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Verb Phrases

Verb Phrases in 1996 HSLC Examination
By fits and starts, By no means, For good, Bring up, Set out, Deal in.
Ans: By fits and starts: If you work by fits and starts you cannot prosper.
By no means: Assam is by no means a poor state.
For good: He left the country for good.
Bring up: The children were brought up with great care.
Set our: My friend set out for America.
Deal in: He deals in tea.

Verb Phrases in 1997 HSLC Examination
Hand over, Call on, Look for, Give away, Make out, In no time.
Ans: Hand over: He handed the ball over to me.
Call on: He called on me at his office.
Look for: He is looking for a job.
Give away: The Headmaster gave away the prizes to the students.
Make out: I cannot make out what you say.
ln no time: You will get it in no time.

Verb Phrases in 1998 HSLC Examination
Rake over, As well as, Come round, No sooner…. than, Fall out, In no time.
Ans: Take over: The vice principal will take over the charge from the principal.
As well as: He as well as his friends have come.
Come round: He was seriously ill, but he has now Come round.
No sooner.. than: No sooner had the teacher entered the class room than the boys stood up.
Fall out: Don’t fall out with your friends.
In no time: You will get it in no time.

Verb Phrases in 1999 HSLC Examination
Make out, For good, Neither..Nor, Run over, At times, As soon as.
Ans: Make out: I cannot make out what you say.
For good: He left the country for good.
Neither … nor: He can neither sing nor dance.
Run over: The boy was run over by a motor car.
At times: At times he talks wisely.
As soon as: We shall start as soon as the rain stops.

Verb Phrases in 2000 HSLC Examination
In no time, Bring up, Pass away, Set up, As soon as, None but.
Ans: In no time: You will get it in no time.
Bring up: The children were brought up with great care.
Pass away: The old man passed away last night.
Set up: The villagers set up a school in the village.
As soon as: We shall start as soon as the rain stops.
None but: None but Ramen has come.

Verb Phrases in 2002 HSLC Examination
In black and white, Get rid of, Turn up, Stand by, Break out, Take down.
Ans: In black and white: Put your statement in black and white.
Get rid of: He got rid of all his evil friends.
Turn up: He didn’t turn up in time.
Stand by: All the sons stood by their father.
Break out: Cholera broke out in the village in an epidemic form.
Take down: Please take down what I am saying.

Verb Phrases in 2003 HSLC Examination
Look into, Look after, By fits and starts, At a loss, So far as.
Ans: Look into: I hope you will look into the matter.
Look after: He had to look after his old parents.
By fits and starts: My brother studied accounting by fits and starts, so he failed.
At a loss: He was at a loss to decide what to do.
So far as: So far as I know, he came to the meeting.

Verb Phrases in 2004 HSLC Examination
Keep back, Take to one’s bed, On account of, Look down upon, Take heart, See off.
Ans: Keep back: The woman failed to keep back her tears.
Take to one’s bed: The old man fell ill and took to his bed.
On account of: The schools remained closed on account of floods.
Look down upon: Don’t look down upon the poor.
Take heart: One should take heart in misfortune.
See off: Many people came to see off their leader.

Verb Phrases in 2005 HSLC Examination
Get off, Set up, Run over, Call on, Make up.
Ans: Get off: he got off from the bus.
Set up: The villagers set up a school in the village.
Run over: The blind man was run over by a car.
Call on: I shall call on you tomorrow again. break out,
Make up: I have made up my mind to do the work.

Verb Phrases in 2006 HSLC Examination
Call in; Take over, Look into, Give away, Fall out.
Ans: Call in: Please call in a doctor.
Take over: When he retired, his son took over the business.
Look into: I shall look into the matter and then decide.
Give away: The chief guest gave away the prizes among the selected participants.
Fall out: The two men fell out over a matter of boundary wall.

Verb Phrases in 2007 HSLC Examination
Run over, Turn down, Send for, Bring up, Get through, Tell upon
Ans: Run over: The blind man was run over by a car.
Turn down: His proposal was turned down.
Send for: Send for a doctor immediately; the patient is serious.
Bring up: The children were brought up with great care.
Get through: Hard work enabled him to get through the test.
Tell upon: If you work very hard, it may tell upon your health.

Verb Phrases in 2008 HSLC Examination
Look into, Make out, In no time, As soon as, Look down upon.
Ans: look into: I hope you will look into the matter.
Make out: I cannot make out what you say.
In no time: In no time he would have piles of money in the bank.
As soon as: We shall start as soon as the rain stops.
Look down upon: Do not look down upon the poor.

Verb Phrases in 2009 HSLC Examination
Send for, Tell upon, Turn up, Run over, Put up
Ans: Send for: The mayor sent for the man.
Turn up: The guests turn up in time.
Tell upon: The illness told upon his health.
Run over: The cat was run over by a car.
Put up: They have put up a tent.

Verb Phrases in 2010 HSLC Examination
Break down, Give away, Look after, Call on, Sit for.
Ans: Break down: His health broke down under pressure of work.
Give away: The Inspector of schools gave away the prizes.
Look after: There is no one to look after the orphan.
Call on: I have to call on you in the evening.
Sit for: I shall sit for the next examination.

Verb Phrases in 2011 HSLC Examination
Come about, Give up, For good, Black sheep
Ans: Come about: How did it come about that Raju had to?
Give up: Keep on going but never give up.
For good: They left the country for good.
Black sheep: There are black sheep in every society.

Verb Phrases in 2012 HSLC Examination
Nook and corner, Of late, With a view to, Look after.
Ans: Nook and corner: I searched every nook and corner for the missing watch
Of late: Of late, Raju has become an actor.
With a view to: Sita came here with a view to getting my approval.
To look after: I have to look after my old parents.

Verb Phrases in 2013 HSLC Examination
Null and void, By dint of, With flying colours, All in all.
Ans: Null and void: The Parliament declared the bill null and void.
By dint of: Raju secured first in the examination by dint of his hard labour.
With flying colours: They returned with flying colors.
All in all: Raja is all in all there.

Verb Phrases in 2014 HSLC Examination
Look into, Call off, Get rid of
Ans: Look into: I shall look into the matter and then decide.
Call off: The strike was called off.
Get rid of: Try to get rid of that rogue, Ramen.

Verb Phrases in 2015 HSLC Examination
In order to, All in all, Now and then, At large.
Ans: In order to: Bipul Bora came here in order to meet my brother.
All in all: Manoj is all in all in the office.
Now and then: Mr. Bilal comes here now and then.
At large: The antisocials are still at large.

Verb Phrases in 2016 HSLC Examination
Bring up, Look for, Give up, Look after
Ans: Bring up: Raju is brought up by his mother.
Look for: He is looking for a job.
Give up: Try to give up your bad habits.
Look after: He looks after his aged parents.

Verb Phrases in 2017 HSLC Examination
Give away, Far and wide, Put out, Turn up
Ans: Give away: Amar decided to give away everything he possessed and became a monk.
Far and wide: Raju’s fame has spread far and wide.
Put out: Despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat Rashmi.
Turn up: He turned up again after a lapse of two years.

Verb Phrases in 2018 HSLC Examination
Run over, Deal in, Carry out, in Order to
Ans: Run over: The man was run over by a truck in the busy Ganeshguri road.
Deal in: Raju deals in rice.
Carry out: You should carry out your duties sincerely.
In order to: In order to succeed in life you must work very hard with sincerity.

Verb Phrases in 2019 HSLC Examination
Far and wide, Break out, Give up, Fall out.
Ans: Far and wide: They searched far and wide for the missing child.
Break out: Cholera broke out in the village in an epidemic form.
Give up: Try to give up your bad habits.
Fall out: The two men fell out over a matter of boundary wall.

Verb Phrases in 2020 HSLC Examination
Make Out, Give Away, Deal In, Carry Out
Make Out (understand): I could not make out what the teacher was saying.
Give Away (donate): Don’t give away everything you have.
Deal In (buy and sell): His brother deals in grocery.
Carry Out (fulfill): We should carry out the order of our teacher.

Verb Phrases in 2022 HSLC Examination
Stand by, Make out, Bring up, Put out.
Stand by: She has a few friends who stand by her.
Make out: I cannot make out what you say.
Bring up: The children were brought up with great care.
Put out: Put out the fire immediate.