July 16th, 2010 in Vocabulary, Words
Put about (change direction or cause to change direction)
Put across (state clearly)
She failed to put her views across during the hearing.
Put away (discard, consume food or drink, kill (informal)
March 18th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
Words like in, out, up, down etc., are not always prepositions. Read the sentences given below.
He was driving down the street.
Please sit down.
February 13th, 2010 in English Quiz
Fill in the blanks with appropriate idioms or phrasal verbs
1. Adversity often —————— virtues unsuspected before.
a) Calls in
b) Calls out
c) Calls on
d) Calls up
February 8th, 2010 in English Quiz
Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs or idioms.
1. He —————— my plan.
a) Backed out
b) Backed up
c) Backed off
d) Backed off
January 1st, 2010 in English Quiz
Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs
1. The police ——————— the violent mob.
a) Broke up
b) Broke down
c) Broke with
d) Broke in
January 1st, 2010 in English Quiz
Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs.
1. I can’t ——————– what he means.
a) Make up
b) Make out
c) Make for
d) Make over
January 1st, 2010 in English Quiz
Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs.
1. He has ———————– a hardware store.
a) Set in
b) Set on
c) Set up
d) Set to