Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 2. Фразеология. Маковецкая Н.А - 17 стр.

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have a rest from me. 5. In a sense it could be said that the ice was broken between
us. 6. Rose Waterford smothered a giggle, but the others preserved a stony silence.
Mrs. Forrester’s smile froze on her lips. Albert had dropped a brick. 7. “The fact is
that Albert Forrester has made you all look a lot of damned fools.” “All ,” said
Clifford Boyleston. “We’re all in the same boat.” 8. It’s no good crying over split
milk. 9. Like many serious patriots, in her inability to know for certain which way
the cat would jump she held her political opinions in suspense. 10. “How long do
you want to go for? For always?” “Yes, for always.” “Oh, my God!”

Exercise 32. Match these phrasal verbs (1-15) with the explanations on the right
(a-o) after you have to explain them in your own way.

1. When will they bring your article out? … ..      a) get my revenge
2. So she's broken off her engagement! … ..         b) discuss your grievance
3. Don't bring that subject up again please! … ..   c) fill
4. Why don't you call up your mother? … ..          d) give me accommodation
5.Shall I do your room out? … ..                    e) publish
6. What excuse did he cook up this time? … ..       f) invent
7. They're sure to find him out. … ..               g) destroyed
8. You've given away the secret. … ..               h) make him stop talking
9. I can't make out what he means. … ..             i) ended
10. If you're angry, have it out with her. … ..     j) clean
11. I'll pay you back for this! … ..                k) reveal his dishonesty
12. Can you put me up for this! … ..                l) mention
13. Shut him up! … ..                               m) revealed
14. The earthquake wiped the village out. … ..      n) phone
15. Why don’t you top up the battery? …             o) understand

Exercise 33. What would you say in the following situations, using a phrasal verb?

1. You see someone walking on thin ice.
2. A visitor is about to leave without waiting for you.
3. The flight was delayed, so you had to tolerate it.
4. If someone burdened you with something you don't want.
5. Someone urges you to take a hurried decision.
6. If someone causes you to lose interest in English.
7. He didn't expect to be confronted with so many problems.
8. He is very good at imitating his teacher.
9. She's always trying to persuade her husband to stop smoking.
10. How is your new project progressing?
11.The police are going into the crime very thoroughly.

Land someone with someone, take someone off, come up against something,
rush someone into something, come along, to be at someone, put up with,
hold on, look / watch out, turn someone off something, look into something.