.