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II. Fill the gap in each sentence to complete the phrasal verb.
1. If you want to arrive before lunch you should set _____straight after breakfast. It's a four-hour drive.
2 Mark and Barbara split _____last year. They're now going through a divorce.
3. John took a pencil and edited the text by crossing _____all the unnecessary sentences.
4. Andrew could run_____ a year's salary in a week if you let him.
5. Simon and Helena have broken ____. They'd been together for five years.
6. My car's not as reliable as it used to be - it's always breaking _____
7. The fire brigade needed more than six hours to put_____ the blaze.
8. I'm clever, sharp and creative. I'm always coming _____with new innovative ideas.
9. The restaurant manager had to deal _____an unusual complaint.
10. John always tries to call _____his friends when they're ill.​

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  • Hello,

    1. If you want to arrive before lunch you should set OFF straight after breakfast. It's a four-hour drive.

    "set off": start a journey

    2 Mark and Barbara split  UP last year. They're now going through a divorce.

    "Split up": end their relationship.

    3. John took a pencil and edited the text by crossing OUT all the unnecessary sentences.

    "Cross something out": draw a line through something

    4. Andrew could run OUT OF a year's salary in a week if you let him.

    "Run out of": have no more of something

    5. Simon and Helena have broken UP. They'd been together for five years.

    "Break up": com to an end

    6. My car's not as reliable as it used to be - it's always breaking DOWN

    "Break down": go out of order

    7. The fire brigade needed more than six hours to put OUT the blaze.

    "Put out": extinguish

    8. I'm clever, sharp and creative. I'm always coming UP with new innovative ideas.

    "Come up with": think of an idea

    9. The restaurant manager had to deal WITH an unusual complaint.

    "Deal with something": do something in order to solve a problem

    10. John always tries to call IN ON his friends when they're ill.​

    "Call in on": visit someone for a short time

    Thanks

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