Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Here are some typical phrasal verbs that you can find in news articles.

Complete the sentence with the words bellow.

Methods             Facts                      New                      Economy

Work                     Wire                      Party                     Government

       Deal with

If you “deal with” a person or organization you discuss things with them or do business with them.

They refused to deal with the opposition                                          until the situation has been resolved.

       Cordon off

If someone in authority “cordon off” an area. They prevent people from entering or leaving that area by putting up a barrier.

The city was split into four zones, and each zone was cordoned off with barbed                                         

       Count on

If you”count on” something you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.

The conservative were counting on the support of the Liberal Democrats in order to form a

                                           .

       Cry out for is

If a system, process, person, etc. is “crying out for” something.

The system simply does not                                            and it is crying out for change.

       Dig up

If someone “digs up” information, they discover it, often as a result of a related search.

They dug up a few                                            about his previous company, which caused him no end embarrassment.

       Disagree with

If you “disagree with” a particular action or proposal, you believe that is wrong and not good.

He is a resigning from the government because he disagree with their plans for the

                                                      .

       Disapprove of

If you “disapprove of” something you do not like it.

The other members of the board disapprove of her                                             and felt she should resign.

       Change over

If you change over to something new, you start using the new thing and stop using the thing you were using before.

The government changed over to the                                             system after years of struggling to make the old system work.

Resources

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