Two- and Three-Part Verbs (aka Phrasal Verbs)

Phrasal verbs are mainly used in spoken English and informal texts. (The more formal a conversation or text, the less phrasal verbs are
found.) Phrasal verbs consist of a verb plus particle(s) (preposition, adverb). The particle can change the meaning of the verb
completely, e.g.: look up consult a reference book (look a word up in a dictionary), look for seek (look for her ring),
look forward to anticipate with pleasure (look forward to meeting someone) https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/phrasal-verbs

_______ 1. Hes been smoking too much. He really needs to cut down.
_______ 2. The company had to cut off the electricity because the bill was unpaid.
_______ 3. He kept teasing me, so finally I told him to cut it out.
_______ 4. He is working hard because he really wants to get ahead in his career.
_______ 5. She is such a nice person that she is easily able to get along with everyone.
_______ 6. Could you explain a little more clearly? I really dont understand what you are trying to get at.
_______ 7. When he stole some money from her, she really wanted to do something to get back at him.
_______ 8. We have enough money to get by for a few months; we wont have a lot of extras, but we will survive.
_______ 9. She was sick for several weeks, but now she has started to get over it.
_______ 10. There are too many clothes in my closet. I need to get rid of some of them.
Definitions (1-10):
A. stop it
B. imply

C. recover from
D. decrease it

E. be friendly
F. manage

G. advance
H. throw away

I. stop the supply of

J. get revenge against

_______ 11. He read the untrue stories about himself in the newspaper, but he tried not to react.
He just tried to brush it off.
_______ 12. I havent played Scrabble in quite some time. Ill have to brush up on the rules before we play.
_______ 13. While we were walking in the mountains, we were lucky enough to come across a waterfall.
It was quite a surprise to find such a beautiful thing.
_______ 14. She is not feeling well; she thinks she is about to come down with the flu.
_______ 15. While Im on my trip, do you think you could look after my cats?
_______ 16. The police detective was not sure how the crime was committed. She decided to look into it further.
_______ 17. Here is my application. Could you take a few moments to look it over?
_______ 18. The brother always used to pick on his younger sister. His favorite tricks were to pull her hair,
tease her, or scare her.
_______ 19. You have tried on three dresses, but you cant afford all of them. Youll have to pick out just one.
_______ 20. Could you pick me up after school today? Ill wait for you out in front of the school.
Definitions (11-20):
A. take care of
B. review; relearn

C. choose
D. get sick with

E. look at it briefly
F. bother

G. not let it have an effect

H. unexpectedly find

I. come and get

J. investigate