Do Phrasal Verbs

Do away with

Get rid of; remove; put an end to

I wish we could do away with poverty.

Do over

To do something again from the beginning.

I need to do over the bedroom. My wife doesn't like the colour of the walls I just painted.

Do up

To fasten something (usually clothes)

Do up your shoelaces or you might fall.

Do without

To succeed in living or working without someone or something.

We'll have to do without Tom at today's meeting, he's on a business trip.

Now choose the correct missing words to complete these sentences:

• 1) I don't think I could do ___ my phone. I can't live without it.
  
  over
  without
  away
  up
  
  
• 2) This new computer system allowed us to do ___ with a lot of paperwork.
  
  up
  over
  away
  without
  
  
• 3) When it's cold I do ___ all my coat buttons to keep warm.
  
  away with
  up
  without
  over
  
  
• 4) My teacher made me do __ my homework because my answers were wrong.
  
  away
  without
  up
  over
  
  
• 5) It's time to do away ___ our old car.
  
  with
  over
  over
  up
  
  
• 6) There's no wine left, so you'll just have to do ___.
  
  without
  up
  over
  away
  
  
• 7) Can you do this one ___, please? I want you to do it again.
  
  without
  up
  away
  over
  
  
• 8) Help me do ___ the buttons on my dress, I can't reach them.
  
  up
  away
  without