Phrasal Verbs Quiz

Phrasal Verbs

• To be about means to be the subject or topic of something.
• To be away means to be absent from a place.
• To be back means to return to a place.
• To be for means to be intended for a specific purpose.
• To be on means to be featured on a television program.
• To be from means to originate from a specific place.
• To be like means to be similar to something else.
• To be over means to be finished or completed.
• To be through means to be finished with something.
• To be with means to be in the company of someone.
• To be up means to be happening or occurring.
• To be off means to leave or depart.
• To be around means to be present in a place.
• To be into means to be interested in or enthusiastic about something.
• To be after means to want or desire something.

Phrasal Verbs with "Come"

• To come in means to enter a place.
• To come before means to precede something in time or order.
• To come around means to visit someone.
• To come forward means to volunteer information or assistance.
• To come across means to find something by chance.
• To come out means to be published or released.
• To come to means to become something.
• To come on means to hurry or encourage someone.
• To come off means to detach or succeed.
• To come along means to accompany someone.
• To come into means to inherit something.
• To come up means to be mentioned or discussed.
• To come about means to happen or occur.
• To come from means to originate from a place.
• To come back means to return.

Phrasal Verbs with "Get"

• To get across means to cross over something.
• To get away with means to escape punishment for something.
• To get on means to board a vehicle.
• To get to means to arrive at a place.
• To get round means to find a way to overcome a problem.
• To get into means to become involved in something.
• To get behind means to support someone or something.
• To get down means to descend or lower something.
• To get over means to recover from something.
• To get in means to enter a place.
• To get back means to regain something or to retreat.
• To get up means to rise from a sitting or lying position.
• To go off means to stop working, to spoil or to become disliked.
• To go round means to circulate or to be sufficient for everyone.
• To go through means to examine something carefully or to experience something difficult.
• To go without means to abstain from something.
• To go over means to examine something again.
• To go away means to leave a place.
• To go with means to harmonize or match something.
• To go on means to continue or to hurry someone.

Phrasal Verbs with "Take"

• To take out means to subscribe to a service.
• To take up means to become interested in something or to engage in a discussion.
• To take over means to assume control of something.
• To take after means to resemble or act like someone.
• To take in means to be deceived by something or to convince someone of something.
• To take on means to assume a role or responsibility.
• To take down means to remove or lower something.
• To take off means to depart or become successful.
• To take back means to return something or to retract a statement.

Phrasal Verbs with "Call, Cut, Come, Fight, Get, Go, Put, Ring, Tip, Hold"

• To call off means to cancel something.
• To cut off means to interrupt or separate something.
• To come off means to be successful.
• To fight off means to resist something.
• To get off means to disembark from a vehicle.
• To go off means to spoil or to explode.
• To put off means to postpone something.
• To ring off means to end a phone call.
• To tip off means to warn someone about something.
• To hold off means to delay something.

Phrasal Verbs with "Go, Drive, Swim, Jump, Cycle, Climb, Ski, Skate, Fly, Walk, Sail, Run, Throw, Shine, Shout"

• To go up means to increase or to travel upwards.
• To go down means to decrease or to travel downwards.
• To go into means to enter a place or to become involved in something.
• To go out means to exit a place.
• To go onto means to board a vehicle.
• To go off means to depart from a place.
• To go around means to circulate or to visit places.
• To go across means to cross over something.
• To go through means to pass through something.
• To go away means to leave a place.
• To go back means to return to a place.
• To drive up means to drive towards a higher location.
• To drive through means to drive across a location.
• To swim across means to swim across a body of water.
• To swim around means to swim in a circular motion.
• To jump onto means to leap onto something.
• To jump into means to leap into something.
• To cycle into means to ride a bicycle into a place.
• To cycle up means to ride a bicycle upwards.
• To climb down means to descend something.
• To climb over means to climb over something.
• To ski around means to ski in a circular motion.
• To ski away means to ski away from a place.
• To skate off means to skate away from a place.
• To skate on means to skate on a surface.
• To fly over means to fly above something.
• To fly out of means to fly away from a place.
• To walk through means to walk across a location.
• To walk back means to walk back to a place.
• To fall out of means to fall from a place.
• To sail away means to set sail from a place.
• To sail across means to sail across a body of water.
• To run back means to run to a place.
• To run down means to run downwards.
• To fall off means to fall from something.
• To throw into means to throw something inside something.
• To throw through means to throw something across a location.
• To shine through means to shine brightly.
• To shine down means to shine from a higher location.
• To shout up means to shout upwards.
• To shout back means to shout in reply.

Phrasal Verbs with "Help, Push, Pass, Drop, Shoot, Pull"

• To help across means to help someone cross a location.
• To help onto means to help someone board something.
• To push around means to push someone around.
• To push off means to push someone away from something.
• To pass down means to pass something downwards.
• To pass across means to pass something across a location.
• To drop onto means to drop something onto something.
• To drop into means to drop something into something.
• To shoot over means to shoot something across something.
• To shoot up means to shoot something upwards.
• To pull off means to succeed in something.
• To pull out means to remove something from a place.

Phrasal Verbs with "Carry, Hit, Kick"

• To carry out of means to take something out of a place.
• To carry around means to take something around.
• To hit back means to hit someone in retaliation.
• To hit over means to hit something across a location.
• To hit away means to hit something away from something.
• To kick away means to kick something away from something.
• To kick over means to kick something across something.

1. To bring in: introduir una nova llei // entrar en vigor

2. To break in: colar-se en algun lloc // entrar a robar Ex: casa

3. To buy in: provisionar (menjar en grans quantitats)

4. To call in: fer una visita curta

5. To deal in: vendre/comprar certs productes

6. To dig in: dir a algú que comenci a menjar (inf)

7. To draw in: fer-se de nit aviat // s’escurça

8. To get in: comprar (perquè falta)

9. To give in: rendir-se / cedir

10. To go in: desaparèixer darrere un núvol

11. To hand in: entregar (personalment)

12. To keep in: controlar alguna cosa (sentiments, tu mateix…)

13. To show in: fer entrar a algú i dirigir-lo cap a…// ensenyar el camí

14. To stay in: quedar-se a casa (no sortir a gaudir)

15. To trade in: donar alguna cosa a canvi d'una d'un millor preu (vendre?) // bescanviar

16. To break down: deixar de funcionar (estropearse/espatllar-se)

17. To come down: baixa/da/ de preus

18. To cut down: reduir el (consum d’alguna cosa)

19. To get down: baixar (d’algun lloc)

20. To let down: decebre

21. To lie down: estirar-se

22. To look down: creure’s superior, mirar amb inferioritat als altres // Menysprear

23. To put down:

    1. Reprimir, sofocar // Aturar (mitjançant la força manifestacions, govern…)

    2. Deixar la cosa que portaves en algun lloc

24. To stand down: dimitir

25. To take down: despenjar

26. To track down: localitzar, rastrejar

27. To turn down: rebutjar

28. To wear down: erosionar

29. To write down: anotar

30. To break in: entrar a robar

31. To call in: hacer una visita corta

32. To chop down: talar

33. To come off: caerse, salirse, sacarse

34. To cut out: cortar, recortar

35. To drop out: caer

36. To get off: bajar de, salir de

37. To go in: desaparecer, taparse

38. To lie down: estirarse

39. To put down: dejar (ir)

40. To see off: despedirse

41. To stay away: no ir, faltar, (absentar-se)

42. To take away: sacar, llevarse (emportar-se)

43. To take out: sacar a pasear

44. To throw away: tirar, lanzar a (la basura)

45. To cut out: recortar

46. To drop out: dejar, abandonar

47. To dry out: secarse

48. To fall out: discutirse (y dejarse de llevar)

49. To help out: ayudar, hacer voluntariado

50. To pass out: desmayarse

51. To pick out: reconocer

52. To rub out: borrar

53. To show out: acompañar a la salida

54. To slip out: escaparse un momento? (escapolir-se (un moment))

55. To stand out: destacar

56. To take sm1 out: invitar 

57. To throw out: tirar

58. To wipe out: hacer desaparecer (liquidar)

59. To work out: “sortir-se’n (funcionar

60. To break away (from): dejar de ser parte de un grupo (por un desacuerdo?), separarse de un grupo

61. To fade away:  perder intensidad hasta desaparecer

62. To frighten away: “foragitar”??? (asustar para que se vayan?)

63. To look away: mirar hacia otro lado

64. To run away: escaparse corriendo/irse

65. To send away:  hacer irse/hacer fuera

66. To slip away: irse silenciosamente

67. To stay away: no presentarse, absentarse

68. To take away: comida para llevar

69. To tow away: llevarse un vehículo la grúa

70. To blow up

    1. Ampliar la foto

    2. Inflar

71. To break off

    1. Romper/separar

    2. Romper una relación

72. To bump into

    1. Encontrarse por casualidad

    2. Topar/chocar

73. To cover up

    1. Tapar

    2. Encubrir/esconder

74. To give away

    1. Dejar

    2. Regalar

75. To look up

    1. Mirar hacia arriba

    2. Buscar información

76. To make up

    1. Maquillarse

    2. Inventarse

77. To run across

    1. Correr a través

    2. Toparse con algo que no esperabas encontrar

78. To see through

    1. Ver las intenciones

    2. Ver a través 

79. To take back

    1. Devolver

    2. Retirar una cosa que se ha dicho

80. To cut down

    1. Talar/cortar

    2. Recortar/reducir

81. To fall out

    1. Caer (fuera)

    2. Discutirse

82. To fall through

    1. Caer a través, adentro, caer por dentro

    2. Fracasar

83. To go off

    1. Ponerse malo (fer-se malbé)

    2. Dejar de gustar (lo has abandonado)

84. To go out

    1. Salir (de fiesta)

    2. Apagarse (un fuego)

85. To hang up

    1. Colgar (la ropa)

    2. Colgar (una llamada)

86. To look into

    1. Mirar a los ojos (profundamente)

    2. Buscar, investigar

87. To make up

    1. Inventarse

    2. Reconcilarse

88. To put off

    1. Me desagrada (em fa tirar enrere)

    2. Posponer

89. To stand for

    1. Significar, quiere decir

    2. Aceptar, tolerar (recolzar-ho?)

90. Come off

    1. Conseguir un resultado

    2. Quedar de una manera, (salir como/así)

91. Switch off

    1. Apagar el interrupto/la luz

    2. Desconcetar

92. Take off

    1. “Enlairar-se”

    2. Sacarse (treure’s)

93. Blow up

    1. Destruir, hacer explotar (una casa, debido a la explosión)

    2. Inflar

94. Go out

    1. Salir

    2. Apagarse, extinguirse

95. Put back

    1. Retrasar (endarrerir) el reloj

    2. Volver a su sitio, devolver

Unit 2

1. Have a bee in his bonnet: be obsessed with an idea, estar obsesionado con algo.

2. Drop a brick: to say smth tackless that causes embarrassment, meter la pata.

3. Blow his own trumpet: to show off and say how good you are, tirarse flores.

4. Begin to smell a rat: to suspect that smth is wrong, oler a chamusquina/esto huele a gato encerrado (fa mala espina).

5. Look daggers: to look at sm1 in a furious way, fulminar con la mirada/lanzar una mirada asesina.

6. Know smth like the back of his hand: to know a place very well, saberselo como la plama de mi mano/conocer algo como…

7. Be far too tight-fisted: to be very mean =/ generous, tacaño/puño agarrado (ser de la virgen del puño).

8. Be the last straw: to have enough of something/to accomulate so many negative things that you give up, la gota que colma el vaso/colmó.

9. (has a quick temper and easily)(fly) Flies off the handle: to get furious easily, perder los papeles/estribos.

10. Have far too much on my plate: to have a lot of things to do/to think about, estar hasta arriba de cosas.

Unit 3

11. Drop sm1 a line: to tell sm1 you know news about you when you’re away, dar señales de vida.

12. Get cold feet: become discouraged, tirarse para atrás (fer un pas enrere, fer-se enrere).

13. (I’d like) To sleep on it: consultarlo/hablarlo con la almohada.

14. Not really my cup of tea: smth you don’t like, no es mi estilo.

15. Get the hang: to get the hang of how smth goes, cogerle el tranquillo/truco.

Unit 4

16. Be out of practice: you need to train, falta de práctica (estar rovellat)

17. (I wouldn’t move there) Not for all the tea in China: ni por todo el dinero/oro del mundo.

18. Be on the tip of my tongue:  you know smth but can’t reproduce it, tener algo en la punta de la lengua.

19. Put smth on inside out: ponerse algo del revés ???

20. (You’ve) Hit the nail on the head: say exactly the right answer, dar en el clavo/lo has clavado.

21. Keep my fingers crossed: to wish good luck, cruzar los dedos.

22. Keep your chin up: anímate…??

Unit 5

23. Come out of (his) shell: to stop being in the comfort zone/shy, salir del caparazón.

24. Potatoes in their jacket: potatoes eaten in a BBQ with skin, patates al caliu.

25. Have a terrible hangover: tener resaca.

26. Look in every nook and cranny: look everywhere carefully for smth, buscar/mirar en cada rincón.

27. The only fly in the ointment: there’s a minor disadvantage, la única pega.

28. Be a bit of a wet blanket: they spoil fun, ser un aguafiestas (ser un xafa guitarres).

29. Have a soft spot for: have a weakness for sm1/smth, ser la niña de sus/mis hojos (ser la nineta dels seus ulls).

Idioms of comparison 1

30. Be as silent as the grave (in there): silencio sepulcral/matador.

31. Be as right as rain: estar perfecto.

32. Be as strong as a horse: ser fuerte como un toro/roble.

33. Be as thin as a rake: estar como un palo/fideo

34. (She went) As white as a sheet: be scared/frightened, quedarse blanco como el papel del susto (si fuese blanco de color de piel o pálido se usa MILK).

35. Remain as cool as a cucumber: nothing affects you, ser más fresco que una rosa, se queda tan pancho

36. Be as deaf as a post: “sord com una tàpia”

37.  Be as different as chalk from cheese: ser com la nit i el dia, se semblen com un ou a una castanya.

38.  Be as gentle as a lamb: inofensivo, és manyac (inofensiu).

39.  Be as good as gold: són un tros de pa (angelets).

40.  Be as light as a feather: pes ploma, ser lleuger com una ploma