Phrasal Verbs Practice – 68

call on/upon somebody/something
: N1. to formally ask someone to do something
call on somebody to do something
.The UN has called on both sides to observe the ceasefire
: N2. to visit someone for a short time
.Why don’t you call on my sister when you’re in Brighton

buy something – up
: to quickly buy as much of something as possible, for example land, tickets, or goods
.Much of the land was bought up by property developers

bump something – up
: to suddenly increase something by a large amount
.Prices were bumped up by 10 percent last week

climb down
to admit that you were wrong, especially after being
certain that you were right —-> climb-down

come at somebody/something phrasal verb
: N1. to move towards someone in a threatening way
.Suddenly, he came at me with a knife
N2. if images, questions, facts etc come at you, you feel confused because there are too many of them at the same time
.Questions were coming at me from all directions
: N3. informal to consider or deal with a problem in a particular way /approach
.We need to come at the problem from a different angle

. Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs

Come at /buy up/call on

.N1. We need to ……………… the problem from a different angle
.N2. Suddenly, he ……………. me with a knife
.N3. Much of the land was …………….. by property developers
?N4. Why don’t you ……………… my sister when you’re in Brighton
.N5. The UN has ……………….. both sides to observe the ceasefire