Preposition 'Up' - Phrasal Verb Quiz

Quiz for Verb: 'To up'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Chat up' means...

Have a nervous breakdown

Talk to someone you are sexually interested in to get them interested in you

Struggle to see who wins, both by arguing or fighting

'Dial up' means...

Connect to a computer with a phone and modem

Become converted

Not allow yourself to do something

'Measure up' means...

Be good enough

Reduce the price of something

Stop light from entering or leaving

'Give up' means...

Allow someone to sit in your chair, take your place, etc

Remove from water, such as the sea, rivers, etc

Memorise or commit something to memory for later use

'Tuck up' means...

Arrange the sheets, duvet or blankets to make someone, usually a child, comfortable in bed

Dress casually

Make something disappear quickly

'Keep up' means...

Spend time doing very little or being unproductive

Maintain a continuous action, persist

Censor text so that words cannot be read

'Cock up' means...

Ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc, to someone more junior

Ruin or spoil something

Accompany someone into an office

'Hole up' means...

Break into many pieces

Hide to avoid detection or an unpleasant situation

Signal at a vehicle to get it to stop

'Freshen up' means...

Feel tears starting

Remove

Add more alcohol to a glass before it is empty

'Root up' means...

Dig a plant out of the ground

Be logical, make sense

Force a person to leave or go away

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