Preposition 'Back' - Phrasal Verb Quiz

Quiz for Verb: 'To back'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Hit back' means...

Leave somewhere quickly

Measure or weigh the amount needed

Attack or criticise

'Knock back' means...

Leave somewhere

Develop or progress in a reasonable or satisfactory manner

Finish a drink quickly, drink a lot of alcohol

'Give back' means...

Carry an injured player off the pitch, field, etc.

Restore or return something to its original state

Consume in an animal's diet

'Go back' means...

Start functioning (machines, etc)

Return to, start doing something again

Stop talking on the phone

'Strike back' means...

Keep working at something

Attack, take action against someone who has hurt you

Exploit, use something to your advantage

'Die back' means...

Acquire bad habits or fall into a bad or negative state or condition

Talk about a problem or issue without really dealing with it

When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive

'Drive back' means...

Repulse, force back

Form a traffic jam

Fall unconscious

'Step back' means...

Keep something near you

Get work without effort

Look at something from a different perspective

'Call back' means...

Make preparations before starting or launching something

Return a phonecall

Realise someone is lying or being deceitful

'Play back' means...

Meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing

Leave a place

Listen to or watch something you've recorded

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