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1. stop off (at l in) p.v. When you stop off at a place or stop off in an area on the way to another place, you stop there briefly before continuing your journey.
l would have stopped off at Sally's house this morning, but I was late for work.
Stopping off in Cairo on our way to India would be fun.
Try on
try on & tries on trying on tried on tried on
1. try... on p.v. When you try on an item of clothing before deciding whether you will buy it or borrow it from someone in order to see if it fits or to see if you like it, you try it on.
She must have tried on twenty pairs of shoes before making up her mind.
Would you like to borrow this dress for the dance tonight? Here, try it on.
EXERCISE 43a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.
1. I got into Atlanta last night, and tomorrow I'm going to _______ _______ Miami.
2. I should've ________ this sweater ________ before I bought it. It's too small, and now I have to return it.
3. Nicole figured out why all the lights were off: a fuse ________ ________.
4. Sam couldn't have finished the marathon; his strength completely ________ ________.
5. It's a good thing Linda has health insurance; she has ________ ________ a huge bill at the hospital.
6. When the gas exploded, all the doors and windows ________ ________.
7. Marsha's always bragging about how smart she is and teasing me about my bad grades, but when I got 100 on the algebra test and she got 52, it really ________ her ________.
8. We're not flying directly to Japan; we're going to ________ ________ in Hawaii for a few days.
9. Hank's bad breath ________ everyone ________.
10. ________________! I'm tired of listening to your constant criticism.
11. I was so excited to see Karen after so many years that I ________ ________ to her and gave her a big hug.
12. This gas stove isn't working. I think the pilot light may have ________ ________ when you opened the window.
13. Job applications were ________ ________ to everyone standing in line.
14. When I saw smoke coming from the third floor window, I________________to look for the fire.
EXERCISE 43b — Complete the sentences with the correct second particles.
1. The flight attendant was blown out ________ the hole in the airplane's fuselage.
2. Free samples will be given out _______ every customer who walks through the door.
3. His diseased heart finally gave out ________ him.
4. I was so angry that when I saw him I ran up _______ him and hit him.
5. George and Tom might have stopped off ________ New York.
6. Maybe they stopped off ________ Jim's house in the suburbs.
EXERCISE 43c Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.
1. The wind blew out. (the candle, it)
2. They gave out. (information, it)
3. She ran up. (a $4,000 bill, it)
4. Can I try on? (these pants, these)
5. The smell grossed out. (everyone, them)
