Phrasal Verbs Practice – 114

fit in
: if someone fits in, they are accepted by the other people in a group
.I never really fitted in at school

fit in with
.I wasn’t sure if she would fit in with my friends
:if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them
.I don’t know quite how this new course will fit in
.A new building must fit in with its surroundings
.You can’t expect a baby to fit in with your existing routine

fit something/somebody in = squeeze something/somebody in
: to manage to do something or see someone, even though you have a lot of other things to do
.The doctor said he can fit me in at 4:30
.I wanted to fit in a swim before breakfast

fire somebody up
: to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry
.It was alarming the way she got so fired up about small things

get behind with
if you get behind with a job, payments, rent etc, you do not do or pay as much of it as you should have by a particular time
.I don’t want to get behind with my work
.You can always catch up later if you get behind

get behind somebody
: to support someone
.The crowd really got behind them and cheered them on

: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

get behind somebody / get behind with / get back at somebody / fire somebody up / fit somebody or something in / fit in with

.N1. The crowd really ……………… them and cheered them on
.N2. I don’t want to ………………. my work
.N3. It was alarming the way she got so ……………… about small things
.N4. The doctor said he can …….. me …….. at 4:30
.N5. I wasn’t sure if she would ………………… my friends
.N6. He’ll probably go out with her just to ………………… at me

:Answers

got behind / get behind with / fired up / fit – in / fit in with / get back