Phrasal Verbs Practice – 93

bristle with something
: to have a lot of something, or be full of something
.a battleship bristling with guns

bring something on
: to make something bad or unpleasant happen cause
.Stress can bring on an asthma attack
?What’s brought this on? Have I upset you somehow
:to help someone to improve or make progress
Teachers have to bring on the bright children and at the same time give extra help to those who need it
:to make plants or crops grow faster
.Keeping the young plants in a greenhouse will help bring them on

bring it on
used to say that you are prepared and willing to deal with something bad that is likely to happen

bring something off
to succeed in doing something difficult

pull off
.They managed to bring off the most daring jewelry robbery in history

call down something
to ask for someone, especially a god, to make something unpleasant happen to someone or something

call down something on/upon
.He called down vengeance on them

call by
: to stop and visit someone when you are near the place where they live or work
.I thought I’d call by and see how you were

buy out

buy somebody/something out
to buy someone’s share of a business or property that you previously owned together, so that you have complete control

buy somebody out of something
to pay money so that someone can leave an organization such as the army before their contract has ended

buy somebody off
to pay someone money to stop them causing trouble or threatening you
Syn. bribe

buy into something
: to accept that an idea is right and allow it to influence you
.I never bought into this idea that you have to be thin to be attractive
: to buy part of a business or organization, especially because you want to control it
.Investors were invited to buy into state-owned enterprises

buy something in
: to buy something in large quantities
.Companies are buying in supplies of paper, in case the price goes up

build up to something
: to prepare for a particular moment or event
.I could tell she was building up to some kind of announcement

: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

buy into (2) / call by / bring on / called down / bring off / buying in / building up

.N1. He ……………. vengeance on them
.N2. They managed to ……………. the most daring jewelry robbery in history
.N3. Investors were invited to ……………. state-owned enterprises
.N4. I never ……………. this idea that you have to be thin to be attractive
.N5. I thought I’d and ……………. see how you were
.N6. Stress can ……………. an asthma attack
.N7. I could tell she was ……………. to some kind of announcement
.N8. Companies are ……………. supplies of paper, in case the price goes up

:Answers

called down / bring off / buy into / bought into / call by / bring on / building up / buying in