The ultimate test is here! Welcome to our sixth and most challenging Phrasal Verb Quiz. We have scoured the English language for 100 more unique and nuanced verbs to truly push your skills to the limit. If you can conquer this set, you can confidently call yourself a phrasal verb master. Good luck with this final challenge! Your live score awaits below.
1. We'll have to ______ our plans to account for the bad weather.
change up
jiggle around
move about
shift over
Jiggle around: To make small and quick changes to a plan or arrangement.
Complete Sentence: We'll have to jiggle around our plans to account for the bad weather.
2. I can't believe he had the audacity to ______ to his mother.
talk over
speak against
answer back
reply to
Answer back: To reply rudely to someone in authority.
Complete Sentence: I can't believe he had the audacity to answer back to his mother.
3. I called my grandmother to ______ her health.
ask after
ask about
check up
inquire to
Ask after: To ask for news about someone's well-being.
Complete Sentence: I called my grandmother to ask after her health.
4. He decided to ______ of the competition when he saw who he was up against.
pull out
back down
give up
chicken out
Chicken out: To decide not to do something out of fear.
Complete Sentence: He decided to chicken out of the competition when he saw who he was up against.
5. You can't just ______ into a private meeting without an invitation.
storm in
barge in
rush into
break into
Barge in: To enter a place or interrupt a conversation rudely and abruptly.
Complete Sentence: You can't just barge in to a private meeting without an invitation.
6. Let's ______ some ideas for the new marketing campaign.
bat around
throw over
knock about
hit on
Bat around: To discuss ideas or suggestions informally.
Complete Sentence: Let's bat around some ideas for the new marketing campaign.
7. He's been ______ away at that report all day.
hammering
plugging
beavering
grinding
Beavering away: To work very hard and busily at something.
Complete Sentence: He's been beavering away at that report all day.
8. After a long hike, we found a good spot to ______ for the night.
lay down
settle in
sleep out
bed down
Bed down: To lie down to sleep in a place that is not your usual bed.
Complete Sentence: After a long hike, we found a good spot to bed down for the night.
9. The politician had to censor the report and ______ sensitive information.
black out
leave out
cross out
wipe out
Black out: To censor parts of a document by covering them with black ink.
Complete Sentence: The politician had to censor the report and black out sensitive information.
10. He ______ the names of all the state capitals.
spat out
rattled off
spoke out
said off
Rattled off: To say or repeat something quickly without much thought.
Complete Sentence: He rattled off the names of all the state capitals.
15. Let's ______ this project with a final presentation.
end with
finish with
close off
round off
Round off: To finish something in a satisfactory way.
Complete Sentence: Let's round off this project with a final presentation.
20. The police will ______ the area until the suspect is found.
cordon off
block out
shut down
close in
Cordon off: To prevent people from entering an area by surrounding it with police, rope, etc.
Complete Sentence: The police will cordon off the area until the suspect is found.
25. She managed to ______ a living by selling handmade jewelry.
scrape by
make out
eke out
get by
Eke out: To get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist.
Complete Sentence: She managed to eke out a living by selling handmade jewelry.
30. He tried to ______ his poor performance by blaming his equipment.
cover up
justify with
reason out
explain away
Explain away: To make a problem or mistake seem unimportant by giving a clever reason for it.
Complete Sentence: He tried to explain away his poor performance by blaming his equipment.
40. I need to ______ my Japanese before my trip to Tokyo.
bone up on
brush up on
read up on
study up
Brush up on: To quickly improve a skill or knowledge of something you have partly forgotten.
Complete Sentence: I need to brush up on my Japanese before my trip to Tokyo.
50. The discussion about politics started to ______ and become an argument.
heat up
fire up
warm up
blow up
Heat up: To become more intense and angry.
Complete Sentence: The discussion about politics started to heat up and become an argument.
60. She was ______ with enthusiasm after winning the award.
filling up
bubbling over
brimming with
overflowing in
Brimming with: To be full of a quality or feeling.
Complete Sentence: She was brimming with enthusiasm after winning the award.
70. Don't let his negative attitude ______ you.
rub on
rub off on
pass on to
get on
Rub off on: To be passed on or transferred to someone through close association.
Complete Sentence: Don't let his negative attitude rub off on you.
80. He was ______ with the difficult task of organizing the entire event.
given with
loaded with
burdened by
saddled with
Saddled with: To be given a task or responsibility that is difficult or unwanted.
Complete Sentence: He was saddled with the difficult task of organizing the entire event.
90. I can't ______ this headache any longer; I need to take some medicine.
stand for
suffer from
put up with
deal with
Put up with: To tolerate or endure something unpleasant.
Complete Sentence: I can't put up with this headache any longer; I need to take some medicine.
95. The detective managed to ______ the truth from the reluctant witness.
ferret out
dig up
find out
pull out
Ferret out: To discover information by searching for it in a determined way.
Complete Sentence: The detective managed to ferret out the truth from the reluctant witness.
98. Let's ______ for a drink after work.
get up
meet up
come up
join up
Meet up: To meet someone in order to do something together.
Complete Sentence: Let's meet up for a drink after work.
99. I need to ______ how to use this new software.
learn out
look out
figure out
see about
Figure out: To understand or solve something.
Complete Sentence: I need to figure out how to use this new software.
100. The negotiations ______ to a halt after the latest disagreement.
came
ran
screeched
ground
Ground to a halt: To stop or lose momentum gradually.
Complete Sentence: The negotiations ground to a halt after the latest disagreement.
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