Preposition 'Back' - Phrasal Verb Quiz

Quiz for Verb: 'To back'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Shoot back' means...

Return quickly

Test ideas

Resist an illness or emotion

'Take back' means...

Enter in a dramatic or attention-seeking manner

Shake or pat a cushion so that it fills with air

Make someone nostalgic

'Bring back' means...

Increase support or interest

Remove someone's professional licence to practise

Return

'Stand back' means...

Move through somewhere where there is little space or there are obstacles

Kill

Keep a distance from something

'Stop back' means...

Arm yourself or somebody

Explain quickly

Return somewhere

'Sit back' means...

Get someone to help or become involved, usually when they don't want to

Relax in a chair

Try to find something

'Claw back' means...

Get money back

Change something into something else

Disregard something, not consider it important or harmful

'Pay back' means...

Treat or deal with something without taking it seriously

Look around for evidence

Repay money borrowed

'Knock back' means...

Cost someone a lot of money

When something negative starts to have an effect

Start eating enthusiastically

'Set back' means...

Back out of a commitment

Travel

Cost

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