Unit 8 - Phrasal Verbs

Front 1

cordon off

Back 1

stop people from entering an area by putting something such as a rope around it

Hint 1

Why have they cordoned off the city centre?

Front 2

Creep up on

Back 2

move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially because you want to surprise them

Hint 2

I watched a 🐈 as it crept up on a 🐦.

Front 3

Fall behind

Back 3

1) move more slowly than other people so that you're behind them

2) make less progress or be less successful than other people who are doing a similar job or activity

Hint 3

1) I got tired on the walk and gradually fell behind the rest.

2) I was off school for two months with my illness and I fell behind the others.

Front 4

Go astray

Back 4

become lost or go to the wrong place

Hint 4

We went astray but soon found our way again.

Front 5

Head off

Back 5

1) prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them

2) prevent something from taking place

Hint 5

1) One police officer chased the robber while the other went to head him off.

2) The UN has sent emergency aid into the area to head off a catastrophe.

Front 6

Hold back

Back 6

stop someone/something from moving forwards

Hint 6

The police held back the crowd.

Front 7

Move in (with)

Back 7

start living in a different flat or house (with sb)

Hint 7

When he got divorced, John moved in with me.

Front 8

Move on

Back 8

1) leave one place and travel to another

2) stop discussing/doing something and start discussing/doing something different

Hint 8

1) My job means that I tend to stay in one city for a year or two and then move on.

2) I think we should move on, or we'll never finish the meeting on time.

Front 9

Move out

Back 9

permanently leave the house/flat where you live or the place where you have your business

Hint 9

I hear you've finally moved out of your parents' place.

Front 10

Move over

Back 10

change your position in order to make space for someone/something

Hint 10

The woman moved over so that I could sit on the bench.

Front 11

Pull over

Back 11

stop by the side of the road in a car or other vehicle

Hint 11

Could you just pull over for a second?

Front 12

Slip away

Back 12

leave secretly

Hint 12

After an hour at the party, I managed to slip away without anyone noticing.

Front 13

Step aside

Back 13

1) move so that somebody can pass you

2) leave a job so that somebody else can take over

Hint 13

1) We stepped aside to let someone in a wheelchair through.

2) The chairman stepped aside to allow a younger person to take over.

Front 14

Stop off

Back 14

visit somewhere before continuing to another place

Hint 14

We can stop off at the bakery on the way to school.

Front 15

Tip up

Back 15

1) (of an object) have one end move upwards, especially because something heavy has been put at the other end

2) turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out

Hint 15

1) The bench began to tip up when I sat on it.

2) I tipped the box up and emptied everything onto the table.

Front 16

Walk out

Back 16

1) leave a meeting, performance, etc before the end, usually because you're angry or bored

2) suddenly leave a relationship, your family, your job, etc

Hint 16

1) I walked out halfway through the film.

2) You can't just walk out like this!