This month's joke is based on the double meaning of the idiom put one's foot down:
1 - To put your foot down - To act firmly / To tell someone strongly that they must do something or that they must stop doing something:
"You can't just let him do what he wants, you'll have to put your foot down."
Youth club organisers have found a new weapon to drive out teenagers who overstay their welcome - songs from the musical 'The Sound of Music' have been used to encourage youngsters to go home when youth clubs wrap up for the night.
Staff at the Hilton Community Centre were having difficulty dispersing teenagers, who were reluctant to leave when the youth club ended at 10pm on Thursdays and Fridays. Hearing the singing nun pipe up is the way they are told that the party's over.
Because you love phrasal verbs here's an exercise on them. Which preposition is needed to make the right phrasal verb to fit each sentence?
This month's joke is based on the double meaning of the phrasal verb break off:
1 - Break off: To separate or become separated, as by twisting or tearing:
"Do you want some of my chocolate? I'll break off a piece for you."
As you know there are many, many phrasal verbs. Here are ten basic ones that you should know. Today there are no explanations; you must decide which one feels right. You have probably heard many of these before, so this will be a good review. Remember, the best way to learn phrasal verbs is through practice. The more of them you see, the easier it becomes to understand the meaning of new ones.
Choose the correct preposition to complete each phrasal verb:
We use scissors to cut paper. Cut can be used as a verb. Did you know that cut is used in a common English idiom? Read on...
Take a look at all following sentences and choose the correct missing preposition to complete the phrasal verb:
Let's take a look at the word hit. In the cartoon we can see two different meanings:
Hit - (verb) to strike something.
"I hit the spider with my shoe."
Hit (on) something - (phrasal verb) to realise something or to think of an idea unexpectedly.
Here we go, you always want to learn more of them, so here they are. Take a look at the following ten sentences. The key words in each sentences can be replaced by a phrasal verb...but which one? Choose the correct phrasal verb from the three choices.
