Preposition 'By' - Phrasal Verb Quiz

Quiz for Verb: 'To by'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Stop by' means...

Assess a situation or person carefully.

Harm gradually

Visit somewhere briefly or quickly

'Shave by' means...

Reduce by a certain amount

Have food delivered

Do some exercises to warm up before playing a sport or other physical activity

'Stick by' means...

Fall on the ground

Be patient

Support a plan, opinion or decision

'Drop by' means...

Connect to a computer with a phone and modem

Feel a negative emotion strongly

Pay a brief visit; To visit someone informally.

'Go by' means...

Conceal, try to stop people finding out

Have increased or risen

Trust or depend on for correct information

'Live by' means...

Make a cheque payable to somebody

Appear somewhere for a short time

Follow a belief system to guide your behaviour

'Get by' means...

Have just enough money to live on

Be accepted or admitted

Grip a handle farther from the end for better control

'Put by' means...

Scare someone so much that they go away

Join, accompany

Save for the future

'Fly by' means...

Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket

Stand straight

When time appears to move quickly

'Pass by' means...

Make someone confess or tell the truth

Miss an opportunity

Remain longer than anticipated

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