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) Clam up	(I) to write a letter, note or message very quickly
(B) Bone up on	(II) to suddenly stop talking and refuse to say anything
(C) Dash off	(III) to have so much work that one cannot deal with all of it
(D) Be snowed under	(IV) to study a subject hard, usually just before a test

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

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

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) Clam up	(II) to suddenly stop talking and refuse to say anything	Clam up means to become silent, often because one is shy, scared or does not want to tell something.	When the teacher asked who broke the window, the whole back row clammed up.
(B) Bone up on	(IV) to study a subject hard, usually just before a test	Bone up on means to learn or revise a subject quickly and seriously for a special reason.	Neha boned up on current affairs the night before her interview.
(C) Dash off	(I) to write a letter, note or message very quickly	Dash off means to write something in a hurry, without much care.	Kabir dashed off a thank-you note to his aunt before leaving for school.
(D) Be snowed under	(III) to have so much work that one cannot deal with all of it	Be snowed under means to have more work than one can manage.	Before the annual day, the office staff were snowed under with forms and bills.

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

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Clam up	(I) to write a letter, note or message very quickly
(B) Bone up on	(II) to suddenly stop talking and refuse to say anything
(C) Dash off	(III) to have so much work that one cannot deal with all of it
(D) Be snowed under	(IV) to study a subject hard, usually just before a test

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

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

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) Clam up	(II) to suddenly stop talking and refuse to say anything	Clam up means to become silent, often because one is shy, scared or does not want to tell something.	When the teacher asked who broke the window, the whole back row clammed up.
(B) Bone up on	(IV) to study a subject hard, usually just before a test	Bone up on means to learn or revise a subject quickly and seriously for a special reason.	Neha boned up on current affairs the night before her interview.
(C) Dash off	(I) to write a letter, note or message very quickly	Dash off means to write something in a hurry, without much care.	Kabir dashed off a thank-you note to his aunt before leaving for school.
(D) Be snowed under	(III) to have so much work that one cannot deal with all of it	Be snowed under means to have more work than one can manage.	Before the annual day, the office staff were snowed under with forms and bills.