Advanced Phrasal Verbs
Less common phrasal verbs that show up in fluent, natural English.
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1. The meeting was ___ due to bad weather.
2. She had to ___ with a lot of stress at work.
3. He finally ___ to his father’s advice.
4. They decided to ___ the wedding until next year.
5. The company had to ___ several employees due to budget cuts.
6. I can’t ___ why she said that.
7. He ___ his old habits after moving abroad.
8. She ___ the offer without even considering it.
9. It took years for the town to ___ from the disaster.
10. He ___ the plan at the last minute, leaving us with no backup.
Answer key — Advanced Phrasal Verbs (C2)
- A — called off. Call off means to cancel.
- A — put up. Put up with means to tolerate.
- A — came round. Come round to means to eventually accept an idea.
- A — put off. Put off means to postpone.
- A — lay off. Lay off means to dismiss employees from a job.
- A — figure out. Figure out means to understand or work out.
- A — grew out of. Grow out of means to stop doing something as you mature.
- A — turned down. Turn down means to refuse or reject.
- A — bounce back. Bounce back means to recover from a difficulty.
- A — backed out of. Back out of means to withdraw from a commitment.
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