Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev English Exercises > Verbs Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews       Complete the phrasal verb in each of the following sentences           1.   Hopes of a peace settlement began to fade ______ as the two sides refused to compromise.           2.   The workers refused to knuckle ______ and continued with their strike despite threats and intimidation from the management.           3.   The female customer kicked ______ a fuss when the waitress was slow in attending to her.           4.   We were doing a project when Peter hit ______ this ingenious method of freezing food.           5.   Jane had long wished to have a baby, but giving birth to triplets was certainly more than she had bargained ______.           6.   They wanted to get out of the country before things boiled ______ into a civil war.           7.   Unfortunately, peace talks have broken ______ over the question of reparations.           8.   At dawn, 300 tanks were ready to break ______ the heavily fortified enemy lines.           9.   The President has brushed ______ the opposition's demands for a public enquiry into the assassination attempt.           10.   There was strong evidence to suggest that the judge presiding the case had been bought ______ by the mafia.           Sponsored Links       Answers           1.   Hopes of a peace settlement began to fade away as the two sides refused to compromise.   2.   The workers refused to knuckle under and continued with their strike despite threats and intimidation from the management.   3.   The female customer kicked up a fuss when the waitress was slow in attending to her.   4.   We were doing a project when Peter hit upon this ingenious method of freezing food.   5.   Jane had long wished to have a baby, but giving birth to triplets was certainly more than she had bargained for.   6.   They wanted to get out of the country before things boiled over into a civil war.   7.   Unfortunately, peace talks have broken down over the question of reparations.   8.   At dawn, 300 tanks were ready to break through the heavily fortified enemy lines.   9.   The President has brushed off the opposition's demands for a public enquiry into the assassination attempt.   10.   There was strong evidence to suggest that the judge presiding the case had been bought off by the mafia.               001    002    003    004    005    006    007    008    009    010    011    012    013    014    015    016    017    018    019    020    021    022    023    024    025    026    027    028    029    030    031    032    033    034    035    036    037    038    039    040    041    042    043    044    045    046    047    048    049    050    051    052    053    054    055    056    057    058    059    060    061    062    063    064    065    066    067    068    069    070    071    072    073    074    075    076    077    078    079    080    081    082    083    084    085    086    087    088    089    090    091    092    093    094    095    096    097    098    099   100    101    102    103    104    105    106    107    108    109    110    111    112    113    114    115    116    117    118    119    120    121    122    123    124    125    126    127    128    129    130    131    132    133    134    135    136    137    138    139    140   Sponsored Links         American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High School English essays Lower Secondary English essays