Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A: And another thing I’d like to say is that…
B: Sorry to _____, Mr Green, but you’re wanted on the phone. It’s your wife.

a. butt in
b. get through
c. stop over
d. go over

Answer 1

Hint: In the question, subject B does not let subject A complete their sentence. This is the reason that they are apologising. This means that the phrase should describe what subject B did.

Complete answer: Phrasal verbs are a combination of multiple parts of speech with a verb to create a phrase that refers to something independent on its own. This means that there are hundreds of different phrasal verbs that are used in the English language.
For example, the phrasal verb ‘shut down’ refers to ‘closing something or switching something off’.
Now, we need to understand exactly what has happened in the question:
There are two subjects - A and B. The first sentence is being spoken by A, however, they are not able to complete it as B interrupts them. B says that their wife is on the phone. But, before that, they apologise. They most likely apologised for interrupting A mid-sentence. This means that we need to find a phrasal verb that refers to ‘interrupting’.

Now, we know what we are looking for. Let’s look at the given options:
a. butt in - The phrase ‘butt in’ refers to ‘interfere, interrupt, intrude’, so this phrase has the same meaning as the required answer. This fits perfectly into the given sentence. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
b. get through - The phrase ‘get through’ refers to ‘pass a difficult or testing experience or period’, so this phrase has a very different meaning to the required answer. This does not fit into the given sentence at all. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c. stop over - The phrase ‘stopover’ refers to ‘pay a short visit en route to one's ultimate destination', so this phrase has a very different meaning to the required answer. This does not fit into the given sentence at all. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d. go over - The phrase ‘go over’ refers to ‘consider, examine, or check something’, so this phrase has a very different meaning to the required answer. This does not fit into the given sentence at all. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
Therefore, option a is the right answer.

Note: Understand what the situation is exactly. This will help you understand what the person is saying sorry for. Do not take prepositions for granted, they can completely change the meaning of the phrasal verb. Try to identify the right phrasal verb.