Phrasal Verbs Practice – 78

Reel something off
:To repeat a lot of information quickly and easily
.Jack reeled off a list of names
:To do something again and again
.The Yankees reeled off 14 straight wins

Pull over
:To drive to the side of the road and stop your car, or to make someone else do this
.The policeman signaled to him to pull over

Pull somebody/something over
.He pulled the car over
.A cop pulled him over and gave him a speeding ticket

Ramble on
To talk or write for a long time in a way that other people find boing SYN. Go on
Ramble on about
.My father kept rambling on about the war

Set in
If someone sets it, especially something unpleasant, it begins and seems likely to continue for a long time
.Winter seems to be setting in early this year
.Further economic decline set in during 1930s

Resign yourself to doing something
To make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed
.Josh resigned himself to the long walk home
.At 16, I resigned myself to the fact that I’d never be a dancer

. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

Pull over / set in / resign oneself to / reel off / ramble on

.N1. At 16, I ……………………. the fact that I’d never be a dancer
.N2. Further economic decline ……………………. during 1930s
.N3. My father ……………………. about the war
……………………. N4. The policeman signaled to him to
.N5. Jack ……………………. a list of names

:Answers

Resigned to myself / set in / rambles on / pull over / reeled off