Keys 3

KEYS
1. Come/go/keep/be/look/make/take/give
1. I think it’s a stupid plan and I’ll be amazed if it comes off.
2. Jane was down with a cold last week, so she didn’t come to work.
3. The poor peasant was abashed, and was just about to get up and make off as fast
as he could.
4. I’ll take down the speeches in our court for practice
5. This house came down to me after my uncle died.
6. You give in, you lose your inner harmony, but no outer harmony is created out of
it.
7. His new book comes out next month.
8. He came up to me and asked me for a wallet.
9. She entwined her fingers with his and looked into his eyes.
10. It’ll just take a minute, and then we’ll be off.
11. Your violin playing is really coming on, isn’t it?
12. Shame on you! I was taken in by you so long!
13. This has been sent from heaven to make up for-what was taken away.
14. He didn’t see me. he just went by without saying a word.
15. Even though the risks were high, we went ahead with the project.
16. Let’s go shopping on Saturday. The sales are on at the moment.
17. To discuss the problem I should go into it.
18. In some disciplines, the German designers have permission (prospects) and can
look ahead a
year or two.
19. Don’t eat the pizza, it has gone off.
20. Lady Gaga has taken off over the last couple of years.
21. This shirt goes well with your dark brown costume.
22. The policemen made after the burglar.
23. The Belarusians are not very strong at keeping up old customs.
24. I’m sure she is keeping something back.
25. She looks to her mother for support.
26. So I hasten to give back my entrance ticket
27. In 1933 the Nazis took over in Germany.
28. Vessels that were not specially made for fishing, can be adapted and sent to fish
for a year or two.
29. Learning phrasal verbs is hard so you have to keep at it every day.
30. I read newspapers every day to keep up with the news.
31. Jane used to have difficulty with her school work, but she has been keeping ahead
for the past year.
32. I am through with Kate; she’s so selfish.
33. I think she has taken to coffee.
34. She gave herself out to be a foreigner.
35. He made over his house for use as a hospital in the war.
36. Come, Nelly, hold your tongue - it will be a treat for her to look in on us.
37. He is down with the flu.
38. She took all the problems upon herself.
39. The fire is out. That’s why it’s cold here.
2. Break/bring/carry
1. My car’s broken down, so I came by taxi.
2. The burglars broke in and stole the TV and video.
3. World War II broke out in 1939.
4. The crowd broke through the police barriers and attacked the hunters.
5. He broke into a run when he saw the police.
6. She broke off their engagement when she found out that he’d been
unfaithful.
7. Schools break up at the end of June for the summer holidays.
8. I’m sorry to break in on your conversation, but there’s a problem.
9. It may bring about a change of the Cabinet.
10. It brings back the memories.
11. The ministers agreed to bring down the price of oil.
12. I’ve brought forward the meeting to this week.
13. Every year they bring in a new fashion.
14. How did he manage to bring that off?
15. This brought on a bad cold.
16. They have just brought out a new small device.
17. He is not the one to be brought over easily.
18. She brought the conversation round to environmental protection.
19. I’m sure the doctor will bring her through.
20. The accident brought our family together.
21. There are some questions I would like to bring up at tomorrow’s meeting.
22. Don’t let me interrupt you, just carry on.
23. An attack of fever carried him off.
24. We all have certain duties and jobs to carry out.
25. They have to carry him through the crowd to the ambulance.
3. Do/drop/fall/get/give
1. The thieves give themselves up to the police.
2. She gives out to be an actress.
3. My father gave me away at my wedding.
4. Promise not to give away my secret.
5. We are getting up a party for the birthday.
6. How to get to Lenin Street?
7. When do you think you’ll get round to fixing the door?
8. He’s getting on well at school.
9. When I have more information, I’ll get back to you.
10. He’s always getting at his children.
11. I’m not doing anything this weekend. Our plans have fallen through.
12. She fell out with Peter because he came home late.
13. After a difficult day at work, Jill dropped off in front of the TV.
14. I’ll drop in for tea this week, I promise.
15. Nobody likes him because he’s always doing people down.
16. They bought an old house and had to spend a lot of money on doing it up.
17. The bedroom was done out in blue and looked very cold.
18. Sorry, I’ve done for your new dress.
19. Kate dropped back to fourth place when she fell off her bike.
20. I couldn’t walk fast and soon fell behind.
4. Go/keep/let/look/hold
1. He didn’t see me. I just went by without saying a word.
2. The police kept after the escaped prisoners until they caught.
3. The people are held down by repressive military.
4. When I have to travel on business, my parents usually look after my children.
5. Learning phrasal verbs is hard so you have to keep at it every day.
6. I have a front door key. I can let myself in.
7. Hundreds died when the liner went down.
8. She went in for the biking competition and won first prize.
9. Costs are getting out of control. We need to look at them closely.
10. The government is trying to keep prices down.
11. You can’t hold off much longer, you have to give him an answer.
12. I’ll let you off this time but if you do it again, you’ll be severely punished.
13. Don’t eat it, it has gone off.
14. She kept her secret from her parents and friends.
15. Don’t look down on him!
16. What’s going on outside? There’s a lot of noise.
17. Could you hold on please while I see if he’s available?
18. I was let out of prison after 5 years.
19. He started talking about it. I tried to keep off the theme.
20. Put some coal on the fire before it goes out.
21. I’m not sure my figures are accurate. Can we go over them again?
22. The English are very strong at keeping up old customs.
23. She looked round when she heard the noise behind her.
24. Whatever you say, I’ll hold to my opinion.
25. We’ll go out for a walk if the rain lets up.
26. My boss asked me to look into ways to do it more efficiently.
27. Has your work gone through yet?
28. You should buy that shirt. It will go well with your dark eyes.
29. She reads a newspaper every day to keep up with the news.
30. He doesn’t hold with the idea of building the new hotel there.
31. He looks to his father for support.
32. High rates of tax are holding back economic growth.
33. I need to let down my dress, it’s too short.
5. Make/Pay/Pull/Push/Put
1. He’s got enough money. He has put some aside.
2. The first estimate put the damage at $10000.
3. I’ve put all bad memories behind me.
4. His talking puts me off my work.
5. He was put out by her cries.
6. The price of petrol was pushed up because of the war.
7. You pushed ahead despite all the difficulties.
8. The workers pushed for a salary increase.
9. You have a lot of work to do. Push on.
10. Come and join us pulling up the chair.
11. The doctors tried in vain to pull him round.
12. The car pulled out in front of the bus.
13. With this money you’ll be able to pay off your debts.
14. I promise I’ll pay you back as soon as I can.
15. I miss my friend and feel we should make up.
16. She made out she was an actress when, in fact, she was a seller.
17. He’s so strange. I don’t know what to make of him.
18. Buy this dress. It’s made for you.
19. We can do this, if we all pull together.
20. Can you put the light off, please?