Phrasal Verbs Practice – 29

Cross out the five mistakes in this text and write the correct form in the box next to that line

After a year of travelling, I decided to put my act together and get a job. A friend who worked for a bank put in some good words for me. In fact he pushed in all the stops and arranged for me to have lunch with the CEO. I got on the wrong feet by saying I wasn’t ready to plant down roots yet; I think they were looking for someone to make a long-term commitment. I should have kept quiet

:Answers

After a year of travelling, I decided to put my act together and get a job. A friend who worked for a bank put in some good words for me. In fact he pushed in all the stops and arranged for me to have lunch with the CEO. I got on the wrong feet by saying I wasn’t  ready to plant down roots yet; I think they were looking for someone to make a long-term commitment. I should have kept quiet

Put/ a good word/ pulled out/ off on the wrong foot/ put