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Ask

after

Jim asked after you yesterday.

(ask for news of)

Call

for

I'll call for you at six.

(come to your house and collect you)

Call on

I called on some friends in

Plymouth.

(visit

for a short time)

Come across

Joe came across this old painting in the

attic.

(find by chance)

Come into

Sue came into a large sum of money.

(inherit)

Count on

I'm counting on you to help me. (depend on)

Deal with

How can we deal with the

traffic problem?

(take action to solve a problem)

Do without

We'll have to do without a holiday this

year.

(manage without having)

Get at

What are you getting at?

(suggest)

Get over

Barry has got over his illness now. (recover from)

Go over

Let's go over our plan once

more.

(discuss the details)

Join in

Try to join in the lesson as much as you can. (take part in, contribute to)

Live on

They live on the money her father gives

them.

(have as income)

Look into

The government is looking into the

problem.

(investigate)

Look round

Let's look round the town

today.

(look at everything)

Make for

Where are you making for exactly?

(go in the direction of)

Pick on

My teacher is always picking on me.

(choose a person to punish)

Run into

I ran into Steve in the supermarket

yesterdayю

(meet by chance)

See about

Well have to see about getting you an

officeю

(make arrangements)

See to

Can you see to the dog's food? (attend to, take care of)

Stand for

I won't stand for such rudeness! (tolerate)

Andrew is standing for

parliament. (be a candidate for)

Take

after

Helen takes after her

mother.

(have

the same characteristics as)

Brenda

ran

into

Philip

at the station.

You'll just

the facts.

How can you

traffic noise?

Charles cheated in his exams, and

it.

What

at?

I must go to the dentist

to.

a)

I'll send someone to call

for

the parcel on Thursday.

b)

You'll have to work hard to keep

with the rest of the class.

c)

Jean didn't expect to come up

such difficulties.

d)

It's not fair. You're always picking

me.

e)

Terry sang the first verse and then everyone joined

f)

I came

one of your novels in a second-hand bookshop.

g) I'm not interested in buying anything. I'm just looking

h)

Don't you think the manager should deal

this problem?

i)

George came

a lot of money when his uncle died.

j)

You look very guilty! What have you been getting up

?

a)

The weather was fine, and everyone was

B.

the coast.

A) going in for

B) making for C) joining in

D) seeing about

b) How much money do you manage to

?

A) come into

B) go in for

C) deal with

D) live on

c)

There isn't any sugar, I'm afraid. You'll have to

A) run out B) put up with

C) do without

D) make for

d)

I was passing their house, so I

Claire and Michael.

A) dropped in on

B) came up with C) got on with

D) ran into

e)

I don't really

winter sports very much.

A) deal with

B) face up to

C) go in for

D) get round to

f)

Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I'm

it.

A) seeing to

B) putting up with

C) standing for D) getting over

g)

Sheila's gone to

having a new phone installed.

A) see about

B) deal with

C) get round to

D) ask after

h)

I've had to

a lot of insulting behaviour from you!

A) look down on

B) put up with

C) stand up for

D) get on with

i)

The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach

our

disappointment.

A) got over

B) faced up to

C) saw to D) made up for

j)

Jack has decided to

the time he spends watching television.

A) run out of

B) see to C) cut down on

D) come up with

a) I can't put up with

B.

Key points

1 Check any new phrasal verb in a dictionary to see how it is used.

2 Remember that many phrasal verbs have more than one meaning.

3 Phrasal verbs tend to be more common in spoken language and informal

written language.