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D.Education
02PRphv Phrasal Verbs

Dimitris Sclias

Fill in the blanks with a preposition to form the right phrasal verb.

1. act up = to behave awkwardly or badly, 2. answer (sb) back to speak rudely to sb
3. answer back = to defend oneself, 4. answer for = to be responsible for sth
5. answer to = to be under the command of sb, 6. back down = to cease to oppose
7. back out of = to withdraw from, 8. back up = to support
9. be beneath sb = to be demeaning, 10. be down on = to be hostile to sb
11. be down with = to be ill (with a disease), 12. be in for it = to be about to receive punishment/trouble
13. be in with = to be in favour with; share secrets with, 14. be into = (informal) to take an interest in sth
15. be off = (1) to cease to want or be interested in sth, (2) to have come loose, detached from sth
(3) to stay away from work/school (4) to cancel (5) to be bad, unhealthy ( food)
16. be on = to be shown on television, at the cinema etc
17. be out = (1) to be in bloom (2) to be extinguished (3) to be removed
(4) to be absent (from home or work) (5) to be wrong in calculation (6) to be unfashionable
18. be up to = (1) to do (2) to depend on, 19. bear on = to be relevant to
20. bear with = to tolerate


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question 1

1. After they had accused him of stealing the watch, the little child answered with a statement which proved his innocence. (out, back)
2. It's obvious that this article bears
this case. (on, up)
3. If you can bear
me a little longer, I will explain everything. (with, for)
4. The head waiter answers
the restaurant manager directly. (to, at)
5. Whenever her father is trying to give her some advice, she is always answering him

(back, up)
6. Go on with your plan, and I will back you
whatever happens. (on, up)
7. The flowers have been
for a few days now. (up, out)
8. Mr Black has got a lot of advantages because he is in
the administration of the board of education.(for, with)
9. John must have been up
something because he seems to be very anxious. (to, on)
10. Is there anything good
TV tonight ?(to, on)
11. Mr. Smith had to back
with his plans because he faced great opposition. (out, down)
12. The terrible criminal will answer
his crimes in the supreme court. (back, for)
13. I think something must be wrong with him because he has been acting
all day. (on, up)
14. Mrs Snob feels it is
her to speak with poor people.(under, beneath)
15. The old man is very ill and he has been
his food for a week. (of, off)
16. Peter doesn't smoke, so he looks
on people who smoke. (out, down)
17. Children should avoid crisps, they must be
healthy foods. (on, into)
18. She will be in
it, when her husband discovers that she spent all the money on cards. (out, for)
19. It's terrible weather and a lot of people have come
with the flu this year. (up, down)
20. It's up to you, you can back
of the deal now.(up, out)

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