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



  1. I still haven't
    ____ ____ ___
    got round to
    fixing that tap.(to do something that you have intended to do for a long time)

  2. It all
    ____ ____ ___
    added up to
    a lot of hard work for all of us. (to have a particular result or effect)

  3. The government has announced plans to to
    ____ ____ ___
    cut back on
    defence spending by 10% next year. (Reduce expenditure)

  4. Wages are failing to
    ____ ____ ___
    keep up with
    inflation. (do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing)

  5. When my younger daughter told me she was bored, I told her that she should
    ____ ____ ___
    go in for
    some sort of sport. (to do something regularly, or to enjoy something)

  6. They sold their house because they couldn't
    ____ ____ ___
    put up with
    the noise from the motorway. (to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly)

  7. He spent the entire night thinking and in the end
    ____ ____ ___
    come up with
    a brilliant idea. (to suggest or think of an idea or plan )

  8. 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)

  9. When the business failed, we had to
    ____ ____ ___
    fall back on
    our savings.(to use something for help because no other choice is available)

  10. Computerization has enabled us to
    ____ ____ ___
    do away with
    a lot of paperwork. (to get rid of something or stop using something)

  11. I don't want to do the exam now but I'd better
    ____ ____ ___
    go through with
    it. (to do something unpleasant or difficult that has already been agreed or promised)

  12. 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)

  13. 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)

  14. 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)

  15. 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)