involve someone in something - to make someone participate in something His friends involved him in criminal activity. Try to involve him in sports activities. Many students are involved in this project. , - -
involve someone with someone or something - (passive) to be closely connected to someone; to be absorbed in something He is involved with some criminals. He is deeply involved with this problem and can't think about anything else. (passive) -, -; -
judge by something - to form an opinion on the basis of something Judging by the look of the house, nobody lives in it. Don't judge a book by its cover! , , -
Keep at it - to persist in doing something.You can master English pronunciation if you keep at it. , -
keep away (from someone or something) - to keep at distance, to stay away (from) An apple a day keeps the doctor away. What has kept you away for so long? Keep away from her, she is bad company. () ( -, -)
Keep down - to prevent from rising, keep at a lower level Can the government keep the prices down? Can you keep the noise down? ,
Keep (someone) from (doing) something - to prevent; to avoid We must keep him from going there alone. I tried to keep bad news from him, but he learned the truth. Try to keep from arguing with him. - -; -
Keep off something - to stay away from something Keep off the grass! Keep your hands off my books! Please keep off this delicate subject in her presence. () -
Keep on - to go on doing something Keep on working. She kept on thinking about the problem. -
Keep out - not to enter Private property! Keep out!
Keep out of something - 1. not to enter; 2. to stay away from something 1. Keep out of this building. 2. I'll handle it myself, you should keep out of this. Try to keep her out of trouble. 1. ; 2. -
Keep up - to maintain the high level of something.Keep up the good work. Keep it up.
Keep up with (someone) - to remain at the same level as someone richer, faster or more advanced She is always trying to keep up with the richer neighbors. She was too fast, I couldn't keep up with her. , - , ,
knock at / on (the door, wood) - to beat lightly on something Somebody is knocking on the door. Knock on wood to ward off bad luck. ( , )
knock down / over - to make someone or something fall down He accidentally knocked over a vase. He knocked down the man who attacked him. ( ),
knock it off - (slang) stop it (e.g. fight, noise) Knock it off, I said, or I'll call the guards! () (, )
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knock out - to defeat, to cause to stop functioning The blow knocked him out. Her beauty knocked him out. , (., .)
lag behind someone - to be behind someone The little boy lagged behind the older boys. He is lagging behind the other students. , -
laugh at something or someone - to laugh at a joke; to make fun of someone / something We all laughed at his jokes. The boys laughed at the new boy. They laughed at his accent. ; -, -
lay off - 1. to reduce staff or dismiss workers temporarily; 2. (slang) to stop bothering someone 1. The factory didn't make any profit last year, and many workers were laid off. 2. Lay off, dude, or I'll call the police! 1. , ; 2. () -
lay out - 1. to spread out; 2. to arrange, to spread 1. The town laid out before our eyes. 2. The nurse laid out the instruments before the operation. 1. ; 2. ,
lead on - show the way You know the way, so you lead on, and we will follow. , ,
lead someone on - make someone believe something that isn't true They suspect that you are leading them on. You led me on! -
lead to something - 1. to guide to something; 2. to result in something 1. He led us to the director's office. This road leads to a nice lake. 2. His carelessness led to a tragic accident. -
leaf through something - to look through something He leafed through the newspaper quickly. ,
Leave for - 1. to go to (some place); 2. to abandon one thing and start another 1. The train leaves for Paris at 6 o'clock. 2. He left his wife for a younger woman. He left his job for a sailing expedition. 1. - ; 2. -, - -, -
leave from (some place) - to depart from (some place) The train leaves from Rome at 6:30. (- )
