Phrasal verb

What does come across mean? “I came across an old friend at the supermarket.”. To meet someone by chance. To argue with someone. To travel with someone.

What does back up also mean in technology? “Don’t forget to back up your files.”. To delete files. To print files. To make a copy of files.

Act up If a child starts shouting and refusing to listen, they are starting to…. behave badly. become sleepy. study harder.

Add up If the numbers on the bill don’t seem to add up, it means they don’t…. arrive on time. make sense together. disappear completely.

Back up You should back up your files regularly to avoid losing them. delete. copy and save safely. print.

Blow up He blew up when he heard the bad news. became extremely angry. fell asleep. started laughing.

Break down My car broke down on the motorway yesterday. moved faster. stopped working. became cleaner.

Break in Someone tried to break in through the back door. enter by force. clean the house. repair the window.

Break up After ten years together, they decided to break up. get married. start a business. end their relationship.

Bring up She brought up an interesting idea during the meeting. mentioned. forgot. rejected.

Call off They called off the match because of the rain. organised. cancelled. recorded.

Carry on Despite the noise, she carried on studying. stopped. continued. avoided.

Carry out Scientists carried out several experiments. completed or performed. cancelled. copied.

Catch up I need to catch up with my classmates after being ill. avoid. reach the same level. compete against.

Check out We checked out of the hotel at 11 a.m. left after paying. booked a room. cleaned the room.

Come across I came across an old photo while cleaning my room. lose. find by chance. throw away.

Come up with She came up with a brilliant solution. forgot. invented or suggested. copied.

Count on You can always count on me. depend on. compete with. laugh at.

Cut down on I’m trying to cut down on sugar. increase. reduce. buy.

Deal with She deals with customer complaints every day. ignores. manages or handles. creates.