Match the Phrasal Verbs given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-
List-I (Phrasal Verbs) | List-II (Meanings) |
(A) Put up with | (I) To exhaust the supply of something. |
(B) Run out of | (II) To escape blame or punishment for something. |
(C) Get away with | (III) To consider somebody inferior to oneself. |
(D) Look down on | (IV) To tolerate or endure something unpleasant. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (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) Put up with | (IV) To tolerate or endure something unpleasant. | To put up with something is to bear it without complaining, even though it is unpleasant. | I can't put up with the noise from the construction site any longer. |
| (B) Run out of | (I) To exhaust the supply of something. | To run out of something is to use it all up, so that none is left. | We ran out of petrol halfway to the village. |
| (C) Get away with | (II) To escape blame or punishment for something. | To get away with something is to do something wrong and not be caught or punished for it. | He copied in the test and thought he would get away with it. |
| (D) Look down on | (III) To consider somebody inferior to oneself. | To look down on someone is to think one is better than that person and treat them with little respect. | Good leaders never look down on the people who work for them. |