get ahead to progress

get along (with) to be friendly with someone

get away to escape
get back to return to the original starting place
get behind to fail to do work according to schedule
get by to have just enough money to survive
get into trouble to do something not allowed and be found out
get off to leave a boat, bicycle, bus, plane or train
get on to board a boat, bicycle, bus, plane or train
get over to recover from a sickness
get together (with) to meet other people to socialize
get up to leave your bed in the morning

What time do you usually ___________________ in the mornings?

2. The police couldn’t catch the bank robbers. They ____________________.
3. I’m bored! Let’s ____________________ with our friends this weekend.
4. Hurry! We don’t want to miss the train! Let’s ____________________.
5. Staying warm and getting rest will help you ____________________ your cold.
6. Tommy ____________________ after he told a lie.
7. I really like my classmates. We all ____________________ each other
8. I have to ____________________ the plane in Toronto and transfer to another plane.
9. You should study more, so you don’t ____________________ in math and science.
10. Last week, we ____________________ from our holiday in Spain.
11. My job doesn’t pay me much money. It’s difficult for me to ____________________!
12. I found a better job with a higher salary, so now I can ____________________!

take after to resemble another person

take away to remove
take back* to return something
take care of 1 to provide care for
take care of 2 to arrange for something to happen
take down* to record in writing
take off 1 to rise from the ground (used for airplanes or
take off 2* rockets)
take off 3* to remove clothing you are wearing
take off 4 to arrange to be absent from school or work
take over * to be successful very quickly
take up* to get control
to begin something new (like a hobby)

1. Let’s hurry! Our plane is going to ___________________ soon!

2. I need to ___________________ my books to the library tomorrow.
3. I’ll be away for a week. Could you ___________________ my fish while I’m gone?
4. It’s getting warm. You should ___________________ your jacket.
5. Patrick decided to ___________________ water color painting.
6. The army tried to ___________________ the country during the war.
7. Who is going to ___________________ the garbage?
8. I ___________________ the phone number yesterday, but I lost the paper.
9. My uncle started a new business last year, and it really ___________________.
10. You can buy the food for the party and I’ll ___________________ the drinks.
11. I was sick, so I decided to ___________________ a day from work.
12. Katie ___________________ her mother. They both have brown hair and blue eyes.

To give away . give for free

To give back return something
To give in .. surrender .
To give out . distribute .
To give up (1) stop doing something
To give up (2) stop trying

1 Give me ............................. my mobile. You’ve been talking for ages!!! ( away/back )

2 They're giving ............................. a free beach towel with every 20,000 cans of cola you
buy! ( away/up )
3 Don't give .............................. Keep trying. ( away/up )
4 Sam didn't want to help so we all tried to persuade him and in the end he gave
.............................. ( away/in )
5 It's difficult to give ............................. bad habits. ( away/up )
6 The fire gave ............................. a tremendous heat. ( away/out )
7 It was a very difficult problem. In the end I gave ............................. and found somebody to
help me. ( away/up )
8 Our boss is mean. He never gives ............................. anything. ( away/up )
9 Do you know the answer or do you give .............................? ( away/up )
10 I've got a small electric heater but it doesn't give ............................. much heat. ( away/out )
11 We spent all Saturday morning giving ............................. information leaflets about the
concert. (up/out)
12 Remember to give my pen ............................. when you’ve finished with it. ( away/back )
13 Your army is nearly all destroyed. Do you give .............................? ( away/in )

To go away . leave your area

To go back return .
To go in for . enthusiastic about
To go off (1) . explode, make a sound .
To go off (2) . stop liking
To go off(3) rot
To go on .... talk too much .
To go out . not be at home
To go over check again .

1 Make sure you go ................................ the report before the meeting.

2 Stop going ................................ You're giving me a headache.
3 Can we go to a Thai restaurant? It's just I don't go ................................ burgers and pizzas.
4 That fish of yours has been in the fridge for a week. It must have gone ................................
by now.
5 This weekend? Hmm. We could go ................................ for a posh meal or get in the car
and go ................................ for a couple of days.
6 I used to like blue cheese but I've gone ................................ it now.
7 I avoid going ................................ during the week.
8 Begoña's gone ................................ with her boyfriend for 4 days at the beach.
9 Kyle doesn't like discos. He goes ................................ quiet bars where you can hear
yourself speak.
10 This chicken smells funny. I think it's gone ................................. .
11 Patrick is so boring. He goes ................................ about himself the whole time.
12 Let's go ................................ the details one more time to make sure everything's clear.
13 I went ................................ to see my old school the other day. Everything had changed.

Make sure you go over the report before the meeting.

Stop going on. You're giving me a headache.
Can we go to a Thai restaurant? It's just I don't go in for burgers and pizzas.
That fish of yours has been in the fridge for a week. It must have gone off by now.
This weekend? Hmm. We could go out for a posh meal or get in the car and go away for a couple of
days.
I used to like blue cheese but I've gone off it now.
I avoid going out during the week.
Begoña's gone away with her boyfriend for 4 days to the beach.
Kyle doesn't like discos. He goes in for quiet bars where you can hear yourself speak.
This chicken smells funny. I think it's gone off
Patrick is so boring. He goes on about himself the whole time.
Let's go over the details one more time to make sure everything's clear.
I went back to see my old school the other day. Everything had changed.

To break down stop working

To break into make a forceful entry, start a war
To break off stop
To break out . escape
To break up end a relationship

1 The United States has broken ................................ all commercial ties with North Korea.
2 Janet and Andy broke ................................ last Saturday. Everybody's so shocked.
3 The lift broke ................................ so we had to walk up the stairs.
4 A mad man broke ................................ of the high security mental hospital yesterday.
5 Thieves broke ................................ The Tower of London and stole The Crown Jewels.
6 My granny broke ................................ with her husband when she was 80!
7 Sorry I'm late. The bus broke ................................ .
8 The European Union is threatening to break ................................ trade links with Algeria.
9 Someone broke ................................ our school and burnt all the exams.
10 Fifty prisoners broke ................................ of the camp last night.

The United States has broken off all commercial ties with North Korea.
Janet and Andy broke up last Saturday. Everybody's so shocked.
The lift broke down so we had to walk up the stairs.
A mad man broke out of the high security mental hospital yesterday.
Thieves broke into The Tower of London and stole The Crown Jewels.
My granny broke up with her husband when she was 80!
Sorry I'm late. The bus broke down.
The European Union is threatening to break off trade links with Algeria.
Someone broke into our school and burnt all the exams.
Fifty prisoners broke out of the camp last night.
Look into: Investigate.
 Look up to sb: Admire.
 Look down on sb/sth: Think that someone or something is less
important than you.
 Look back: To think about the past.
 Look around: To search.
 Look after: To take care of.
 Look for: Try to find something or someone.
 Look forward for sth/-ing: to anticipate something with pleasure.
 Look ahead: To think about the future.
 Look at: Contemplate/Consider.
 Look up: Consult a reference book.

1-Catherine is looking ________ for a new house because her flat is far too small.
2-I look ___ ____ my Mathematics teacher, she‘s great!
3-“Could you look ____ my report and tell me if you think it's OK?”
4-Ken is looking ____ his keys because he lost them last night.
5-“Don’t look _____ ____ Richard; he’s as good as you are!”
6-In this business, it's very difficult to look________ and predict what will happen.
7-I am looking _________ ____ seeing you next week.
8-Peter asked me to look _______ his cat while he was away.
9-If you look ________ over the last five years, you can see many times when you were successful.
10-The police is looking ______ Mr. Smith’s missing money.
11- Frank didn’t know the meaning of the word so he looked it ____ in the dictionary.

1-Catherine is looking around for a new house because her flat is far too small.
2-I look up to my Mathematics teacher, she‘s great!
3-“Could you look at my report and tell me if you think it's OK?”
4-Ken is looking for his keys because he lost them last night.
5-“Don’t look down on Richard; he’s as good as you are!”
6-In this business, it's very difficult to look ahead and predict what will happen.
7-I am looking forward to seeing you next week.
8-Peter asked me to look after his cat while he was away.
9-If you look back over the last five years, you can see many times when you were successful.
10-The police is looking into Mr. Smith’s missing money.

To stand somebody up is to make them wait for you.

To stand up for something is to defend it.
To stand up to somebody is to defend yourself against them.
To stay over is to spend the night at somebody’s place.Stand for means represent.
To stand by is to wait.
To stand for is to tolerate.
If something stands out, it becomes noticeable.
1. UNO stands ………………… United Nations Organization.
2. Whenever his clients call I have to stand ………………. and answer the phone.
3. We must not stand ………………. corrupt politicians.
4. As she is very beautiful, she doesn’t have to try too hard to stand ………………. in a crowd.
5. John said that he would meet me at the library at 6 o’clock, but he stood me ……………..
6. Few men have the courage to stand ……………………. what they believe in.
7. My elder brother used to bully me but I never had the courage to stand ………………… him.
8. It was too late, so I decided to stay …………….. at my friend’s house.
1. UNO stands for United Nations Organization.
2. Whenever his clients call I have to stand by and answer the phone.
3. We must not stand for corrupt politicians.
4. As she is very beautiful, she doesn’t have to try too hard to stand out in a crowd.
5. John said that he would meet me at the library at 6 o’clock, but he stood me up.
6. Few men have the courage to stand up for what they believe in.
7. My elder brother used to bully me but I never had the courage to stand up to him.
8. It was too late, so I decided to stay over at my friend’s house.

CALL AFTER= be named after someone

CALL AROUND = Visit
CALL BACK= Return a phone call
CALL FOR = A. demand B. phone call C. require D. pick sme from a certain place
CALL FORTH= make something happen
CALL IN= A. get someone to come and do sth B. short visit
CALL OFF = cancel
CALL ON = A. visit B. ask a student a question in class
CALL ROUND = visit
CALL UP= A. summon for military service B. telephone

1. They called ____ the meeting last week due to bad

weather.

2. Prof. John called ____ Jill in class but she didn't know the
answer.

3. He was called Mark _____ one of the Lord's

disciples.
4. Jill called ____ in the evening but no one was
home.

5. There's not much call ____ typewriters these days as everyone uses
computers.

6. Have you called ____ John yet? He's called three

times.

7. I would call ____ an electrician if I were you. Electricity is

dangerous.

8. His world record called ____ a huge

celebration.

9. He called ____ Jill last night and they talked for

hours.

10. The earthquake called ___ a large outpouring of international

aid.

1. They called __OFF__ the meeting last week due to bad

weather.

2. Prof. John called __ON__ Jill in class but she didn't know the
answer.
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3. He was called Mark __AFTER___ one of the Lord's

disciples.

4. Jill called __ROUND__ in the evening but no one

was home.

5. There's not much call ___FOR_ typewriters these days as everyone uses
computers.

6. Have you called __BACK__ John yet? He's called

three times.

7. I would call __IN__ an electrician if I were you. Electricity is

dangerous.

8. His world record called __FOR__ a huge

celebration.

9. He called __UP__ Jill last night and they talked for

hours.
10. The earthquake called __FORTH_ a large outpouring of
international aid.

CUT ACROSS= A. go through rather than around B. Affect different groups or classes
CUT BACK= A. reduce B (on) reduce expenses
CUT DOWN= A. (on) consume less B. shoot (as in war) C. lower from a high position D. to fell a tree
CUT IN= A. begin working B. go recklessly in front of another vehicle C. interrupt D. include someone on a
money making deal
CUT IT OUT= stop your current behavior

CUT OFF= A. isolate; make inaccessible B. disconnect (telephone or other communication device)
CUT OUT= A. exclude from a deal B. cut paper or picture from book or magazine C. when an engine stops
working
CUT OUT ON= leave stranded
CUT UP= A. make small pieces B. make jokes, laugh

1. If you want to lose weight, you have to cut ____ the amount of food you
consume.

2. John cut ____ on Jill again while she was presenting her idea to the
group.

3. We cut _____ the cemetary to save time even though it was kind of
scary.

4. Jill cut ____ the piece of meat into small pieces for her little
brother.

5. The people on the mountain were cut ____ due to inclimate

weather.

6. While I was talking to Jill the phone went dead. We were cut
____.

7. He was cut ____ of the deal and became very

angry.

8. We need to cut ____ all living expenses this

month.

9. Some fathers cut ____ their families making life difficult for those who
remain.

10. The doctor told him to cut ___ salt as his blood pressure was a little
high.
1. If you want to lose weight, you have to cut _DOWN___ the amount of
food you consume.

2. John cut _UP___ on Jill again while she was presenting her idea to the
group.

3. We cut _ACROSS____ the cemetary to save time even though it was

kind of scary.

4. Jill cut __UP__ the piece of meat into small pieces for her little
brother.

5. The people on the mountain were cut _OFF___ due to inclimate

weather.

6. While I was talking to Jill the phone went dead. We were cut
__OFF__.

7. He was cut __OUT__ of the deal and became very

angry.

8. We need to cut _BACK___ all living expenses this

month.

9. Some fathers cut __OUT__ their families making life difficult for those
who remain.

10. The doctor told him to cut __DOWN_ salt as his blood pressure was a
little high.