Phrasal verbs with Down

Yesterday we took a lesson on 'off' phrasal verbs. Today we'll continue by looking at some interesting phrasal verbs ending with 'down'.

Look at the context of each sentence and choose the correct definition. Good luck!

By Seb, EC Cape Town English school

• 1. I'm rather overweight so I should CUT DOWN on eating so much.
  
  reduce
  diet
  under eat
  
  
• 2. My friend was offered a good job in Germany, but he TURNED it DOWN.
  
  accept
  negotiate
  decline
  
  
• 3. You need to SLOW DOWN your car before you stop at a red light.
  
  decrease speed
  maintain speed
  increase speed
  
  
• 4. Summer is over, so it'll start COOLING DOWN soon.
  
  become freezing
  become colder
  become autumn
  
  
• 5. He forgot to eat lunch so he WOLFED DOWN three sandwiches when he got home.
  
  eat a lot because you're tired
  eat a lot because you're starving
  eat a lot because you're greedy
  
  
• 6. That woman is such an arrogant snob, she always TALKS DOWN to me.
  
  talk to someone like a boss
  talk to someone like you're better
  talk to someone like an enemy
  
  
• 7. She prefers to DRESS DOWN when she's on holiday.
  
  wear beach clothes
  wear cheap clothes
  wear simple clothes
  
  
• 8. His restaurant wasn't making any profit so he had to CLOSE it DOWN.
  
  close permanently
  close sadly
  close temporarily
  
  
• 9. The police are really CRACKING DOWN on crime lately. I hope it stays that way.
  
  be extremely strict with criminals
  kill criminals
  hit criminals