Compound Verbs 2

Index
Match the compound verbs on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable.
CW05 ANSWERS EXPLANATION
  • downgrade
  • undergo
  • outclass
  • withstand
  • underestimate
  • offload
  • overhang
  • backfire
  • outlast
  • upbraid
  • be strong enough not to be harmed by something
  • stick out over and above something else
  • reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
  • take a load of goods off a ship, train or truck
  • continue to exist for a longer time than something else
  • be much better than sb you are competing against
  • have a result opposite to what was planned
  • think something is smaller, cheaper etc. than it really is
  • reprove or reproach angrily
  • experience something that is unpleasant
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