EnglishGrammar: Phrasal Verb

Match the phrasal verbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II.List…

Match the phrasal verbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Frown upon	(I) to say firmly that someone is honest or that something is true
(B) Wade through	(II) to regard something as wrong or unsuitable
(C) Smooth over	(III) to deal with a large amount of dull material slowly and with effort
(D) Vouch for	(IV) to make a disagreement seem less serious so that it can be settled

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

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.

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Frown upon	(II) to regard something as wrong or unsuitable	Frown upon means to think that something is wrong or not suitable.	Our school frowns upon students using phones in the corridor.
(B) Wade through	(III) to deal with a large amount of dull material slowly and with effort	Wade through means to read or deal with a lot of boring material, slowly and with effort.	Rhea had to wade through forty pages of rules before filling in the form.
(C) Smooth over	(IV) to make a disagreement seem less serious so that it can be settled	Smooth over means to make a quarrel or a problem less serious so that it can be settled.	Mummy smoothed over the fight between my brother and me with a plate of pakoras.
(D) Vouch for	(I) to say firmly that someone is honest or that something is true	Vouch for means to say that you know someone is honest or that something is true.	The principal vouched for Karan’s honesty when the shopkeeper complained.

Match the phrasal verbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Frown upon	(I) to say firmly that someone is honest or that something is true
(B) Wade through	(II) to regard something as wrong or unsuitable
(C) Smooth over	(III) to deal with a large amount of dull material slowly and with effort
(D) Vouch for	(IV) to make a disagreement seem less serious so that it can be settled

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

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.

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Frown upon	(II) to regard something as wrong or unsuitable	Frown upon means to think that something is wrong or not suitable.	Our school frowns upon students using phones in the corridor.
(B) Wade through	(III) to deal with a large amount of dull material slowly and with effort	Wade through means to read or deal with a lot of boring material, slowly and with effort.	Rhea had to wade through forty pages of rules before filling in the form.
(C) Smooth over	(IV) to make a disagreement seem less serious so that it can be settled	Smooth over means to make a quarrel or a problem less serious so that it can be settled.	Mummy smoothed over the fight between my brother and me with a plate of pakoras.
(D) Vouch for	(I) to say firmly that someone is honest or that something is true	Vouch for means to say that you know someone is honest or that something is true.	The principal vouched for Karan’s honesty when the shopkeeper complained.