Advanced Vocabulary - Phrasal Verbs (MIXED) 2
Index
Complete each of the sentences with a verb from the box, making sure that it fits grammatically into the sentence.
ANSWERS
arrive at | dispose of | run after | fuss over | mope about | come across | fire away | come by | shine through | nose around
1)
Adam didn’t expect his wife to
while he was away on business.
2)
The landlord came in to tell us there was a private detective
yesterday.
3)
He was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of unlawful
a body.
4)
Despite growing demand, COVID-19 tests are hard to
on the South Shore.
5)
I'm thrilled to announce that the advisory committee has finally
a decision.
6)
She doesn't realise that
the children will only make them soft.
7)
'Do you mind if I ask you something, Greg?’ ‘OK then,
.’
8)
Musical talents began to
when Stephen Miller was twelve years old.
9)
She should spend more time studying and less time
boys.
10)
Digging in the garden, she
a piece of broken pottery that looked as if it might be Roman.
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Answers
1)
mope about
spend time walking around a place with no particular purpose
2)
nose around
*
try to find out information about someone or something
3)
dispose of
*
get rid of something; throw out or destroy
4)
come by
manage to get something that is rare or difficult to get
5)
arrive at sth
*
decide on or find something, especially after discussion and thought
6)
fuss over sb
*
pay a lot of attention to someone in a nervous or excited way
7)
fire away
used to tell somebody to begin to speak or ask a question
8)
shine through
(of a quality) to be easy to see or notice
9)
run after
*
try to have a romantic or sexual relationship with somebody
10)
come across
*
meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance
*
2) nosing around 3) disposing of 5) arrived at 6) fussing over 9) running after 10) came across