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Action Verb Idioms #2

Put each of the following verbs, remembering to conjugate, in the correct gap. Some verbs are used more than once.

crunch, hit, hold, run, feel, keep, bend, give, kill, stand

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  1. He over backwards to help Bob find a new job.
  2. Luckily, Jane up for me when the teacher accused me of cheating.
  3. I'm afraid I can't make it today. Can I you a rain check?
  4. If we go shopping on our way home from the lecture, we can two birds with one stone.
  5. I the roof when my son told me he was going to get married at the age of 17!
  6. We time by playing some video games.
  7. I tried to abreast of the situation in my home town.
  8. Bye! I've got to the books because I have a test tomorrow.
  9. I was just the numbers and I'm afraid we don't have enough money.
  10. I have to go to the supermarket. It looks like we are out of food.
  11. I was out of my mind thinking about what could have happened to Tom.
  12. I went over to Nancy's house to her company.

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