Phrasal verbs with down, such as shout down, are sometimes connected to the idea of 'defeating someone or being defeated'. Write 'S' for the phrasal verbs which are also connected to a similar idea.
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| 1. Rose backed down when she realised she was wrong. |
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| 2. With my arthritis, it's actually quite difficult to bend down. |
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| 3. I almost broke down in tears when I heard the news. |
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| 4. If the vote goes the wrong way, it could bring down the government. |
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| 5. The council's planning to clamp down on youths drinking in the streets. |
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| 6. The Minister was forced to climb down in the face of so much evidence against his position. |
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| 7. The government's planning to crack down on anti-social behaviour. |
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| 8. I was in such a hurry, I just gobbled down my breakfast and left. |
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| 9. Both Jo and I went down with food poisoning on the first day of the holiday. |
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| 10. I'll just jot a few notes down while we talk. |
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| 11. Gareth really let me down when he told Andrea what I'd told him in confidence. |
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| 12. Dave didn't want to get married at first, but I've managed to wear him down! |
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