EXERCISE 31 a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. I suggested moving to Minnesota, but my wife ________ ________ moving anywhere cold.

2. My doctor says I should _______ _______ scuba diving until my ear gets better.

3. The health department wants to ________ ________ ________ smoking within twenty years.

4. I saw a funny cartoon in the paper, so I _____ it ______ and sent it to my brother.

5. Some countries have an excellent health care system. No one has to ________ ________ medical treatment.

6. I was a little ________ ________ by his unfriendliness.

7. Let's go to a different restaurant; I don't ________ ________ Chinese food.

8. I'm going to ________ ________ this situation to see what the problem is.

9. After the revolution, all members of the royal family were ________ ________ ___________.

10. Several scenes of the film had to be ________ ________ before the censors would approve it.

11. Jim had to quit his job to ________ ________ his sick wife.

12. I had to take a taxi to work yesterday. My car's motor ________ ________ right in the middle of an intersection.

13. What a surprise! Being transferred to Hawaii is something I never _____ _____.

14. Getting that tooth fixed is not something you should _________ _________.

15. What are you ________ ________ doing with your time after you retire?

EXERCISE 31 b — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. You changed your vacation plans. You're not going next week; you're going to go later. What did you do to your vacation?

2. Everyone likes Jim more now that he has stopped acting like such a big shot. What did Jim do?

3. The President said that nothing has been eliminated from the list of things that might be done about the crisis. What did the President say about what might be done about the crisis?

4. Mike's parents don't like his new friend. How do Mike's parents feel about his new friend?

5. A law was passed that prohibits child labor. What does the law do to child labor?

6. There aren't any stores out here in the woods, so if you forgot something, you'll just have to continue without it. What will you have to do if you forgot something?

7. I'm so tired of this car's ugly color; I'm going to investigate having it painted. What am I going to do?

8. If you go to Chicago in January, you can expect to freeze to death. What can you do if you go to Chicago in January?

9. Betty was a little offended by Sam's behavior. How did Betty react to Sam's behavior?

10. In Question 9, how did Sam's behavior make Betty feel?

11. The police suspected that Mr. Mayfield had been killed by a coworker. What did the police suspect about Mr. Mayfield?

12. Dr. Smith removed the entire tumor with a knife. What did he do?

13. My father kept his car in good condition, and it lasted for forty years. What did my father do to his car?

EXERCISE 31 c — Write eight original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section. Try to use gerunds as the subjects of some of the sentences.

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EXERCISE 31 d. 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.

1. I'm thinking about investing in the stock market, but I'm not sure how to ________ ________it.

2. The sound on the language lab tapes is so bad that I can't ________ ________ what they're saying.

3. The world is ________ ________ of many different countries.

4. We'll need to buy a new suitcase soon. This old one is ________ ________.

5. That was a terrible thing he did to me — I'll ________ ________ ________ him someday.

6. Hank fell from a fifth-floor window, but he landed in a swimming pool and wasn't hurt at all. He sure ________ ________, didn't he?

7. The hockey coach said that the team's offense is good, but the defense needs to be

8. My dentist said I should ________ ________ on sweets.

9. Frank really ________ ________ when he found that big snake under his bed.

10. Look at this interesting old book I ________ ________ at a used bookstore.

11. The police department is going to ________________on crime.

12. You know what a bad temper Joe has. If you keep teasing him, you're________ ________ trouble.

13. The accountant tried to embezzle $100,000, but he didn't____________with it.

14. Isn't that where Jane lives? Let's________________and say hello.

15. Jake was arrested and charged with bank robbery, but he ________ ________ because none of the witnesses could identify him.

16. There are a lot of big trucks on this road. You've really got to ________ _______ for them when you're driving.

32. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the particle out

The particle out is used in many phrasal verbs and has many meanings. Among the most frequent meanings of out are to say that something or someone literally moves from the inside to the outside of a place:

He fell out of a tree.

Melaniecame out of the house.

We alwaysgo out through the back door.

Would youtake the garbageout, please?

that something is done completely or thoroughly:

I cleaned out the closet.

The people quicklycleared out.

Sheemptied her purseout on the table.

Pleasefill this formout.

that an action or activity has ended:

The firewent out.

The light bulbburned out.

Hankdropped out of school.

Janechickened out of asking her boss for a raise.

that something or someone is chosen, organized, shared, or distributed:

The managerhanded out our paychecks.

Tompicked a new shirtout.

The mayIroom clerksorted out the mail.

that something is produced by or released from a source:

His last bookcame out two years ago.

Don'tlet the dogout.

That group hasn'tput out a new CD in a long time.

that something is removed, eliminated, or excluded:

A page was accidentallyleft out of the book when it was printed.

Shecut a cartoonout of the paper.

The negative test resultruled out cancer.

His editortook several paragraphs out of the article.

that something is perceived, sensed, found, or acquired:

I figured out the answer.

Did youfind out when the movie starts?

That sign is too far away tomake out.

Mikescrewed me out of a hundred bucks.

that something increases in size, capacity, length, or area:

Paul started tofill out after he got married.

After I gained twenty-five pounds I had tolet my pantsout.

It's dangerous tostick your headout a car window.

that something important or dangerous should be watched for:

Mike is supposed to meet us here, sowatch out for him.

Look out, this is a very busy intersection.

or that something is done for a length of time:

The criminalsheld out for three hours before surrendering.

College is hard work, but you've got tostick itout.

1. clean ...out p.v. When youclean something out, you clean the inside completely so that no dirt, dust, trash, and so on, remains inside.

Mark was fired and told toclean his deskout and leave.

Weclean out our garage every spring.

cleaned out part.adj. After you clean the inside of something completely so that no dirt, dust, or trash, and so on, remains inside, it iscleaned out.

Now that the garage iscleaned out, there's room for my car.

2. clean ... out (of) p.v. [informal] When peopleclean youout orclean youout of your money, they deceive you or pressure you into giving them all your money or spending all your money for their benefit. When an expensecleans youout, it requires you to spend all your money.

A con artistcleaned my grandmotherout of $50,000.

Having three kids in college at the same time reallycleaned meout.

3. clean .. .out (of) p.v. [informal] If thievesclean a placeout orclean a placeout of something, they take everything that is valuable.

I got home and found that my place had beencleaned out.

The thievescleaned the jewelry storeout of all its diamonds and emeralds.

1. clear.. .out p.v. When peopleclear out orclear out of a place or they are cleared out of a place, they leave it.

After the police threw tear gas, the crowdcleared rightout.

Clear out! This is private property.

2. clear... out p.v. When youclear out a place, you remove things that are unwanted or in the way in order to make more room or to make the place cleaner.

Look how much more room we have in the attic now that we'vecleared all that junkout.The car dealer had a sale so that he couldclear out some space for the new cars.

Come out

come out & comes out coming out came out come out

1. come out (of) p.v. When people or things leave a place, room, or house that you are not in, theycome out of it.

Susie's friend came to the door and asked her tocome out and play.

The police held their fire when they saw the gunmancoming out of the house with his hands in the air.

2. come out (of) p.v. When somethingcomes out of a certain place or area, it starts there.

This speaker must not be connected; no sound iscoming out.

The most wonderful aromacame out of the kitchen.

3. come out (to) p.v. When people leave a city andcome out to a place outside the city where you are, they travel to that place.

Would you like tocome out and visit our farm?

Ned loves it in the city; he hasn'tcome out to the suburbs in a long time.

4. come out (of) p.v. When things or people go through an experience or treatment, the condition they are left in by that experience or treatment or the result of that experience or treatment is how theycome out.

It was a tough game, but our teamcame out on top.

How did the investigationcome out?

I came out of that awful experience a wiser person.

5. come out (with) p.v. When a book, magazine, musical recording, movie, or television show is finished and made available to the public, itcomes out. When a book, magazine, musical recording, movie, or television show is finished and made available to the public, the company publishing it or the person who created it comes out with it.

The band's new CDcame out last month, and it's already number one on the charts.

Barren's iscoming out with a new book on TOEFL soon.

6. come out p.v. When information becomes known to the public, itcomes out.

Everyone was shocked when itcame out that the butler had murdered the duke.

What really happened when President Kennedy was assassinated may never come out.

7. come out (of) p.v. When dirt or a stain is removed by cleaning, itcomes out or comes out of what it is in.

Don't get grape juice on that white blouse — it'll nevercome out.

That paint mightcome out of the carpet if you try turpentine.

8. come out p.v. When flowers or leaves start to grow, theycome out.

We had a very warm winter, and the flowers startedcoming out in February.

Oak tree leaves alwayscome out later than the leaves of other trees.

9. come out p.v. When clouds move and the sun becomes visible, itcomes out.

The rain stopped, the suncame out, and there was a beautiful rainbow.

Wait till the suncomes out; you'll get a better picture.

10. come out (forIin favor ofIagainst) p.v. When people with authority and influence come out for orcome out in favor of people or things, they publicly announce support for them. When people with authority and influencecome out against people or things, they publicly announce opposition to them.

We were surprised when the mayorcame out for legalizing gambling.

The senator from North Carolinacame out against the tobacco legislation.

1. empty... out p.v. When you completely remove the contents of a space or container, youempty itout.

The police officer told me toempty out my pockets.

After weempty this roomout, we can start painting.

emptied out part.adj. After the contents of a container have been completely removed, the container isemptied out.

Now that the room isemptied out, we can start laying the carpet.

1. empty out p.v. When all the people in a place leave it, the placeempties out.

After the concert is over, it'll be twenty minutes before the auditoriumempties out.

There was trash everywhere after the stadiumemptied out.

Fall out

fall out & falls out falling out fell out fallen out

1. fall out (of) p.v. When you fall from or through something that is above ground level to the ground below, youfall out orfall out of it.

Did hefall out or was he pushed?

I found a baby bird that hadfallen out of its nest.

2. fall out (withIover) p.v. When youfall out with people, you become upset or angry with them. When two peoplefall out over something, they become upset or angry with each other because of a disagreement about that thing.

Alfonsofell out with his sister when he criticized her husband.

Melanie and Sarah started a company, but theyfell out over who would be president and who would be vice-president.

falling-out n. When people have afalling-out, they become upset or angry with each other and no longer have friendly relations.

The manager of the baseball team quit after he had afalling-out with the owner.

Go out

go out & goes out going out went out gone out

1. go out (of) p.v. When people or things leave a place, room, or house that you are in, theygo out orgo out of it.Come in is the opposite ofgo out.

I'm trying to study —go out and play in the backyard.

Nancy was so sick that she didn'tgo out of the house for a week.

2. go out (to) p.v. When people leave a city where you are andgo out to a place outside the city, they travel to that place.

Last weekend wewent out to Jim's cabin on the lake.

This Thanksgiving I'm going togo out to my brother's house.

3. go out p.v. When something that is burninggoes out, it stops burning because it has no more fuel or because something, such as water or lack of oxygen, has caused it to stop burning.

The campfirewent out during the night.

The forest fire didn'tgo out until it started to rain.

4. go out p.v. When an electrical lightgoes out, it stops producing light because it is no longer receiving power.

The lights in the barracksgo out every night at 10:00.

When the old tree fell on the power lines, every light in townwent out.

5. go out (with) p.v. When two people with a romantic interest in each othergo out,they go together to a place of entertainment in order to have fun and spend time together.

Mike's nervous — he'sgoing out with Heather tonight.

Sally and Jimwent out for three years before they qot married.

1. leave... out p.v. When youleave people or thingsout, you accidentally or deliberately do not include them in a group.

The directorleft out several parts of the book when she made the film.

Tell me the entire story from beginning to end. Don'tleave anythingout.

left out part.adj. When you feelleft out, you feel ignored and unappreciated by others in a group.

No one talked to Jerry at the party. He just sat in the corner feelingleft out.

Stick out

stick out & sticks out sticking out stuck out stuck out

1. stick out p.v. When somethingsticks out, it extends from what it is attached to.

Be careful walking in the woods, there are a lot of branchessticking out.

I cut myself on a nail that wassticking out of the wall.

2. stick... out p.v. When youstick somethingout, you extend it outward.

Timmystuck his tongueout when his mother gave him spinach.

We allstuck our headsout the window to get a better look.

3. stick... out p.v. When youstick out an unpleasant or difficult experience, you continue with it until it is over, rather than quit.

I hate this job, but I need the money, so I'll just have tostick itout until I find a better one. College isn't easy, but if youstick it out, you'll be glad you did.

4. stick out p.v. When a characteristic or feature of somethingsticks out, that feature is very noticeable.

Alan's nearly seven feet tall and has red hair, so he reallysticks out in a crowd.

One thing that reallystuck out about him was the strange way he laughed.

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