Phrasal Verbs Practice – 88

bring somebody/something in
: to introduce a new law
.Harsh anti-Trade Union laws were brought in in the early 1980s
: to ask someone to become involved in a discussion or situation
.Bring in Doctor Hall here and ask him his views
I’d like bring somebody in to do something
.The police were brought in to investigate the matter
: to earn a particular amount or produce a particular amount of profit
.The sale of the house only brought in about £45,000
: to attract customers to a shop or business
.We’ve got to bring in more business if we want the restaurant to survive

bring in a verdict
to say officially in a law court whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime return a verdict
.The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty

bring something down on/upon somebody
to make something bad happen to someone, especially to yourself or to people connected with you
.His recklessness brought down disaster on the whole family

bring something about
: to make something happen SYN cause
?How can we bring about a change in attitudes
A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought about by the destruction of the rainforests

.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

bring somebody/something in (5) – bring something about – bring something down on/upon somebody

.N1. Harsh anti-Trade Union laws …………………… in the early 1980s
.N2. I’d like …………………… somebody …………………… to do something
.N3. The police were …………………… to investigate the matter
.N4. His recklessness …………………… disaster on the whole family
?N5. How can we …………………… a change in attitudes
.N6. The sale of the house only …………………… about £45,000
.N7. We’ve got to …………………… more business if we want the restaurant to survive

:Answers

were brought in / bring – In / brought in / brought down / bring about / brought in / bring in