Question

Using a dictionary, find the difference between the following pairs of phrases. Make sentences of your own with each of them.

	Phrases	Meaning	Own Sentences
1.	cut in	...........................	...........................
	cut out	...........................	...........................
2.	be held by	...........................	...........................
	be held up	...........................	...........................
3.	run away	...........................	...........................
	run for	...........................	...........................
4.	be known as	...........................	...........................
	be known for	...........................	...........................
5.	go with	...........................	...........................
	go after	...........................	...........................
6.	put fire into	...........................	...........................
	put fire out	...........................	...........................

Answer 1

	Phrases	Meaning	Own Sentences
1.	cut in	Interrupt	The teacher asked Rohan not to cut in when she was teaching.
	cut out	reduce or stop something	Planting a line of trees along the road will cut out the noise from vehicles.
2.	be held by	before	The mayor wanted the elections to be held by the end of the month
	be held up	Delayed	The marriage party was held up in the traffic jam.
3.	run away	escape; go off	The kind king allowed the captured deer to run away.
	run for	to compete in an election	The film star wanted to run for the post of Mayor.
4.	be known as	to be called as	The new boss wanted to be known as a good and kind person.
	be known for	to be famous for	Nagpur is known for its oranges.
5.	go with	suit each other	Don’t you think these shoes go with this dress?
	go after	pursue; follow	You will never be happy if you go after money all the time.
6.	put fire into	inspire, motivate	The Chief Guest’s words put fire into the young students.
	put fire out	extinguish	Seeing trouble brewing, the minister advised his team to put the fire out before it spread everywhere.