Complete the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb from the box below. Remember to use the correct tense or grammatical structure.
You don't need them all.
fall back on - face up to - put up with - go through with - catch up with - live up to - put down to - get out of - stand up to - add up to - cut back on - tie in with - come up with - do away with - get away with - keep up with - get back into - get round to - check up on - look forward to - look out for - burst in on - go in for
- I still haven't
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got round to
fixing that tap.(to do something that you have intended to do for a long time)
- It all
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added up to
a lot of hard work for all of us. (to have a particular result or effect)
- The government has announced plans to to
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cut back on
defence spending by 10% next year. (Reduce expenditure)
- Wages are failing to
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keep up with
inflation. (do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing)
- When my younger daughter told me she was bored, I told her that she should
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go in for
some sort of sport. (to do something regularly, or to enjoy something)
- They sold their house because they couldn't
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put up with
the noise from the motorway. (to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly)
- He spent the entire night thinking and in the end
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come up with
a brilliant idea. (to suggest or think of an idea or plan
)
- I was having a confidential talk with the doctor when the receptionist
____ ____ ___
burst in on
us and started asking questions.(to enter a room suddenly and without warning, interrupting the people or activity inside)
- When the business failed, we had to
____ ____ ___
fall back on
our savings.(to use something for help because no other choice is available)
- Computerization has enabled us to
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do away with
a lot of paperwork. (to get rid of something or stop using something)
- I don't want to do the exam now but I'd better
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go through with
it. (to do something unpleasant or difficult that has already been agreed or promised)
- I have to
____ ____ ___
catch up with
Freda when I'm in Berlin. I haven't seen her for years. (meet someone you know, after not seeing them for a period of time)
- The show was timed to
____ ____ ___
tie in with
the National protection of Animal Week. (to plan an event or activity so that it combines with or happens at the same time as another, or to be planned in this way)
- She
____ ____ ___
faced up to
the fact that she would have to do the important presentation herself, so she immediately contacted her personal assistant to ask her to see about postponing her meeting for the next day. (accepted that a difficult situation existed)
- She's not afraid to
____ ____ ___
stand up to
senior members of staff if she thinks they're wrong about something.(to defend yourself against a powerful person or organization when they treat you unfairly)