ANGOLKA

Phrasal verb: dress (someone) up

Definition: to put smart clothes on someone, usually for a special occasion.

(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)

E.g.1: They dressed the child up in her best clothes and took her to the celebration.

E.g.2: Why do parents dress their children up in such fancy clothes? Simple, hard-wearing clothes would be much more practical.

This phrasal verb can be separated. (E.g. 1 and 2)

Test

was informed by the police constable that he would be forced to take me into.

1. confinement

2. custody

3. detection

4. guardianship

Joke

A jealous husband hires a private detective to check on the movements of his wife. The husband wants more than a written report: he wants movies of his wife’s activities. A week later, the detective returns with a reel of film. They sit down together and proceed to watch it. Although the quality is less than professional, the man sees his wife meeting another man! He sees the two of them laughing in the park. He sees them enjoying themselves at an outdoor cafe. He sees them dancing in a dimly lit night-club. He sees a dozen activities shared by both the man and woman with utter glee.

„I just can’t believe this,“ the distraught husband said. The detective says,

„What’s not to believe? It’s right up there on the screen!“

The husband replied, „I can’t believe that my wife could be so much fun!“

Correct answer to the test question: 2. custody (Králik Róbert)