1. Well, I don't think that's a very good reason and you must ________ up with a better explanation.

2. Thank you for your honesty. Now ________ up that piece of paper.

3. It's no good worrying about that now because the damage is done and it's no good crying over spilled ________ .

4. The so-called ________ majority are the vast number of people who don't actually go out on the street and protest.

5. George is now 70 and he reckons that working conditions for the average office clerk today are a ________ cry from when he first started work.

6. Well, I won't ________ up any more excuses. I wasn't here yesterday because I went to a football match.

7. All right I ________ up, I'll tell you the truth.

8. The leading lady is also absent from our stage and you can probably hear her ________ her heart out as I speak.

9. The rescuers tried desperately to listen out for people trapped in the wreckage but sadly the cries of those trapped were ________ .

10. There were lots of rumours about what the son had done but as it was a very wealthy family the father tried very hard to ________ everything up.