Fill in the blank with the most appropriate phrasal verb:
When the borrowed camera slipped from his hands and its lens cracked, Kabir had to ______ eighteen thousand rupees, nearly all his savings, for a new one.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → fork out
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
Complete sentence: When the borrowed camera slipped from his hands and its lens cracked, Kabir had to fork out eighteen thousand rupees, nearly all his savings, for a new one.
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) rake in | to earn a lot of money | The juice stall outside the stadium rakes in money on match days. |
| (2) write off | to accept that a debt will never be paid back, or that something is lost | The bank wrote off the loans of farmers hit by the floods. |
| (3) fork out (answer) | to pay a large amount of money, usually when you do not want to | Papa had to fork out three thousand rupees to get the scooter’s brakes fixed. |
| (4) buy out | to buy another person’s share of a business so that you own it fully | Meena bought out her partner and now runs the bakery alone. |