Advanced Vocabulary - Phrasal Nouns 2
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Complete each of the sentences with a phrasal nouns from the box, making sure that it fits grammatically into the sentence.
ANSWERS
handover | go-ahead | blackout | downturn | lay-off | hold-up | outcry | bypass | kick-off | inlet
1)
We see that in some countries the economic
has indeed been extremely severe.
2)
A
is the method of starting and, in some cases, restarting play in a game of association football.
3)
Proposals for a major housing development in Stone Cross have been given the
by planners.
4)
A man has been arrested at a home at Bulli in connection with an armed
at a bank in Thirroul.
5)
A fjord is a long, narrow
of sea wedged between high cliffs, formed by a submerged glacial valley.
6)
Video footage of stray dogs being poisoned by municipal staff has sparked a public
in Lebanon.
7)
One year ago, protesters commemorated the anniversary of Britain's
of Hong Kong to China.
8)
Several neighborhoods in the Los Angeles area experienced
last night.
9)
Automakers respond by reducing production, which leads to
and reduced labour demand.
10)
A new tunnel is now being built as part of the
around the historic German town of Pirna.
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Answers
1)
downturn
a time when the economy becomes weaker
2)
kick-off
the start of a game of football (soccer)
3)
go-ahead
permission for somebody to start doing something
4)
hold-up
a robbery conducted with the use of threats or violence
5)
inlet
a small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river
6)
outcry
an angry protest by a lot of ordinary people
7)
handover
the process of giving responsibility for something to someone else
8)
blackout
a period of darkness caused by a failure of the electricity supply
9)
lay-off
stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do
10)
bypass
a road that passes around a city rather than through the centre