1) I'm not surprised she feels humiliated - he's always putting her ____ in public. a) down b) for c) in d) to 2) You can't turn your back ___ me now, not after all I've done for you in the past! a) down b) for c) in d) on 3) The mortgage is putting a real strain ___ our finances. a) to b) for c) in d) on 4) The Brazilian striker never really took ___ his new coach and by the end of his first season he was asking for a transfer. a) to b) for c) in d) up 5) He really gets ___ my nerves. He never stops complaining. a) to b) down c) in d) on 6) My boss has always had it ____ ______ me; nothing I do is good enough for him. a) to for b) down for c) in for d) on for 7) It is rumoured Greta Garbo took such a strong dislike ___ her co-star Fredric March that she used to eat garlic before filming their love scenes. a) to b) up c) in d) on 8) My brother has done verry well for himself, but he does tend to look ____ _____ me. Or is it my inferiority complex? a) to on b) down on c) down at d) down in 9) I asked Lucy to tell my parents I was with her last night and not at Remi's party, but she refused to back me ___. a) to  b) down  c) up d) in 10) Mike's not what you'd call a social animal; he tends to keep himself _____ himself a) to  b) down  c) up d) in

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