Relier Pairs English Language 1 - TRAINING: Phrasal verbsVersion en ligne English Language 1 - TRAINING: Phrasal verbs par Sol Pereyra 1 to max out 2 to save up 3 to clear up 4 to run up 5 to find (sth) out 6 to fall behind (with) 7 to pay off 8 to pick up to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future. to fail to do something fast enough or on time. to reach the limit of something, so that nothing more is possible. to do things that cause you to owe a large amount of money. to get information about something because you want to know more about it, or to learn a fact or piece of information for the first time. to finish paying back money that you owe for something. to give or find an explanation for something, or to deal with a problem or argument. to collect, or to go and get, someone or something. 1 Lucy and her husband started to ____ ______ on their rent when he lost his job. 2 Finally he had ____ ___ his creditors and could begin to save money. 3 When they told him his credit card had been _____ ___, he seemed very scared. 4 My computer broke down, so I'm ______ __ for a new one maxed out paid off saving up fall behind