Phrasal Verbs - Group 15 - Exercise 4

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. They are __________ a really nasty divorce right now and it's really hard on the kids.
2. My hands are all dirty from working in the garden. I'm just going to __________ and then I'll come and help you make dinner.
3. I want to walk a bit, so can you __________ about a mile from work?
4. My chemistry class is soooooo difficult and the instructor teaches so much material that I just can't __________.
5. The waiter __________ the table and then put out a new set of dishes.
6. You have some mustard on your tie. Let me __________ for you.
7. The old woman's hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't __________ the buttons of her blouse.
8. His marriage __________ after his wife found out he was having an affair with a co-worker.
9. The president was able to __________ a coup only because the rebels were divided into two groups who were fighting among themselves.
10. I was __________ my desk when I found an old photograph of my first girlfriend.
11. Governments always __________ lots of goodies just before an election.
12. The president was trying to __________ the scandal before the newspapers found out about it.
13. The disease was completely __________ after a new vaccine was developed.
14. You need to __________ the booze, dude. You're starting to look like some kind of alchie.
15. We had to __________ visa forms when we arrived at Customs.