Key word transformation упражнение на фразовые глаголы
1. There is no cache left. I can’t give you the change. Could you wait for a minute?
RUN
I have run out of cache.
2. Be more cautious. You tend to get very excited when everything goes well.
CARRIED
You tend to get/be carried away when everything seems to be O.K.
3. He is like his uncle in this way.
TAKES
He takes after his uncle in this way.
4. After his retirement he started playing football as a hobby.
TOOK
When he had retired he took up/to playing football.
5. He organised a laboratory in his room.
TURNED
He turned his room into a laboratory.
6. I am not happy with the result of your exams.
LET
You have let me down by failing your exams.
7. You shouldn’t criticize your friends in such a merciless way.
RUN
You shouldn’t run your friends down in such a harsh way.
8. He inherited a lot of money after his auntie’s death.
CAME
He came into a lot of money when his auntie died.
9. She got the first diploma in a dishonest way.
BY
She came by the first diploma through dishonest actions.
10. Nobody helped her to raise the boy.
BRING
She brought up the boy on her own.
11. The place got isolated due to malfunctioning of the phone company.
OFF
The place was/got cut off as something went wrong in the phone company.
12. In the end, they decided to put a stop to their relationship.
BREAK
They decided to break up and find more suitable partners to go out.
13. The car didn’t start and I had to wait for the bus.
DOWN
My car seemed to have broken down so I took the bus.
14. They are constantly having arguments over unimportant things.
OUT
They are always falling out with each other about various trifles.
15. I want to have something to drink. Could you have anything?
DO
I do with/can’t do without a drink. Is there any drink available?
16. I can’t wait to see his new film.
FORWARD
I am really looking forward to seeing his new film.
17. He made a decision to cancel the press conference.
OFF
He decided to call off the press conference.
18. This theory was suggested by him after a series of complex experiments.
PUT
Having conducted a series of complex experiments he put forward this theory.
19. My application for the job didn’t meet with approval.
TURNED
They turned down my application for the job.
20. You should find someone to work instead of you while you are away.
STAND
You should find someone to stand in for you while you are away.
21. I will not tolerate your being inaccurate any more.
WITH
I will not put up with your inaccuracy any more.
22. She advised me to reduce my weekly workload.
CUT
I was advised to cut back/down on my weekly workload.
23. After he had missed several lessons he couldn’t follow the teacher’s explanations.
FELL
Having missed several lessons he completely fell behind with the class.
24. The manager will deal with your complaint later.
LOOK
The manager will look into your complaint later.
25. You may count on her. She will never disappoint you.
LET
She is reliable. She will never let you down.
26. I can’t read his essay. It is almost illegible.
OUT
I can hardly/not make out his handwriting.
27. They seem to be good friends.
GET
They seem to get on well with each other.
28. He invented an excuse to explain his absence at school.
MADE
He made up an excuse so as not to be punished.
29. You shouldn’t neglect other people who are not as good as you are.
ON
You shouldn’t look down on other people who are not as good as you are.
30. I hope he will be well again in a few days.
GET
I am sure it will not take him long get over his illness.
31. She spent two hours in a traffic jam.
UP
She was held up in a traffic jam for two hours.
32. She promised to take care of him while I was away.
AFTER
She promised to look after him during my absence.
33. She failed to find time to write the report until Friday.
ROUND
She didn’t get round to writing the report until Friday.
34. Unless you follow the instruction you will not get it right.
CARRY
If you don’t carry out the instructions to the letter, you will never get a good result.
35. He got many problems while working on the project.
RAN
He ran up against many problems when she was working on the project.
36. I suppose this rule should be abolished.
DO
I reckon they should do away with this rule.
37. This place reminds me of our first date.
BRINGS
This place brings back memories about our first date.
38. Let’s have the meeting tomorrow instead of today.
OFF
She suggested putting off the meeting until tomorrow.
39. She came to the airport to say last goodbye.
SEE
She came to the airport so as to see him off.
40. I can’t solve this puzzle.
WORK
I can’t work out this puzzle.