Preposition 'About' - Phrasal Verb Quiz

Quiz for Verb: 'To about'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Float about' means...

Mark out an area of land by driving pegs into the ground

Be or have enough of something

Be somewhere near, though not visible

'See about' means...

Arrange, consider

Buy all of something

Put clothes on to see if they fit

'Set about' means...

Start doing something

Waste time doing silly things, or doing things unsuccessfully

Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position

'Pal about' means...

To be or cause to be highly annoyed

Be friendly and spend time with someone

Faint, lose consciousness

'Mess about' means...

Not be serious, not use something properly

Name someone after somebody else

Not break up

'Swan about' means...

Lock in a safe place

Form a pair with someone

Move in a dramatic or affected manner

'Mess about' means...

Serve food

Treat someone badly

Discuss for a long time until an agreement is reached

'Boss about' means...

Encounter problems or difficulties

Use excessive authority to control people

To dismiss casually, usually used negatively

'Go on about' means...

Talk too much

Fell or cut down a tree

Hurry away, leave somewhere quickly

'Ferret about' means...

Search for something

Put a mark on an item in a list when it has been dealt with

Behave indecisively

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