Phrasal verbs

• English
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

come or smash to pieces

to get into by force.

fail to work

begin suddenly

become separate

break up

break into

break down

break out

break away

First example

Jane is trying to give ___ smoking.

At first she cut ___ to 5 rather than 15 a day.

,but she is finding it very hard...

She says that a cigarette helps her to wind ___ after a hard day at work.

She hopes her determination won't fizzle ___ after a few weeks

as she is very anxious not to give ___ this new regime.

Second example

Dear Esther, 

Please can you help me. My big sister and I always used to be good friends,....

,but we fell ___ when I started going out with a new boyfriend.

Now she is always trying to put me ___

and it is really beginning to get ___ me.

My boyfriend usually tries to stick ___ me, but then she laughes at him too.

Two years ago my boyfriend used to go our with my sister,

,but surely she doesn't hold this ___ us? What can we do?

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