Phrasal Verbs in Cosmetics: Enhance Your English Quiz

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What does 'see through' mean in the context provided?

To discover something hidden (correct)

To look through a transparent object

To summon someone

To set aside something

In what context is 'send for' used according to the text?

To allocate resources

To start a series of events

To begin a process

To ask for help (correct)

When summer 'sets in', what happens according to the text?

A series of events start

Summer begins

Reptiles come out of hibernation (correct)

The verdict of the lower court is set aside

What does 'set off' imply from the examples given?

To enhance natural grace through cosmetics Signup and view all the answers

What does 'set about' mean in the context provided?

Start doing something Signup and view all the answers

How is 'break through' best defined?

To discover a secret Signup and view all the answers

What does the phrase 'break out' mean?

To spread, like war or an epidemic Signup and view all the answers

When someone 'breaks up with' another person, what does it typically mean?

To quarrel and end a relationship Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'bring about'?

To cause to happen Signup and view all the answers

In the context provided, what does 'call at' refer to?

To visit a place to meet Signup and view all the answers

'Call on' as used in the text, means to:

Go and visit a person Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'take up' something?

Start a hobby or study Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase means to 'switch off'?

Turn on Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when something 'tells upon' someone?

Affect adversely Signup and view all the answers

To 'take for' something means to:

Suppose to be, identify Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'turn down' a request?

Reject, strike down Signup and view all the answers

'Taken aback' means to:

Become surprised Signup and view all the answers

What does the phrase 'cast down' mean in the given context?

To feel dejected or downcast Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes 'come about' based on the text?

To happen Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'cut up' in the context provided?

To feel distressed Signup and view all the answers

In what way can someone 'carry on' according to the text?

To continue something despite difficulties Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'catch up with' as used in the text?

To make up for a deficiency Signup and view all the answers

'Cut off' in the given context means:

To discontinue something Signup and view all the answers

What does 'fall back on' mean?

Depend on Signup and view all the answers

In the context provided, what is the meaning of 'get away'?

Escape Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'fall through' based on the text?

To remain incomplete, fail Signup and view all the answers

What does 'get at' mean in the text?

Reach, understand Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'fall out' as used in the passage?

Quarrel Signup and view all the answers

Based on the text, what does 'get ahead' refer to?

Go forward Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Phrasal Verbs with "Set"

See off: to accompany someone to the point of departure, e.g., "I saw her off at the airport."
See through: to discover someone's hidden intentions or to understand something clearly, e.g., "Man has grown so clever that it is difficult to see through his tricks."
Send for: to ask someone to come to a place, e.g., "She sent for a doctor when her husband fell ill."
Set about: to start doing something, e.g., "As soon as she reached home, she set about calling up her friends."
Set aside: to allocate or reserve something, e.g., "The high court set aside the verdict of the lower court in this sensitive matter."
Set in: to begin, e.g., "As soon as the summer sets in, the reptiles come out of hibernation."
Set off: to start a series of events or to improve something, e.g., "Cosmetics set off the natural grace."

Phrasal Verbs with "Break"

Break out: to spread or erupt, e.g., "Corona broke out in almost every part of the country."
Break through: to achieve a significant breakthrough or to discover something, e.g., "There is no hope of break through in the murder case."
Break up: to terminate or discontinue, e.g., "The college will break up next week for summer vacation."
Break up with: to end a relationship, e.g., "After long and fruitful friendship, the two friends broke up with each other."

Phrasal Verbs with "Bring"

Bring about: to cause something to happen, e.g., "The administration helped to bring about a peaceful settlement."
Bring out: to explain or publish, e.g., "When asked to explain, she could not bring out the meaning of the poem."
Bring round: to make someone agree or to bring someone to senses, e.g., "I was able to bring my mother round to my views with great difficulty."
Bring up: to rear or educate, e.g., "Fathers are beginning to play a bigger role in bringing up their children."

Phrasal Verbs with "Call"

Call at: to visit a place, e.g., "I called at the residence of my boss yesterday."
Call for: to require or demand, e.g., "For the unity of the country, discipline among the people is called for."
Call in/call out: to send for help, e.g., "The police were called in without delay by the residents."
Call off: to suspend or abandon, e.g., "We decided to call off the strike."
Call on: to visit someone, e.g., "It is a tradition for the prime minister to call on the President."
Call out: to ask for help, e.g., "The NSG team was called out to control the situation."
Call up: to telephone or recall, e.g., "Many of my friends called me up to congratulate me."
Call upon: to appeal or exhort, e.g., "He was called upon to prove the correctness of the press reports."

Phrasal Verbs with "Carry"

Carry away: to lose control or be swept away, e.g., "On hearing the news of success, he was carried away by joy."
Carry on: to continue, e.g., "Now it is difficult to carry on this business in the teeth of stiff competition."
Carry out: to perform or execute, e.g., "We are carrying out market survey."

Phrasal Verbs with "Cast"

Cast away: to throw away, e.g., "We usually give our servants the old clothes which we cast away."
Cast down: to feel dejected or cast down, e.g., "Now-a-days he is cast down as a result of his failure in the examination."
Cast off: to release or remove, e.g., "Organization must cast off old-fashioned practices in order to survive."

Phrasal Verbs with "Catch"

Catch up with: to make up for deficiency or to overtake, e.g., "He remained ill for many days but caught up with the pending work very soon."
Catch up: to learn or understand, e.g., "It took her some time to catch up with the new technology."

Phrasal Verbs with "Come"

Come about: to happen, e.g., "It is not good that such an unfortunate accident came about."
Come across: to meet by chance, e.g., "I came across my old friend in the market yesterday."
Come by: to get or acquire, e.g., "How have you come by such a precious diamond?"
Come off: to take place as arranged or to fade, e.g., "I was surprised to see that plaster had come off the walls."
Come over: to get over or overcome, e.g., "You can come over your problems by honest means."
Come round: to agree or recover from illness, e.g., "My father at first refused to let me continue study but he came round in the end."

Phrasal Verbs with "Cope"

Cope with: to manage or deal with, e.g., "They coped with all their problems cheerfully."

Phrasal Verbs with "Cut"

Cut down: to curtail or reduce, e.g., "Since you are out of job these days, you must cut down your expenditure."
Cut off: to discontinue or die, e.g., "Gas supplies have now been cut off."
Cut out: to be suitable for, e.g., "He is cut out for an administrative career."
Cut out: to take a piece from the whole, e.g., "He cut out a piece of the cake and put it in my plate."

Phrasal Verbs with "Drop"

Drop in: to visit someone, e.g., "I dropped in at my friend's home and continued to college."
Drop out: to retire or withdraw, e.g., "She could not qualify for the selection as she dropped out while the race was in progress."

Phrasal Verbs with "Fall"

Fall back: to retreat or depend on, e.g., "The rioters fell back when the police arrived."
Fall back on: to rely on, e.g., "You must save money to fall back on it in old age."
Fall off: to decrease or get separated, e.g., "In the wake of pandemic, the admissions in the school have fallen off."
Fall out: to quarrel, e.g., "The two friends appear to have fallen out over a minor issue."
Fall in with: to agree with, e.g., "Instead of challenging the lie, she fell in with their views."
Fall through: to remain incomplete or fail, e.g., "For want of sufficient funds, your new project is likely to fall through."

Phrasal Verbs with "Follow"

Follow up: to pursue or investigate, e.g., "The idea has been followed up by a group of researchers."

Phrasal Verbs with "Get"

Get ahead: to go forward or make progress, e.g., "You can get ahead of your rivals only by hard work."
Get along: to be friendly, e.g., "They just can't get along together because of temperamental differences."
Get at: to reach or understand, e.g., "It is very difficult to get at the truth."
Get away: to escape or leave, e.g., "They got away on a scooter."

Phrasal Verbs with "Take"

Take down: to write, e.g., "She was busy in taking down the dictation which the teacher was giving."
Take off: to remove or improve, e.g., "It is difficult for Indian economy to take off in the absence of heavy investment."
Take over: to take responsibility, e.g., "The agency tried to take over another company."
Take up: to start a hobby or occupation, e.g., "He has taken up modelling as a career."

Phrasal Verbs with "Tell"

Tell upon: to affect adversely, e.g., "I have warned him that heavy work will tell upon his health."
Take in: to deceive, e.g., "For all your intelligence, you are likely to be taken in by impostors."
Take for: to suppose or identify, e.g., "I took the scoundrel for a noble person."
Take aback: to be surprised, e.g., "I was taken aback to hear of the news of his failure."

Phrasal Verbs with "Talk"

Talk over: to discuss a matter, e.g., "I agreed to go home and talk over the matter."

Phrasal Verbs with "Turn"

Turn down: to reject or refuse, e.g., "I turned down the request of my friend to go to Shimla."
Turn off: to stop or switch off, e.g., "Please make it a point to turn off the water tap before you go out."
Turn on: to switch on or start, e.g., "She turned on the shower to take a bath."
Turn over: to change or capsize, e.g., "The boat turned over and ten people were drowned."

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