Languages › English as a Second Language Idiomatic Phrasal Verb Meanings - Advanced ESL Quiz Choose the correct meaning for these idiomatic phrasal verbs in English Come Over Here Please!. PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/Getty Images English as a Second Language Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Grammar Business English Resources for Teachers By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on July 03, 2019 1. He has gone through a lot over the past two years. has experienced has traveled has done Correct Wrong go through something / inseparable phrasal verb = have difficult or negative experiences He went through a lot as a child. 2. He mustered up enough to go to the horror film. have good grades gather courage make money Correct Wrong muster up (courage) / separable phrasal verb = gain courage, confidence in oneself Come on. Muster up courage and let's go bungee jumping! 3. He gobbled up the turkey before I could have any. cooked threw away finished eating Correct Wrong gobble up something / inseparable phrasal verb = eat everything quickly Gobble up your lunch and let's get on the road. 4. He is going to have to face up to his past. accept explain forget Correct Wrong face up to something / inseparable phrasal verb = accept the truth of a situation even though it's difficult You'll have to face up to the facts and get over the truth. 5. I would appreciate it if you could stick up for me the next time we see your mother. introduce help with the work defend Correct Wrong stick up for someone / inseparable phrasal verb = defend someone with words or actions You should have stuck up for your sister at that party. 6. Let's put off that meeting to next Monday. postpone schedule arrange Correct Wrong put something off / separable phrasal verb = postpone or delay He put off going to college until next year. 7. Let's put David down. It'll be fun. invite influence criticize Correct Wrong put someone down / separable phrasal verb = criticize someone too strongly, bully someone with words Shelley put her down at the party, so she left the room. 8. I have a great program that weeds out unwanted files. replaces deletes finds Correct Wrong weed something out / separable phrasal verb = to reduce in number, to choose only the best and get rid of the others We need to weed out our clothing. The closet is getting too full! 9. Jack enjoyed hamming up his role in the new play. acting in a way that make people laugh performing learning Correct Wrong ham something up / separable phrasal verb = act like a clown, make jokes by exaggerating He hammed it up last night and made everyone laugh. 10. Can you run that proposal by me? tell listen to repeat Correct Wrong run something by someone / separable phrasal verb = explain to someone in order to get their opinion, often used before an important presentation of some sort They should run the idea by the boss before they decide. 11. Did you stock up on water before the storm? buy a lot of something finish something drink Correct Wrong stock up on something / inseparable phrasal verb = buy large amounts of something You should always stock up on water before a storm. 12. He was very clever. He sniffed out the answer almost immediately. smell ask discover information Correct Wrong sniff something out / separable phrasal verb = idiomatically used to mean to discover information, inquire into You should sniff that job out before you apply. 13. Jack headed that problem off nicely. understand prevent finish Correct Wrong head something off / separable phrasal verb = prevent something bad from happening You should have headed that off by having a heart to heart talk. 14. Please don't harp on that. I know I shouldn't have bought it. play complain about jump up and down Correct Wrong harp on something or someone / inseparable phrasal verb = continually complain about something I wish you wouldn't harp on Tom so much. He really does his best. 15. He set forth his opinion during his speech. leave explain clearly begin Correct Wrong set something forth / separable phrasal verb = explain clearly, provide a detailed idea about something Two hundred years ago they set their ideals forth in this book. 16. I'm trying to crank out a number of quizzes this month. listen to produce many begin Correct Wrong crank something out / separable phrasal verb = do something very quickly often used with large quantities. Lets' crank out ten new songs for an album. 17. Jack ratted on Jill. Can you believe it? hit tell someone in authority about something the person did go out with romantically Correct Wrong rat on someone / inseparable phrasal verb = tell someone in authority that someone else is doing something bad He ratted on his friends and didn't have to go to jail. 18. We need to hash the procedure out. discuss at length develop write down Correct Wrong hash something out / separable phrasal verb = discuss in great detail Let's hash the details out at the next meeting. Idiomatic Phrasal Verb Meanings - Advanced ESL Quiz You got: % Correct. Phrasal Verb Expert You know your English!. Andrew Rich / Vetta / Getty Images Congratulations! You are a real master at phrasal verbs. Perhaps you'd like to challenge yourself with some more phrasal verb quizzes such as phrasal verbs with 'put', or phrasal verbs with 'take'. Remember that phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable. Here are some tips on how to study phrasal verbs. Share Your Results Idiomatic Phrasal Verb Meanings - Advanced ESL Quiz You got: % Correct. Phrasal Verb Intermediate You've done well on your lessons. Anton Violin / Moment / Getty Images You've done a good job. Phrasal verbs can be especially confusing when they are used in idioms. Don't worry. Remember that phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable. Here are some tips on how to study phrasal verbs. Share Your Results Idiomatic Phrasal Verb Meanings - Advanced ESL Quiz You got: % Correct. Phrasal Verb Beginner You'll need to study more!. John Fedele / Blend Images / Getty Images This was a difficult quiz because the phrasal verbs were idiomatic. Don't worry, learn how to recognize phrasal verbs and whether they are separable or inseparable. He picked some German up in Munich. = separable We looked after our friend's house for the weekend. = inseparable. Here are some tips on how to study phrasal verbs. Share Your Results