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

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.

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