You could see she was .............................................compliments about her new hat but I think it looked terrible
fishing for
fishing on
fishing about
I've got a little ·money ............................... in case of emergencies.
put in
put on
put by
The car went up on the pavement and .................................... a pedestrian
ran on
ran off
ran over
I'll............................... . my promise and take her to the cinema even though I hate horror films.
stick at
stick on
stick to
He's ................................. the idea of organising a sports day but it's not definite yet.
toying with
toying on
toying at
How can I possibly.... ............................. all the money l owe?
pay back
pay off
pay aside
We expected him to ............................ the chance to have a few days off but he didn't seem at all enthusiastic
leap on
leap in
leap at
She.............. ............. all our objections and bought a video camera
brushed aside
brushed out
brushed off
Maybe I'd better ................................the plan again to make sure we all what we're supposed to be doing.
run across
run through
run on
He's going to .............................. the election as an independent candidate
stand up
stand on
stand for
It was very difficult to ...................... the truth because nobody wanted to tell us anything about what happened that day.
get in
get at
get on
I.......... what I said. This show isn't as bad as I expected.
take away
take back
take out
Fancy him ................................. such an old trick! I bet he feels stupid!
falling at
falling for
falling by
Could you ...................................... this customer? I'm rather busy at the moment
attend to
attend at
attend for
If we don't sell more, we'll have to .....................................production.
cut back
cut down
cut over
That song always ......................... memories of the time we went on a package holiday to Spain.
brings round
brings forward
brings back
