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Zorluk: KolayPhrasal Verbs and Prepositional Verbs

Match each phrasal verb listed on the left with its correct contextual meaning on the right.

  • call offto cancel a scheduled event
  • look up toto admire and respect someone
  • give upto stop making an effort or surrender
  • turn downto reject an offer or request

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'Call off' matches 'to cancel a scheduled event'; 'look up to' matches 'to admire and respect someone'; 'give up' matches 'to stop making an effort or surrender'; 'turn down' matches 'to reject an offer or request'.
Each phrasal verb directly corresponds to its established dictionary definition: cancelling an event corresponds to 'call off', admiring someone corresponds to 'look up to', stopping effort corresponds to 'give up', and rejecting an offer corresponds to 'turn down'.

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1
Determine the meaning of 'call off'.
Identify that combining 'call' with particle 'off' expresses cancellation of an event.
The particle 'off' signifies termination or cancellation of plans.
2
Determine the meaning of 'look up to'.
Identify that the combination of 'look', 'up', and 'to' signifies admiration or respect.
In standard English usage, looking up to someone means viewing them as a role model.
3
Determine the meaning of 'give up'.
Identify that 'give up' means abandoning effort or surrendering.
The particle 'up' with 'give' forms an idiomatic expression for quitting.
4
Determine the meaning of 'turn down'.
Identify that 'turn down' means refusing or rejecting a proposal or request.
'Turn down' idiomatically means to decline an offer.

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