Prepositional Phrases

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1. The truth came ...... when the police started their investigation.

2. I came ..................my old school books yesterday when I was tidying the attic.
3. My house has a beautiful garden. Why don’t you come ....................... and see it?
4. I’m sorry to cut ................... your conversation, but I’d like to ask a question.
5. The private detective came .................... the case when he couldn’t solve it.
6. I don’t think Alison is cut................... to be a nurse. She faints at the sight of blood.
7. I was waiting for the bus when Emma came ....... It was a lovely surprise to see her!
8. The boys came ................. a brilliant idea for raising money.
9. Ellen is in bed. She’s come ...........................the flu.
10. They decided to cut ................some of the text to make it shorter.
11. You ought to cut ............................ the amount of sugar you eat.
12. Come .................boys; Let’s get going.
13. The electricity was cut ............... when they didn’t pay the electricity bill.
14. I wish Dad would come ..........................to the fact that I’m not a child any more.
15. How did you come .............that beautiful necklace?
16. His new novel has just come ..............., and it is bound to be a best-seller.
17. The village was cut .............. during the heavy snowstorm.
18. A few problems came .............during the course of the project.
19. He came.................. a fortune when his father died.
20. The patient slowly came.............after his operation.
21. The builders came ......................... some major problems while they were laying the
foundations.

1. The truth came ...... when the police started their investigation.
2. I came ..................my old school books yesterday when I was tidying the attic.
3. My house has a beautiful garden. Why don’t you come ....................... and see it?
4. I’m sorry to cut ................... your conversation, but I’d like to ask a question.
5. The private detective came .................... the case when he couldn’t solve it.
6. I don’t think Alison is cut................... to be a nurse. She faints at the sight of blood.
7. I was waiting for the bus when Emma came ....... It was a lovely surprise to see her!
8. The boys came ................. a brilliant idea for raising money.
9. Ellen is in bed. She’s come ...........................the flu.
10. They decided to cut ................some of the text to make it shorter.
11. You ought to cut ............................ the amount of sugar you eat.
12. Come .................boys; Let’s get going.
13. The electricity was cut ............... when they didn’t pay the electricity bill.
14. I wish Dad would come ..........................to the fact that I’m not a child any more.
15. How did you come .............that beautiful necklace?
16. His new novel has just come ..............., and it is bound to be a best-seller.
17. The village was cut .............. during the heavy snowstorm.
18. A few problems came .............during the course of the project.
19. He came.................. a fortune when his father died.
20. The patient slowly came.............after his operation.
21. The builders came ......................... some major problems while they were laying the
foundations.
1. Come across to’satdan oldidan chiqib qolmoq
I came across these old photos recently

2. Come along kelmoq, shoshilmoq


You wait half an hour for a bus, then three come along at once!
Come along - we don't want to be late!

3. Come by qo’lga kiritmoq=topmoq, sotib olmoq


Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by.

4. Come down with bilan og’rimoq


I think I'm coming down with flu.

5. Come into meros olmoq


She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died.

6. Come off amalga oshmoq, tashlamoq=voz kechmoq


I tried telling a few jokes but they didn't come off (= no one laughed).
He's come off the tablets because they were making him dizzy.

7. Come out 1. nashrdan chiqmoq, 2. fosh bo’lmoq, 3. ish tashlamoq, 4. gul


ochilmoq
When does their new album come out?
When the truth came out, there was public outrage.
The postal workers have come out in support of their pay claim.
Daffodils come out in spring.

8. Come over tashrif buyurmoq


Are your family coming over from Greece for the wedding?

9. Come round 1. tashrif buyurmoq, 2. fikrini o’zgartirmoq, 3. hushiga kelmoq


Come round tonight and we'll watch a video.
Do you still dislike your office, or have you come round to thinking it's all right?
She hasn't come round from the anaesthetic yet.

10. Come up suhbatda eslatib o’tilmoq, to’satdan nimadir sodir bo’lmoq


What points came up at the meeting?
I've got to go - something has just come up at home and I'm needed there.

11. Come up against qiyinchiliklarga duch kelmoq


If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out.

12. Come up with miyasiga (muammoning) yechimi kelmoq


She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

13. Cut down miqdorini kamaytirmoq, kesib yiqitmoq, tashlamoq


The state passed a law to cut down on drunk-driving.
They’ve cut the tree down.
14. Cut down on istemolini kamaytirmoq
I'm trying to cut down on caffeine.

15. Cut into bezovta qilmoq, xalaqit bermoq


I don't like doing the shopping on a Saturday afternoon because it cuts into my weekend.

16. Cut off uzib qo’ymoq, orasini ajratmoq


If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.
The aim was to cut off the enemy's escape route/supplies.

17. Cut out olib tashlamoq, qatordan, ro’yxatdan tushirib qoldirmoq


She cut out his picture from the magazine.
Since my heart attack, I've cut fatty foods out altogether.

18. Be cut out for/to be ish uchun mos bo’lmoq


I'm cut out for an office job.
I'm just not cut out to be a policeman.
1 When the noise stopped, she carried ...on... as if nothing had happened.
2 It’s difficult to bring ............................. children alone.
3 The heavy rains brought .................. severe flooding.
4 My favourite singer has just brought ....................... a new record.
5 Paul carried ...................... his plan very successfully.
6 I’m busy now, so I’ll call you .............................. later.
7 Some excellent ideas were brought ....................... at the annual meeting.
8 Scientists carry ........................... experiments in their laboratories.
9 I’m trying to bring my father................... to my ideas.
10 This job calls .......knowledge of a foreign language.
11 The audience was carried ................................ by the singer’s performance.
12 Janet’s asthma attack was brought ............................ by the smoky atmosphere.
13 When their son was ill, they called........... the doctor.
14 The children carried ...................... their tasks quickly and quietly.
15 Having fallen in the river, the woman called ............... for help.
16 Dad brought........................... the subject of holidays during dinner last night.
17 The football match was called ......................... due to bad weather.
18 The nurse used smelling salts to bring the patient.

1 When the noise stopped, she carried ...on... as if nothing had happened.
2 It’s difficult to bring ............................. children alone.
3 The heavy rains brought .................. severe flooding.
4 My favourite singer has just brought ....................... a new record.
5 Paul carried ...................... his plan very successfully.
6 I’m busy now, so I’ll call you .............................. later.
7 Some excellent ideas were brought ....................... at the annual meeting.
8 Scientists carry ........................... experiments in their laboratories.
9 I’m trying to bring my father................... to my ideas.
10 This job calls .......knowledge of a foreign language.
11 The audience was carried ................................ by the singer’s performance.
12 Janet’s asthma attack was brought ............................ by the smoky atmosphere.
13 When their son was ill, they called........... the doctor.
14 The children carried ...................... their tasks quickly and quietly.
15 Having fallen in the river, the woman called ............... for help.
16 Dad brought........................... the subject of holidays during dinner last night.
17 The football match was called ......................... due to bad weather.
18 The nurse used smelling salts to bring the patient.
1. Bring about … sodir bo’lishiga sabab bo’lmoq
He brought about his company's collapse by his reckless spending.

2. Bring forward (fikr, reja) taklif qilinmoq


A plan was brought forward to allow workers to share in the profits.

3. Bring on -ga sabab bo’lmoq (tr) cause(usu sth unpleasant)


The loud music brought on another one of his headaches.

4. Bring out nashr qilmoq, sotish uchun ishlab chiqarmoq (tr) publish; put on the
market
They keep bringing out smaller phones.

5. Bring round hushiga keltirmoq (tr) make sb regain consciousness; syn: bring to,
I gave him a sniff of smelling salts to bring him round.
bir xil fikrlashga undamoq 2) (tr) persuade; syn: bring over (to)
At first they refused but I managed to bring them round (to my way of thinking).

6. Bring up voyaga yetkazmoq, boqmmoq, kata qilmoq 1) (tr) raise a child,


She was brought up by her grandmother. They brought her up (as/to be) a Muslim.
eslatib o’tmoq, haqida gapirmoq 2) mention; introduce a subject
She's always bringing up her health problems.

7. Call back qaytib tel qilmoq (int) return a phone call


I'm a bit busy - can I call you back later?

8. Call for -ga arzimoq, -ni talab qilmoq 1) (tr) need; demand,
This calls for a celebration!
It's the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.
talab qilmoq 2) demand (sth); ask for
Members have called for his resignation.

9. Call off bekor qilmoq, to’xtatmoq (tr) cancel


Tomorrow's match has been called off because of the icy weather.
The police have called off the search for the missing child until dawn tomorrow.

10. Call out baqirmoq, baland ovozda aytmoq shout; yell


He used to call out in his sleep.
Don't just call the answers out - raise your hand.

11. Be carried away qattiq hayajanlanmoq be very excited


The crowd were carried away by his passionate speech.
There's far too much food - I'm afraid I got a bit carried away.
The manager warned his young players not to get carried away by the emotion of the
occasion.
12. Carry off muvaffaqiyat bilan bajarmoq (tr) do sth successfully
I thought he carried off the part of Hamlet with great skill.
She was nervous about giving a talk to her colleagues, but she carried it off very well.

13. Carry on -ni davom ettrimoq continue (after interruption)


Let's carry on this discussion at some other time.
Carry on the good work!
Sorry to interrupt, do carry on (with what you were saying).
You just have to carry on as if nothing's happened.

14. Carry out (buyruqni, vadasini) bajarmoq, amalga oshirmoq fulfil (order, tasks),

Nigel is carrying out research on early Christian art.


Our soldiers carried out a successful attack last night.
Don't blame me, I'm only carrying out my orders/instructions.
tajriba qilmoq, tajribani amalga oshirmoq 2) conduct (an experiment)
The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what's wrong with her.
Be after
(tr) 1) want, try to gain,
2) chase

Be in for
(tr) expect sth (usu bad)

Be off
(tr) 1) not want/like any more,
2) be absent (from school, work, etc)

Be on
(tr) be shown (on TV, at the cinema, etc)

Be out of
(tr) not have sth; lack

Be over
(int) come to an end

Be up
(int) 1) be awake and out of bed,
2) stay awake at night,
3) be wrong or unusual

breakdown
(int) 1) stop working,
2) lose control of
feelings,
3) fail

break in (int)/

break into
(tr) 1) enter by force,
2) interrupt

break out
(int) 1) begin suddenly (of war, fire, etc)
BUT: a storm breaks,
2) escape

Break up
(int) 1) stop for holidays (of schools, etc),
2) separate; split up
1. War broke ...out... suddenly in the country.
2. My flat was broken..............while I was away.
3. The police are..............the bank robbers.
4. The washing machine has broken ................. call a repairman.
5. Many people are .................... the new law.
6. The school will break................for the holidays soon.
7. What's....................? Is something wrong?
8. The supermarket was .................... bread, so I didn't get any.
9. Jack was .............. school last week because he had the flu.
10. ‘Are you ...........................yet?’ called Mum early this morning.
11. When she heard the bad news she broke................ and cried.
12. After three weeks, the exams are finally..................
13. Several prisoners broke.................. of prison early this morning.
14. I was...............all night because of my bad cough.
15. Government negotiations broke................ last week.
16. James is ...............a new bicycle for his birthday.
17. Look at the clouds. I think we’re ....................... bad weather today.
18. I used to love pizza, but I’m ............... it now.
19. The couple broke .................... for a while, but then got back together.
20. There is a new play...............at the Empire theatre.
21. The secretary broke...............on the meeting to bring us coffee.

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