Phrasal Verbs Practice – 76

mist over
: if someone’s eyes mist over, they become filled with tears
.His eyes misted over at the memory of his wife

to mist up
mist up
if a piece of glass mists up, or if something mists it up, it becomes covered with very small drops of water so that you cannot see through it
mist something up
.I can’t see where I’m going, with the windows all misted up like this

level with somebody
: to speak honestly to someone, after hiding some unpleasant facts from them
.She decided to level with him and tell him how she felt

leap out at somebody
if a word or phrase in a piece of writing leaps out at you, you notice it particularly, because it is interesting, important
jump out at
.As I turned the page his picture leapt out at me

(press on (also press ahead
: to continue doing something, especially working, in a determined way
.We’ll talk about your suggestion later – now let’s just press on
press on with
?Shall we press ahead with the minutes of the last meeting

preside over something
: to be in a position of authority at a time when important things are happening
.The government seemed to be presiding over large-scale unemployment
: to be the head of a company or organization
.Finch presided over the company for 30 years
: to be in charge of a meeting or activity

. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

Preside over sth / press on / level with sb / leap out at / mist over

.N1. His eyes ………….. at the memory of his wife
………….. N2. We’ll talk about your suggestion later – now let’s just
.N3. She decided to ………….. him and tell him how she felt
.N4. The chairman will ………….. an audience of architects and developers
.N5. As I turned the page his picture ………….. at me

:Answers

N1. misted over
N2. press on
N3. level with
N4. preside over
N5. leapt out