Welcome! Choose the correct answer for each question. EVPATORI.GE Home Grammar Lessons Vocabulary Lessons Easier Lessons Phrasal Verbs Hangman Away Click on the correct answer. 1 We were hoping for a big attendance at the Show but the rail strike and the snow meant most people decided to ______ away. stay plug wear hammer 2 They were interested in buying a stake in the company but when they heard the police were investigating financial irregularities they decided to ______ away from the deal. strip back idle give 3 The company is trying to ______ away from traditional engineering products and into consumer goods. strip move rot plug 4 The research unit is well protected by security guards whose job is to ______ away unwanted visitors. back keep wear strip 5 I'm afraid Mr Smith cannot see you today. He has been ______ away on urgent business. stayed scared called walked 6 Nobody wants to buy these. I doubt if we could even ______ them away! back give rot strip 7 The unions in the company are very aggressive and that has ______ away potential buyers. stripped scared worn hammered 8 They were left out in the open with no protection, got wet and ______ away. rotted hammered idled plugged 9 We'd offered him the job and we thought he had accepted but at the last minute he was ______ away from us by one of our competitors. backed lured worn plugged 10 It looks solid from the outside but when you ______ away the outer coating you can see it is in fact hollow on the inside. stay strip idle give 11 He did mention this problem but it was ______ away in the middle of a long paragraph at the bottom of page eight. backed hammered worn buried 12 Your brakes have almost completely ______ away. If you don't get them fixed, you'll have a serious accident. stayed hammered idled worn 13 I anticipated a shortage of this product so I ______ some away for an emergency. gave stashed rotted walked 14 I was very pleased when I visited your office. Everybody was ______ away at their work really hard. You really know how to motivate people. backing hammering rotting plugging 15 Unless you improve your offer dramatically, we are going to ______ away from these negotiations. give scare wear walk 16 Don't worry about the plans. I've got them ______ away in my safe. backed locked rotted plugged 17 He was left with no real work to do for his last 3 months with the company and just ______ away the days in his office, phoning friends and playing games on his computer. backed scared idled walked 18 After a nice meal at his place, we ______ away the table and began to work seriously. stayed scared rotted cleared 19 I don't know if we'll ever use it again. I'm reluctant to ______ it away if we might need it again. throw scare wear walk 20 I'm not very good at working with computers but I continue to ______ away at it until I get it right. stay plug wear walk Back to the Lessons Phrasal Verbs
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