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A company is restructuring, and several employees are let go. Which phrasal verb best describes this situation?
A company is restructuring, and several employees are let go. Which phrasal verb best describes this situation?
- Look after
- Redundancy (correct)
- Find out
- Pick up
In the context of a rescue operation after a natural disaster, which word best describes the action of saving people from danger?
In the context of a rescue operation after a natural disaster, which word best describes the action of saving people from danger?
- Rescue (correct)
- Redundancy
- Relief
- Disaster
Imagine you unexpectedly encountered an old friend while traveling abroad. Which phrasal verb describes this meeting?
Imagine you unexpectedly encountered an old friend while traveling abroad. Which phrasal verb describes this meeting?
- Saw off
- Sort out
- Run into (correct)
- Set out
You are trying to resolve a complex technical issue at work. Which phrasal verb indicates that you are seeking a solution to this problem?
You are trying to resolve a complex technical issue at work. Which phrasal verb indicates that you are seeking a solution to this problem?
After a long illness, a patient is finally recovering and feeling better. Which phrasal verb describes this recovery process?
After a long illness, a patient is finally recovering and feeling better. Which phrasal verb describes this recovery process?
In a crime scene investigation, what is the most accurate term for dead bodies found at the location?
In a crime scene investigation, what is the most accurate term for dead bodies found at the location?
A senior citizen has retired from their lifelong profession. Which term accurately describes this individual?
A senior citizen has retired from their lifelong profession. Which term accurately describes this individual?
An athlete suffers an injury during a competition, resulting in a severely twisted joint. Which of the following terms accurately describes this injury?
An athlete suffers an injury during a competition, resulting in a severely twisted joint. Which of the following terms accurately describes this injury?
Flashcards
Pick up
Pick up
To take someone or something in a car.
Look after
Look after
To care for someone or something.
Find out
Find out
To learn or discover something.
Set out
Set out
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Run into
Run into
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Came across
Came across
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Corpses
Corpses
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Splay
Splay
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Study Notes
- Phrasal verbs, words and phrases
- Meaning of each word/phrase
Phrasal Verbs
- Pick up: Take someone or something in a car
- Look after: Take care of something or someone
- Find out: Discover
- Ploughed into: Clashed into
- Reveal: Give away
- Relief: Comfortable
- Redundancy: Lose a job
- Rescue: Saved
- Disaster: Problem
- Pros & Cons: Advantages & disadvantages
- Gave up: Left
- Set out: Start
- Stopped off: Stayed
- Getting by: Managing to survive
- Bringing together: Combining
- Run into: Meet by chance
- Came across: Met or found by chance
- Sort out: Find an answer to a problem
- Got over: Felt well or happy again after
- Saw off: Said goodbye
- Dropped off: Let someone out of your car
Words/Phrases
- Corpses: Dead bodies
- Splay: Throw liquid over something
- Unconscious: Faint
- Dreadful: Terrible
- Adolescent: Teenager
- Pensioner: Retired
- Nuisance: Annoyed
- Hidden: You can't see it
- Traitors: People who don't keep secrets
- Spoiled: Made worse
- Routines: Performances
- Sprained his wrist
- Twisted his ankle
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Description
Definitions of phrasal verbs and general vocabulary. Includes meanings for phrases like 'pick up', 'look after', 'find out', and words like 'corpses', 'splay', and 'unconscious'. Helps expand vocabulary and improve understanding of common phrases.
