Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs

Medium

Select the appropriate phrasal verb to fill in the blank:

You need to be eloquent and logical in order to _______ the opposing team.

bear down

bear with

back down

bend to

✅ Correct Option: 1

'Bear down' means to overwhelm or overpower, which eloquence and logic would help one do to the opposing team in a debate. 'Bear with' means to be patient with, 'back down' means to concede, and 'bend to' means to yield; only 'bear down' fits defeating opponents.

2023: 24 May Shift 3

Complete the sentence with the most suitable Phrasal Verb:

"The management decided to _______ all upcoming meetings in the welfare of the employees."

2023: 15 June Shift 3

On the passing _________ of his grandfather, I sent him a bouquet of flowers and a condolence card.

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Match the words given in List-I with their meanings in List-II:-

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) call upon	(I) exhort
(B) call up	(II) to need/demand
(C) call off	(III) to make a phone call
(D) call for	(IV) suspend

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

2023: 1 June Shift 3

Choose the correct Phrasal Verb from the options given below : -

The Police would not _______ to the kidnapper's demand.

2023: 23 June Shift 2

Although he promised to stand _______ me in difficulties he did not live up to it.

(A) To

(B) For

(D) Upon

(E) By

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2023: 10 June Shift 2

Choose the correct option to make the following sentence grammatically correct.

The people are trying _______ many of our old traditions and opting for modern interpretations.

Select the appropriate phrasal verb to fill in the blank: You need to be eloquent and logical in order to _______ the opposing team.

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Select the appropriate phrasal verb to fill in the blank:

You need to be eloquent and logical in order to _______ the opposing team.