English Phrasal Verbs. A reference of 3,429 current English Phrasal Verbs (also called multi-word verbs) with definitions and examples.
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If you are dressed up to the ___ , you are wearing fancy clothes. If you are at ___ , you are confused and don't know what to do. A ___ letter word is one that is considered rude or vulgar. Copyright (C) 1998 Sian Baldwin This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal. Idioms and Expressions with Eggs and Bunnies (Donna Tatsuki.
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To egg someone on means:a. To gently push a person on to a stage or speaking platform.b. To encourage or dare some one to do something that may be unwise or dangerous.c. Copyright (C) 1998 by Donna Tatsuki (dtatsuki@gol.com) This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal. Idiomatic Preposition - Keep (Cecilia B-Ikeguchi.
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Then click on the answer button to see the hidden answer. The mother is keeping an eye ___ the baby because it might fall.It is hard to keep pace ___ the hard life in the university.Please try to keep the secret ___ yourselves.Don't go beyond the line; keep ___ the left side of the street.She is trying to keep away ___ the influence of bad friends.You have been doing so well; keep ___ the good work.The policemen asked the onlookers to keep ____.We have been trying to keep our expenses ___. Copyright (C) 1997 by Cecilia B-IkeguchiThis quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal. Change Idioms to Plain English (Larry Kelly. Idiomatic Preposition - Come (Cecilia B-Ikeguchi. a4esl.org Idiomatic Preposition - Come Read the questions and choose the best answers.
Then click on the answer button to see the hidden answer. To start with, let me tell you that I come ___ Niigata.She has been busy all week, and now she is coming ___ with a cold.When the police asked him questions, everything started coming ___.The guests started to come ___ before the concert began.The new magazine is scheduled to come ___ next week.After the typhoon, mild winds came ___ in the afternoon.You can come ___ to my house anytime. I am always around.They put up a small business last year, but it did not come ___. Copyright (C) 1997 by Cecilia B-IkeguchiThis quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal. Build your Grammar.