Phrasal Verbs Practice – 118

(hit on somebody/something (also hit upon something
to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly
: come up with
.Then we hit on the idea of asking viewers to donate money over the Net
: to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them
.Dave has hit on most of the women in the department

hear somebody out
: to listen to all of what someone wants to tell you without interrupting them
?Just hear me out, will you

help something along
: to make a process or activity happen more quickly or easily
.She asked a few questions to help the conversation along

hang together
: if a plan, story, set of ideas etc hangs together, it is well organized and its different parts go well together
.Her story just doesn’t hang together
.if people hang together, they help each other

( hang around/round (something
: to wait or spend time somewhere, doing nothing
.I hung around the station for an hour but he never came

hold somebody/something – down
: to make someone or something stay on something, and stop them from moving away or escaping
.We had to hold the tent down with rocks to stop it blowing away
.It took three strong men to hold him down
to prevent the level of something such as prices from rising
.We will aim to hold down prices

hold down a job
: to succeed in keeping a job for a period of time
.He’s never held down a job for longer than a few weeks
: to keep people under control or limit their freedom
.The people were held down for centuries by their conquerors

hold back
: hold somebody/something back to make someone or something stop moving forward
.Police in riot gear held back the demonstrators

hold something back
: to stop yourself from feeling or showing a particular emotion
.She struggled to hold her tears back
.Anger flooded through her. She couldn’t hold it back

hold somebody/something back
: to prevent someone or something from making progress
.They felt the British economy was being held back by excessive government controls

hold (somebody) back
to be unwilling to do something, especially because you are being careful, or to make someone unwilling to do something
.In the current situation ,many investors are holding back
.She wanted to tell him but pride held her back

hold something back
: to keep something secret
!Tell me all about it – don’t hold anything back

hit somebody with something
: to tell someone something interesting, exciting, or shocking
.The next morning, Steve hit me with the truth
: to punish or try to harm someone by doing something that will cause problems for them
.The next day, we found they’d hit us with a lawsuit

: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

hit someone with something (2) / hold back(3) / hold down(3) / hang around / hang together / hear out / hit on (2) / help along

.N1. Then we ………… the idea of asking viewers to donate money over the Net
.N2. Dave has ………… most of the women in the department
?N3. Just ………… me ………… , will you
. ………… N4. She asked a few questions to ………… the conversation
. ………… N5. Her story just doesn’t
.N6. I ………… the station for an hour but he never came
.N7. We had to ………… the tent ………… with rocks to stop it blowing away
.N8. We will aim to ………… prices
.N9. The people were ………… for centuries by their conquerors
.N10. Police in riot gear ………… the demonstrators
.N11. They felt the British economy was being ………… by excessive government controls
. ………… N12. She wanted to tell him but pride ………… her
.N13. The next morning, Steve ………… me ………… the truth
.N14. The next day, we found they’d ………… us ………… a lawsuit

:Answers

hit on / hit on / hear – out / help – along / hang together / hung around / hold – down / hold down / held down / held back / held back / held – back / hit – With / hit – With