Add the suitable verbs to make the correct phrasal verbs.
break; come; do; drop; get; go; jump; lie; put: settle; take; throw; tick; turn; work
1. Mike’s interest in practicing karate __________ off rather quickly and the boy started to look for a new hobby to take up.
2. The exact cost of the whole venture isn’t known yet, but our best accountants have been trying to __________ it out.
3. For some people, the situation was too tense to __________ up with and no wonder that quite a few of them preferred to go home.
4. There was no sign indicating that the cottage had been __________ into, yet, the owner was sure his precious paintings had been stolen.
5. ‘There’s no hot chocolate on the menu, sir.’
‘That’s all right. I can __________ with a cup of tea instead.’
6. Luckily, the bomb which __________ off near the bank last Friday didn’t kill anyone.
7. I don’t quite like the new apprentice’s approach. He seems to __________ down on the job.
8. We owe this marvellous wooden church building to the first Christian pioneers who __________ down in this area in the 16th century.
9. Our stay in the town will certainly be a good chance for Michael to visit his grandfather’s birthplace, so I’m sure he will __________ at the opportunity.
10. Don’t you think Patrick __________ after his grandfather? They both have got equally blue eyes and blond hair.
11. If none of you is going to wear these clothes, I’ll __________ them away or donate them to charity.
12. During to the winter Olympic Games the small mountain village __________ into a metropolis with thousands of visitors from all over the world.
13. I knew nothing about the treasure hidden in my garden. I __________ across it while I was digging the earth.
14. Those naughty boys went on making terrible noise in the park even though they had been __________ off by the annoyed constable.
15. Mr Simpson’s illegal practices enabled him to __________ away without paying taxes for almost two years.
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