| blowout, 43 | checkout, 41 | mix-up, 44 | takeover, 39 |
| break-in, 41 | comeback, 40 | pickup, 39 | wipeout, 39 |
| check-in, 41 | lockup, 44 | run-up, 43 |
1. The guy that got arrested didn't have enough money for bail, so he was put in the ________.
2. The baseball player had a few bad years, but last year he made an amazing ___________ and had his best year ever.
3. Not one person was left alive after the battle — it was a complete ___________.
4. ___________ is two hours before the flight.
5. The hotel's ____________ time is 11:00 a.m.
6. There was a tragic ___________ at the hospital — a patient's healthy left kidney was removed instead of his diseased right kidney.
7. The detective asked the store owner for a complete list of items stolen during the ________.
8. Is this a ___________ or a delivery?
9. After the military ___________, hundreds of people were executed.
10. Unfortunately, I sold my house before the big ___________ in real estate prices.
11. The truck driver was killed in an accident after she had a ___________ on the highway.
EXERCISE 46e, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.
| blow off, 40 | give out, 43 | lock up, 44 | stick with, 40 |
| bring up, 40 | go away, 40 | piss off, 44 | stress out, 44 |
| burst out, 40 | kick out, 44 | shut up, 43 | turn in, 45 |
| get by, 42 | let in l into, 41 | stand for, 34 | turn into, 45 |
1. Sooner or later he'll get tired of running from the police, and he'll ________ himself ________.
2. I ________ my children ________ to be honest.
3. When we leave our summer home to go back to the city, we always ________ it ________ securely.
4. I took three aspirin, but this headache still hasn't ________ ________.
5. Do you know what "Ph.D."________________?
6. I usually check my work pretty carefully. I don't know how this mistake ________ ________me.
7. Worrying about how I'm going to find the money to pay my taxes is really ________ me ________.
8. I'm tired of listening to my brother talk about winning four million dollars in the lottery. I wish he would just ________ ________.
9. Those new computers are really fast, but I'm going to ________ ________ the one I have; it's fine for writing letters.
10. The tennis player had to retire when his elbow ________ ________.
11. I'm going to talk to my husband about ________ the garage ________ an apartment for my mother.
12. Joe promised that he'd help me fix my car yesterday, but he never came; he just ________ me________.
13. Joe does that sort of thing all the time, and it's very rude. He really.________ me ________.
14. The door was locked, so I knocked on it again and again until someone ________ me ________.
15. What did Nancy do to get herself ________ ________ of school?
16. When I heard about the crazy thing that Nancy had done at school, I ________ ________ laughing.
47. FOCUS ON: particles used without verbs
The particles of many phrasal verbs, especially phrasal verbs that relate to physical movement, are frequently used alone with a form of be. This is very common in conversation when the verb has already been stated at least once and does not need to be repeated:
Customer: Have you run out of coffee? Store clerk: We' re out of regular coffee, but we' re not out of instant.
Marsha: When do you have to move out of your apartment? Nancy: l have to be out by next Wednesday.
Jim: Did you turn the air conditioner on? Bob: No, it was on when I came in.
Mother: Has your sister woken up yet? Susie: No, she' s still not up.
Using the particle without a verb is also common when a phrasal verb can be understood from the context. Sometimes, only one verb is obvious:
Ra u I: Are you through?
Todd: No, I won't be through until after 4:00.
If this conversation occurred at a place of employment, the phrasal verb could only be get through. But often, in a particular situation, more than one verb might be understood, but to the speakers it is not important or necessary to be specific about which one:
Carlos: Is. Karen in?
Paul: No. she is n't.
If this conversation occurred in an office building, several verbs might be understood: come in, go in, get in, (be) let in.
| Infinitive | ||||
| present tense | -ing form | past tense | past participle | |
| brush up | brush up & brushes up | brushing up | brushed up | brushed up |
1. brush up (on) p.v. When you brush up or brush up on something, you study or practice a skill or subject you used to know but have forgotten or partly forgotten.
It's been a long time since I studied algebra, but I'm going to need it if I go back to school to study for my master's degree, so I'd better brush up.
Frank's going to Peru next month, so he's been brushing up on his Spanish.
| Infinitive | ||||
| present tense | -ing form | past tense | past participle | |
| come in | come in & comes in | coming in | came in | come in |
1. come in l into p.v. When people or things enter a place, room, house, and so on that you are in, they come in or come into it. Go out is the opposite of come in.
Welcome to my house. Please come in.
The burglar came into the house through the back door.
2. come in p.v. When a train, bus, airplane, or ship comes in, it arrives. Get in is similar to come in.
Do you know when the train from Kankakee comes in?
David's plane hasn't come in yet.
3. come in p.v. When people arrive at the place where they work, they come in. Get in is similar to come in.
The manager is angry with Linda because she comes in late every day.
I called to tell the boss that I was sick and wouldn't be coming in.
4. come in p.v. When something that a store will sell comes in, it is delivered to the store.
Let's go shopping at Macy's tomorrow; the summer clothes have come in.
I couldn't buy that new book I wanted; it hasn't come in yet.
5. come in p.v. When a thing or skill comes in handy, it is something useful that you like to have available when you need it.
When I travel, I always take a small sewing kit with me; it really comes in handy if a button falls off.
I don't know how to speak Japanese, but knowing how to say the numbers and "please" and "thank you" when I was in Japan sure came in handy.
