English Vocabulary in Use Advance (Unit 95: Brushing up on phrasal verbs)


These sentences use some other phrasal verbs. Can you work out what the verbs mean from the context? Match the phrasal verbs in the sentences with the definitions in the box.

delay explode abolish
waste time not tell criticise
occur start to work
  1. Most of the students say they would like to (do away with) school uniform.
  2. The new arrangements won’t (kick in) till next month.
  3. Stop (messing around) – go and tidy your room.
  4. Problems always seem to (crop up) at the most inconvenient times.
  5. These complications will (set) the building work (back) by several weeks.
  6. However hard he tries, his teacher always seems to (run) him (down).
  7. I heard the bomb (go off) at midday.
  8. It’s foolish to (hold) something so important (back) from your partner.


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