ANGOLKA

Phrasal verb: date back (to a time)

Definition: to exist since a particular time.

E.g.1: This fossil dates back to the Pleistocene era.

E.g.2: This tradition dates back hundreds of years.

This phrasal verb cannot be separated.

Test

The police who were _______ the crime could find no clues at all.

1. enquiring, 2. seeking, 3. researching, 4. investigating

Joke

As a Delta Air Lines jet was flying over Arizona on a clear day, the co-pilot was providing his passengers with a commentary about landmarks over the PA system.

„Coming up on the right, you can see the Meteor Crater, which is a major tourist attraction in northern Arizona. It was formed when a lump of nickel and iron, roughly 150 feet in diameter and weighing 300,000 tons, struck the earth at about 40,000 miles an hour, scattering white-hot debris for miles in every direction. The hole measures nearly a mile across and is 570 feet deep.“

From the cabin, a passenger was heard to exclaim, „Wow! It just missed the highway!“

Correct answer to the test question: 4. investigating

(Králik Róbert)