Compound Verbs 2
Match the compound verbs on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- downgrade
- uphold
- outclass
- withstand
- underestimate
- offload
- overhang
- backfire
- outlast
- upbraid
- be strong enough not to be harmed by something
- stick out over and above something else
- reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
- take a load of goods off a ship, train or truck
- continue to exist for a longer time than something else
- be much better than sb you are competing against
- have a result opposite to what was planned
- think something is smaller, cheaper etc. than it really is
- reprove or reproach angrily
- confirm or support sth which has been questioned
