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📚 Phrasal Verbs Practice
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Q51. When the boy was put into a boarding school, he quickly fell into line without his usual indiscipline behaviors.
"fell into line": starts to follow the rules, behave according to expected standards of behaviour.
Q52. She gave up the job after getting married.
"gave up": relinquished, surrendered
Q53. You read the letter repeatedly.
time and again — means repeatedly; many times.
The sentence shows you read the letter many times, i.e., time and again.
Use it to describe actions done many times in the past or present.
She checked the email time and again but found no reply.
Q54. He rose to power through flattery.
by means of — using; via.
The sentence says he rose to power through flattery, meaning flattery was the method used. "By means of" means using that method.
Use "by means of" to talk about how something is done.
She explained the success by means of hard work and luck.
Q55. His honesty was doubted.
"called in question": to cause doubts about something
Q56. I will oppose him very strongly
tooth and nail — to oppose or defend something with great effort and determination.
In the sentence, “oppose him very strongly” shows fighting hard, which is exactly what “tooth and nail” means.
Use with verbs like fight, defend, oppose, or resist.
They fought tooth and nail to win the contract.
Q57. I am going to sell my furniture.
"dispose of": to give away, to get rid of
Q58. She found the perfect title for her new novel.
"hit upon": to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
Q59. My friend conceals nothing from me.
"keep back": refuse, hide, retain.
Q60. We regard her as our mother.
"look upon": perceive, regard as, think of.