Preposition 'At' - Phrasal Verb Quiz

Quiz for Verb: 'To at'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Keep up at' means...

Accompany

Persuade someone not to jump off a high place to kill themselves

Continue, not quit

'Chip away at' means...

Gradually reduce something to make it less powerful, effective, etc

Have as a goal

Get, acquire or buy something quickly

'Pluck at' means...

To provoke a negative reaction

Pull or fiddle with something nervously

Continue past a certain point

'Get at' means...

Support, advocate

Criticise

Try to repair or improve, usually unsuccessfully

'Get on at' means...

End a relationship, usually angrily or after arguing

Criticise unfairly

Join a teleconference

'Hit out at' means...

Gain weight, develop bigger muscles

Respond angrily to criticism

Make something smaller than originally planned

'Swing at' means...

Try to hit

When something bad has a wider impact on other people or situations

Retract a statement of change comments

'Fly at' means...

Be connected or relevant to something

Become infashionable

Criticise or shout angrily

'Keep at' means...

Continue with something difficult

Intend to achieve

Depart in a hurry

'Tear at' means...

Pull or try to pull something to pieces

Do something in a certain way or following certain procedures

Have a greater influence or degree of acceptance

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