Phrasal Verbs Practice – 80

Soldier on
: to continue working in spite of difficulties
.We will just have to soldier on without him

Sift through
to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is not
.Police are sifting through the evidence

Safeguard
a rule, agreement etc that is intended to protect someone or something from possible dangers or problems
.International safeguards prevent the increase of nuclear weapons

safeguard against
.safeguards against the exploitation of children

snap out of something
: to stop being sad or upset and make yourself feel better
.Chantal’s been depressed for days. I wish she’d snap out of it

.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

Soldier on / sift through / safeguard against / snap out of

.N1. ……………… against the exploitation of children
.N2. Police are ……………… through the evidence
.N3. Chantal’s been depressed for days. I wish she’d ……………… out of it
.N4. We will just have to ……………… without him

:Answers

Safeguards / sifting / snap / soldier on