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📚 Phrasal Verbs Practice
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Q1. As she was turning out papers she came across the letter she had been looking for.
"came across": to meet or find someone or something by chance.
Q2. She tries very hard to keep up with her rich neighbours.
"keep up with": to maintain contact or relations with someone.
Q3. Satish bore away many prizes at the school sports.
A. won — to win prizes or be victorious in a competition.
The sentence uses "bore away" meaning Satish won many prizes; "won" is the simple past form of win.
Use "won" for past tense of win; "bore away" is old-fashioned and means the same here.
He bore away the trophies after the race. (He won them.)
Q4. I see him once in a blue moon.
"once in a blue moon": not very often
Q5. He had Laid out a large sum in railway shares.
invested — to put money into something with the goal of making a profit or for a purpose.
The phrase “laid out” here means spent or invested money. It fits: he spent/put a large sum into railway shares.
You can use “lay out” for spending money on a plan or investment.
She laid out most of her savings on a new business.
Q6. He took French leave from his office.
"French leave": a departure without saying goodbye, asking permission, or giving notice.
Q7. His father advised him to be fair and square in his dealings lest he should fall into trouble.
"fair and square": honestly and according to the rules.
Q8. Oliver was always running down his brother Orlando.
Similar meaning: criticize, speak badly off Opposite: praise
Q9. The two bothers fell out, after their father's last will was brought out by the attorney.
"fell out" meaning: differ, quarrel, spar, squabble
Q10. I have hit upon
hit upon: discover, come up with, think of, conceive of.