Match the phrasal verbs on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- stand for
- scrape by
- play with
- ascribe sth to sb
- tag along
- fall about
- gloss over sth
- consist of
- whittle away at sth
- wade through
- go somewhere with someone else although you are not needed
- try doing something in different ways to decide what works best
- gradually reduce the size or importance of something
- be an abbreviation or symbol of something
- deal with or read something that is boring and takes a lot of time
- laugh without being able to stop
- manage to live on the money you have, but with difficulty
- avoid talking about something unpleasant
- be formed from the people or things mentioned
- refer to a supposed cause, source, or author