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📚 Phrasal Verbs Practice
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Q21. The party high command wanted to stave off an open battle.
prevent — to stop something bad from happening.
Stave off means to delay or prevent a problem or danger, so it fits the idea of stopping an open battle.
Use stave off for actions that prevent or delay something harmful.
The leaders tried to stave off a fight by negotiating.
Q22. No one but his conscience advised him to come back to earth.
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Q23. Ramesh takes after his father.
"takes after" means resemble a parent or ancestor.
Q24. The country's economy is beginning to look up now.
"look up": to become glad, hopeful, brighten, glow.
Q25. I cannot put up with that nasty fellow.
B. endure — to tolerate or withstand something or someone.
“Put up with” means to tolerate; here, you can’t tolerate that nasty fellow.
Tip: use with a thing or person you tolerate, e.g., “endure the noise” or “endure his behavior.”
I can’t endure his rudeness any longer.
Q26. To look quickly through a book is an important study skill.
"to skim ": To read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly.
Q27. 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.
Q28. She tries very hard to keep up with her rich neighbours.
"keep up with": to maintain contact or relations with someone.
Q29. 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.)
Q30. I see him once in a blue moon.
"once in a blue moon": not very often