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(a) We bought their biggest basket, then set off toward town. (b) One night we came upon them in the windy and deserted square. (c) He bit his lip, then in a rather put out tone he said, 'Very well.' (d) I shook my head and turned away. Here are a few more. Match the phrases to their meanings. Phrases Meanings set up to start on a journey break down to tolerate a situation or a person set off to lose control of your feelings and start crying put up with to enter put off to be faced with or opposed by put on to start/ establish a company come in to refuse/ reject come across to postpone come up against to try to get help/advice/ sympathy from someone turn down to wear turn in to meet or find by chance turn to to inform on or deliver up Now use the phrases given above to complete the following sentences. 1. The landlord was suspicious of the two men staying in his flat so he called the police and _____________them _____________ 2. Early in the morning we packed our bags and _____________ for a hike over the mountain. 3. Janvi _____________some photographs of her grandfather in the old trunk. 4. My father _____________ his own business 10 years ago. 5. The Bank _____________ Paul's request for a loan. 6. The Corporation's decision to reduce the leave of the employees _____________ a lot of opposition.

Answer»

(a) We
bought their biggest basket, then set off toward town.


(b)
One night we came upon them in the windy and deserted square.


(c) He
bit his lip, then in a rather put out tone he said, 'Very well.'


(d) I
shook my head and turned away.



Here
are a few more. Match the phrases to their meanings.


























































Phrases



Meanings



set up



to start on a journey



break down



to tolerate a situation or a
person



set off



to lose control of your feelings
and start crying



put up



with to enter



put off



to be faced with or opposed by



put on



to start/ establish a company



come in



to refuse/ reject



come across



to postpone



come up against



to try to get help/advice/
sympathy from someone



turn down



to wear



turn in to



meet or find by chance



turn to



to inform on or deliver up




Now use
the phrases given above to complete the following sentences.



1. The landlord was suspicious of the two men staying in his flat so
he called the police and _____________them _____________



2. Early in the morning we packed our bags and _____________ for a
hike over the mountain.


3. Janvi
_____________some photographs of her grandfather in the old trunk.


4. My
father _____________ his own business 10 years ago.


5. The
Bank _____________ Paul's request for a loan.


6. The
Corporation's decision to reduce the leave of the
employees _____________ a lot of opposition.



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