Here are some phrasal verbs about parties and partying.
1. Please blow .................................... these balloons and hang them around the room.
To blow up balloons is to fill them with air.
2. Can you turn ................................. the volume a bit?
To turn up the volume is to raise the volume.
3. Tomorrow I am going to blow ................................. 39 candles on my birthday cake.
To blow out candles is to extinguish them.
4. We pulled .............................. a surprise party for the newly married couple.
To pull off something is to succeed in doing something difficult.
5. They were all dressed ................................... for the party.
To dress up is to wear better/fancier clothes than you usually wear.
6. I enjoy hanging ................................. with my friends at my house.
To hang out with your friends is to spend time relaxing.
7. When will you come to pick me ...............................?
8. I am eating ................................... a lot these days.
To eat out is to eat in a restaurant.
9. I invited her to tea but she turned ………………………….. my offer.
To turn down an offer is to reject it.
10. I am going to keep asking her …………………….. until she says ‘Yes’.
To ask someone out is to invite them to come with you to a place.
11. Cheer ……………………… You will win next time.
This is an expression used to encourage someone to have a more positive attitude.
12. The children cracked ………………………… as soon as the clown arrived on the scene.
To crack up is to burst out laughing.
Answers
1. Please blow up these balloons and hang them around the room.
2. Can you turn up the volume a bit?
3. Tomorrow I am going to blow out 39 candles on my birthday cake.
4. We pulled off a surprise party for the newly married couple.
5. They were all dressed up for the party.
6. I enjoy hanging out with my friends at my house.
7. When will you come to pick me up?
8. I am eating out a lot these days.
9. I invited her to tea but she turned down my offer.
10. I am going to keep asking her out until she says ‘Yes’.
11. Cheer up. You will win next time.
12. The children cracked up as soon as the clown arrived on the scene.
