OM PHRASAL-Lista de Phrasal Verbs-1000 Verbos Frasales

ANSWERS TO PHRASAL REPLACEMENT (4)

1.

She is in poor health after working for three years without a break.

She is RUN DOWN after working for three years without a break.

2.

The village is so small that we are always meeting our friends accidentally.

The village is so small that we are always RUNNING INTO our friends.

3.

It is the first time that he has encountered any opposition.

It is the first time that he has RUN UP AGAINST any opposition.

4.

Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you ask for his job?

Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you APPLY FOR his job?

Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you PUT IN FOR his job?

5.

There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better summon an electrician.

There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better CALL IN an electrician.

There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better SEND FOR an electrician.

6.

A man who has always led an open-air life would find it difficult to be contented in an office job.

A man who has always led an open-air life would find it difficult to be SETTLE DOWN in an office job.

7.

I am feeling rather tired today because I stayed out of bed later than usual last night waiting for her to come home.

I am feeling rather tired today because I SAT UP for her.

I am feeling rather tired today because I STAYED UP for her.

8.

You are not allowed to offer yourself for election to Parliament if you are under eighteen,
a lunatic, or a bankrupt.

You are not allowed to STAND FOR Parliament if you are under eighteen, a lunatic, or a bankrupt.

9.

He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they continued to
support and help him.

He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they STOOD BY him.

10.

The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son resembles him. He has already been in the courts for stealing.

The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son TAKES AFTER him. He has already been in the courts for stealing.

11.

He started playing golf as he thought it would help him socially.

He TOOK UP golf as he thought it would help him socially.

12.

I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in deceiving me.

I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in TAKING me IN.

13.

It is silly to abandon a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen.

It is silly to THROW UP a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen.

It is silly to GIVE UP a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen.

14.

They rejected her application because they preferred a man for the job.

They TURNED DOWN her application because they preferred a man for the job.

They TURNED her application DOWN because they preferred a man for the job.

15.

The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it produced precision instruments for aeroplanes.

The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it TURNED OUT precision instruments for aeroplanes.

16.

The chairman brought his speech to an end by thanking the staff for their hard work.

The chairman WOUND UP by thanking the staff for their hard work.

17.

Take a pencil and paper and calculate how long it will take us to reach London from here.

Take a pencil and paper and WORK OUT how long it will take us to reach London from here.

18.

He undertook evening work to make some extra money but at the end of the year he was completely exhausted, and had to abandon it.

He TOOK ON evening work to make some extra money but at the end of the year he was completely WORN OUT, and had to GIVE it UP.

OM PERSONAL MULTIMEDIA ENGLISH: Desde 1999 en Internet © Orlando Moure - Todos los Derechos Reservados
Buenos Aires, República Argentina | Home Page: http://www.ompersonal.com.ar | Correo: info@ompersonal.com.ar
Queda absolutamente prohibida la reproducción o descarga de contenidos de este portal Términos Legales

1.	She is in poor health after working for three years without a break.
	She is RUN DOWN after working for three years without a break.

2.	The village is so small that we are always meeting our friends accidentally.
	The village is so small that we are always RUNNING INTO our friends.

3.	It is the first time that he has encountered any opposition.
	It is the first time that he has RUN UP AGAINST any opposition.

4.	Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you ask for his job?
	Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you APPLY FOR his job?
	Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you PUT IN FOR his job?

5.	There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better summon an electrician.
	There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better CALL IN an electrician.
	There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better SEND FOR an electrician.

6.	A man who has always led an open-air life would find it difficult to be contented in an office job.
	A man who has always led an open-air life would find it difficult to be SETTLE DOWN in an office job.

7.	I am feeling rather tired today because I stayed out of bed later than usual last night waiting for her to come home.
	I am feeling rather tired today because I SAT UP for her.
	I am feeling rather tired today because I STAYED UP for her.

8.	You are not allowed to offer yourself for election to Parliament if you are under eighteen, a lunatic, or a bankrupt.
	You are not allowed to STAND FOR Parliament if you are under eighteen, a lunatic, or a bankrupt.

9.	He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they continued to support and help him.
	He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they STOOD BY him.

10.	The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son resembles him. He has already been in the courts for stealing.
	The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son TAKES AFTER him. He has already been in the courts for stealing.

11.	He started playing golf as he thought it would help him socially.
	He TOOK UP golf as he thought it would help him socially.

12.	I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in deceiving me.
	I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in TAKING me IN.

13.	It is silly to abandon a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen.
	It is silly to THROW UP a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen.
	It is silly to GIVE UP a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen.

14.	They rejected her application because they preferred a man for the job.
	They TURNED DOWN her application because they preferred a man for the job.
	They TURNED her application DOWN because they preferred a man for the job.

15.	The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it produced precision instruments for aeroplanes.
	The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it TURNED OUT precision instruments for aeroplanes.

16.	The chairman brought his speech to an end by thanking the staff for their hard work.
	The chairman WOUND UP by thanking the staff for their hard work.

17.	Take a pencil and paper and calculate how long it will take us to reach London from here.
	Take a pencil and paper and WORK OUT how long it will take us to reach London from here.

18.	He undertook evening work to make some extra money but at the end of the year he was completely exhausted, and had to abandon it.
	He TOOK ON evening work to make some extra money but at the end of the year he was completely WORN OUT, and had to GIVE it UP.