Phrasal verbs 4

1. I can't put this work _________ any longer. If I don't do it soon, it'll be
impossible to finish it in time.
2. There's no need for you to check into a hotel. I'll be happy to put you
____.
3. Don't even think about buying a car there. They'll rip you ______
4. Julie was really angry at Bob; she told him ______ in front of all of us.
5. The company was doing poorly until it hired a new president. He turned it
__________ in about six months and now it's doing quite well.
6. Why did she turn ___________your invitation?
7. Two days after the robbery, the thieves turned themselves __________.
8. I suppose I should get some new shoes. I've almost worn this pair
_________.
9. It's really cold today. Be sure you wrap _________ when you leave the
house.
10. Ugh! This meat is ______. Throw it away.

KEY

1. off. Put sth off: postpone.

2. up. Put sb up: to let somebody stay at your home.
3. off. Rip sb off: to cheat somebody by making them pay too much.
4. off. Tell sb off: to speak angrily to somebody for doing something wrong.
Scold
5. around. Turn around/ turn sth around: if a business, economy, etc. turns
around or somebody turns it around, it starts being successful after it has
been unsuccessful for a time.
6. down. Turn sth/sb down: refuse. E.g. He asked her to marry him but she
turned him down.
7. in. Turn sb in: to take somebody to the police or somebody in authority
because they have committed a crime.
8. out. Wear out/ Wear sth out: to become, or make something become,
thin or no longer able to be used, usually because it has been used too
much.
9. up. Wrap up: to put warm clothes on.
10. off. Be off: go bad.