Preposition Test (Fill Ups)

Clubbed together means to join forces or combine resources for a common purpose. Together is the only word that completes this phrasal verb correctly.

Come by means to acquire, obtain, or receive something (often by chance). How did you come by that scratch means how did you get it.

Catch someone out means to expose their deception, trick them, or reveal their mistakes. Interviewers trying to catch her out means trying to trick her into saying something wrong.

Come in means to receive, experience, or be subjected to something. The plans have come in for criticism means they have received criticism.

Come round means to recur or happen again (like an event returning annually). My birthday comes round means it arrives/returns each year.

Come out means to result in, calculate to, or total up to. The shopping comes out at Rs.30 each means the total calculates to Rs.30 per item.

Come up is a phrasal verb meaning to appear or arise, especially when referring to opportunities, problems, or topics. The sentence means they will inform you if any job vacancies become available.

Come up with means to produce, create, or develop something. Scientists reaching similar results independently means they each produced those findings through their research.

Count me out is an idiomatic expression meaning to exclude oneself from participation or involvement. The speaker is refusing to attend a party where drugs will be present.

Count against means to cause disadvantage or prejudice. The speaker wants the listener not to let the person's youth and lack of experience negatively affect their judgment of him.

Crack up means to suffer an emotional breakdown or collapse under pressure. The sentence warns that excessive work will lead to a mental or emotional crisis from stress and overwork.

Cry off means to withdraw from a previously agreed commitment, especially at the last minute. The speaker agreed to participate but then had to cancel just before it was scheduled to happen.

Crack down on is a phrasal verb meaning to use strict measures or force against something undesirable. Police enforcing laws against drug dealers demonstrates this expression of taking authoritative action.

Crop up means to appear or happen unexpectedly or without planning. The subject of conversation emerged spontaneously during their dialogue, suggesting topics arose naturally rather than through deliberate intent.

Cry out for means to urgently need or demand something. People are desperately demanding free elections, expressing a strong collective desire for political representation.

Guard against means to take precautions to prevent something undesirable. The government needs to implement protective measures that stop inflationary policies from being enacted.

Cut off means isolated or completely separated from normal contact or supplies. Villages trapped by snowstorms cannot receive regular deliveries, requiring emergency supply drops until roads reopen.

Cut out for means naturally suited or having the right qualities for something. He lacks the essential qualities needed to be an effective teacher.

Die out is a phrasal verb meaning to become extinct or cease to exist completely, which fits the context of a species disappearing due to habitat destruction. The other particles (up, on, against, off) do not form meaningful phrasal verbs with die in this context.

'Dig up' scandals is to 'go deep' to find the truth behind the scandals.

Dote on means to show excessive affection or fondness for someone or something. The phrase dote on is commonly used to describe pampering or showing loving attention to pets or family members. The other particles do not create the correct meaning.

Done up means to renovate, decorate, or improve something, especially a room or building. Having the kitchen done up means getting it refurbished or redecorated. The other particles do not create the correct phrasal verb meaning for renovation context.

Come between means to interfere with or disrupt a relationship or routine. Maya won't let anything interfere with her evening beer ritual. The other particles do not create the correct meaning of interference or separation.

Come down to means to be essentially or fundamentally about something at the most basic level. The dispute is fundamentally about power struggle when reduced to its core. The other particles do not create this meaning of reduction to essentials.

Come down with means to contract or catch an illness or disease. He came down with a cold (not flu as he claimed). This is a standard phrasal verb for falling ill. The other particles do not create this medical meaning.