Fill in the blanks using an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose your answers from the options given below. Take care to use the appropriate form of these verbs.

(back up, come down with, call around, break down, come up, come up with, cheer up, calm down, call off, come down on, come around, come between)

1. When I ran into trouble, I only had my family to ………………… me …………….

2. My washing machine has ………………………. again.

3. I ……………………….. but I couldn’t find any doctor available at that time.

4. He took several hours to ……………………… after a heated argument with his neighbor.

5. The meeting has been ……………………….

6. I cracked some jokes to …………………… her ………………..

7. After much persuasion, she …………………………

8. Do not allow minor disagreements to ……………………… you.

9. The police have been ……………………… drug smugglers and peddlers.

10. I think I am ……………………………. flu.

11. Do not worry about anything until after it ………………………

12. She often ……………………………… some brilliant ideas.

Answers

1. back me up (back up = support)

2. broken down (break down = stop working)

3.called around (To call around is to contact multiple people.)

4. calm down (To calm down is to relax after being in an irritated state.)

5. called off (To call off is to cancel.)

6. cheer her up (To cheer somebody up is to make them happy.)

7. came around (To come around is to change an opinion.)

8. come between (When something comes between two people, it disturbs their relationship.)

9. coming down on (To come down on something or somebody is to attack them harshly.)

10.coming down with (To come down with an illness is to become ill.)

11. comes up

12. comes up with