Phrasal Verbs Practice – 145

run across somebody/something
: to meet someone or find something by chance
.I ran across him at a conference in Milan
.I ran across some old love letters while I was clearing out a cupboard

rule something/somebody out
: to decide that something is not possible or suitable
.The police have ruled out suicide
.She has refused to rule out the possibility of singing again
: to make it impossible for something to happen
.The mountainous terrain rules out most forms of agriculture
to state that someone will not be able to take part in a sports event

rule something/somebody out of
.He has been ruled out of the match with a knee injury

round something off
to do something as a way of ending an event,performance etc in a suitable or satisfactory way – finish

round something off with
.You can round off the evening with a visit to the nightclub
.She rounded off the meal with some cheese
.It was the perfect way to round off the season
: to take the sharp or rough edges off something
.Round off the corners with a pair of scissors
to change an exact figure to the nearest whole number

round something off to
.Prices are rounded off to the nearest dollar

round something out
: to make an experience more thorough or complete
.African percussion and Native American flute round out the show

run with something
: to be covered with a liquid that is flowing down
.His face was running with blood

.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

rule out (2) / round off (2) / round out / run with / run across

.N1. His face was ……………… blood
.N2. African percussion and Native American flute ……………… the show
.N3. Prices are ……………… to the nearest dollar
.N4. ……………… the corners with a pair of scissors
.N5. He has been ……………… of the match with a knee injury
.N6. She has refused to ……………… the possibility of singing again
.N7. I ……………… some old love letters while I was clearing out a cupboard

:Answers

N1. running with
N2. round out
N3. rounded off
N4. Round off
N5. ruled out
N6. rule out
N7. ran across