Phrasal Verbs Practice – 89

bring somebody/something around/round

bring the conversation around/round to something
: to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a conversation
.I’ll try to bring the conversation around to the subject of money
: to make someone become conscious again
.I slapped his face a couple of times to try to bring him round
: to manage to persuade someone to do something or to agree with you
.She won’t listen to me. Let’s see if Sue can bring her round
.I’m sure I can bring him around to our point of view
: to bring someone or something to someone’s house
.I’ll bring the books around tomorrow

break with somebody/something
to leave a group of people or an organization, especially because you have had a disagreement with them
.She had broken with her family years ago
.They broke with the Communist Party and set up a new party

break with tradition/the past
: to stop following old customs and do something in a completely different way
.Now is the time to break with the past
.His work broke with tradition in many ways

break through

(break through (something
: to manage to get past or through something that is in your way
.Several demonstrators broke through the barriers despite warnings from the police
.After hours of fierce fighting rebels broke through and captured the capital
(break through (something
if the sun breaks through, you can see it when you could not see it before because there were clouds
.The sun broke through at around lunch time
.The sun soon broke through the mist
to manage to do something successfully when there a difficulty that is preventing you
.He’s a very talented young actor who’s just ready to break through

break through into
It is possible that at this election some of the minority parties might succeed in breaking through into parliament

.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

(break through(4) / break with(2) / bring around(2

.N1. She had …………….. her family years ago
. …………….. N2. I slapped his face a couple of times to try to …………….. him
.N3. After hours of fierce fighting rebels …………….. and captured the capital
.N4. Now is the time to …………….. the past
.N5. I’ll try to …………….. the conversation …………….. to the subject of money
N6. It is possible that at this election some of the minority parties might succeed in …………….. into parliament
.N7. The sun soon …………….. the mist
. …………….. N8. He’s a very talented young actor who’s just ready to

:Answers

N1. broken with
N2. bring – round
N3. broke through
N4. break with
N5. bring – around
N6. breaking through
N7. broke through
N8. break through