Phrasal verbs Emotions/Behaviours - Answers

English	Spanish
Goof off/around	Hacer el tonto
Let down	Decepcionar/Fallar
Crack up	Partirse de risa
Pig out	Comer mucho (como un ‘cerdo’)
Cheer up	Alegrarse
Hang out	Pasar el rato
Calm down	Calmarse
Grow on	Empezar a gustar/aceptar
Throw up	Vomitar
Lash out at	Echar la bronca
Choke up	Emocionarse y no poder hablar
Bottle up	Contener sus emociones
Lighten up/Loosen up	Soltarse/dejarse llevar

Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal verb

1)     “­­­­­__________________ – you’ll do better next time!” (Cheer up)

2)     “I’m going to take my brother to a basketball game to help _______________ up.” (cheer up)

3)     “My best friend always _________________ at people when she’s under a lot of stress.” (lashes out)

4)     “The whole class ______________________ when the teacher spilled her coffee all over her desk.” (cracked up)

5)     “I’m staying away from the boss until he __________________.” (calms down)

6)     “He _____________________ when he started to talk about the last Christmas he spent with his mother.” (choked up)

7)     “I’m really sorry. I know I __________you __________.”  (let/down)

8)     “At first I didn’t like opera, but then it _______________ me.” (grew on)

9)     “It’s not healthy to ________________ your feelings like that.” (bottle up)

10) “Pay attention and stop__________________!” (goofing around)

11) “She really needs to __________________!” (loosen up)