Phrasal Verbs

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1.  live through * :
a   sopravvivere, scampare a; superare
b   tenere fuori da
c   comprare grandi quantità
d   svegliare

2.  burn out :
a   bruciare completamente fino allo spegnimento; cessare di funzionare perché un circuito elettrico è consumato; esaurirsi fisicamente e/o mentalmente
b   capire, intuire
c   ascoltare attentamente; andare a vedere uno spettacolo; far stringere
d   distribuire

3.  portare o trascinare o spazzare via con l'acqua :
a   eat * up *
b   stay over
c   wash * away *
d   wind * up *

4.  tornare con la memoria a qualcosa :
a   come along
b   wake * up *
c   think back on *
d   settle for *

5.  light * up * :
a   keep something available for a purpose; not let something influence you
b   appear, be released
c   shine light on sth; ignite
d   continue; happen

6.  show up :
a   become something different
b   assume; lift with your hands; go get with a car; try to initiate a relationship with someone you just met
c   appear without warning; make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed
d   survive, cope

7.  buy large amounts or all that is available of something :
a   hang on to (onto) *
b   run across *
c   buy * up *
d   pull into *

8.  calculate a sum :
a   joke around
b   add * up *
c   shut * up *
d   come down to *

9.  boil down to * :
a   Their debate over ethics really all ____________ to a question of profit and power.
b   You can't ____________ me now!
c   If you don't ______ Kevin ______, he's going to get the whole team in trouble.
d   I ____________ an original edition of Wilde's Salome in that antique shop.

10. come by * :
a   He was so well-prepared and friendly that all the students ____________ him.
b   Mario was so ill he ____________ while having dinner.
c   How did you ____________ that strange Russian magazine?
d   Getting that job would really ____________ her confidence.

11. ____________ an excuse for being late before you knock on the door. :
a   call for *
b   touch on *
c   run across *
d   make * up *

12. The teacher ____________ my composition with a strange look on her face. :
a   carry * out *
b   hint at *
c   hand * back *
d   make * up *

Answer Key:
1. a   sopravvivere, scampare a; superare
2. a   bruciare completamente fino allo spegnimento; cessare di funzionare perché un circuito elettrico è consumato; esaurirsi fisicamente e/o mentalmente
3. c   wash * away *
4. c   think back on *
5. c   shine light on sth; ignite
6. c   appear without warning; make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed
7. c   buy * up *
8. b   add * up *
9. a   Their debate over ethics really all ____________ to a question of profit and power.
10. c   How did you ____________ that strange Russian magazine?
11. d   make * up *
12. c   hand * back *
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