{"id":895,"date":"2015-11-15T08:16:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T08:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=895"},"modified":"2015-11-15T08:16:25","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T08:16:25","slug":"phrasal-verbs-with-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-with-around\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal verbs with around"},"content":{"rendered":"

Complete the given sentences using an appropriate phrasal verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. I’ll ——– at work and see if anyone can baby-sit.<\/p>\n

a) ask around
\nb) flash around
\nc) put around
\nd) get around<\/p>\n

2. Did you see Alice ——— her diamond ring?<\/p>\n

a) bringing around
\nb) flashing around
\nc) feeling around<\/p>\n

3. China, Japan and Malaysia in one month? You certainly ———!<\/p>\n

a) get around
\nb) call around
\nc) put around<\/p>\n

4. Don’t worry about the problem with the catering; we’ll ——— it somehow.<\/p>\n

a) get around
\nb) come around
\nc) call around
\nd) put around<\/p>\n

5. ‘Have you seen Mary recently?’ ‘Yes, we ——— to her place for dinner last week.’<\/p>\n

a) got around
\nb) went around
\nc) put around
\nd) brought around<\/p>\n

6. Will there be enough cake to ——– or should I get some more?<\/p>\n

a) get around
\nb) go around
\nc) call around
\nd) come around<\/p>\n

7. I’ll ———- here a bit longer and see if Peter turns up.<\/p>\n

a) stick around
\nb) go around
\nc) pull around
\nd) come around<\/p>\n

8. The officer was unwilling to accept my application because it was late; nonetheless, I managed to \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 her to accept it.<\/p>\n

a) get around
\nb) pull around
\nc) come around
\nd) go around<\/p>\n

Answers<\/h3>\n

1. I’ll ask around<\/strong> at work and see if anyone can baby-sit. (To ask around is to ask several people in order to get information or help.)<\/p>\n

2. Did you see Alice flashing around<\/strong> her diamond ring? (To flash around something is to show something valuable to people because you want them to know about it or be jealous of you.)<\/p>\n

3. China, Japan and Malaysia in one month? You certainly get around<\/strong>! (To get around is to travel to a lot of different places.)<\/p>\n

4. Don’t worry about the problem with the catering; we’ll get around<\/strong> it somehow. (To get around something is to find a way of dealing with it.)<\/p>\n

5. ‘Have you seen Mary recently?’ ‘Yes, we went around<\/strong> to her place for dinner last week.’ (To go around is to visit someone at the place where they are living, staying, or working)<\/p>\n

6. Will there be enough cake to go around<\/strong> or should I get some more? (To go around is to be enough for everyone in a group of people.)<\/p>\n

7. I’ll stick around<\/strong> here a bit longer and see if Peter turns up. (To stick around is to stay somewhere for a period of time.)<\/p>\n

8. The officer was unwilling to accept my application because it was late; nonetheless, I managed to get around<\/strong> her to accept it. (To get around somebody is to persuade them to allow you something.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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