| 1) be into smth
| To enjoy doing a particular activity very much; -
| Im not really intostamp collecting.
|
| 2) be up to(smth)
| To be able to do smth.; -,
| Its very quiet. I bet little Jimmys up to some mischief again.
|
| 3) blow out
| To extinguish, ,
| The wind blew out the candle.
|
| 4) blow up
| To destroy by explosion,
To be angry with smb,; ,
| They blew up the bridges so that the enemy couldnt follow them.
He blows upevery time he sees me.
|
| 5) break down
| To destroy; stop working; , ,
| The plans broke down.
The police brokethe door down.
|
| 6) break up
| To divide into smaller pieces, to destroy; , ,
| They broke up but remained friends.
The ship was last seen breaking up in the storm.
|
| 7) bring up
| To mention or introduce a subject; , , (, )
To educate, raise (a child); ,
| At the class meeting Bob brought up the idea of picnic.
Bringing up children is both difficult and rewarding.
|
| 8) call back
| To return a telephone call;
| If I get some information, Ill callyou back.
|
| 9) call by/in
| To look in, drop in; , , ( )
| Call in on your way home and tell me how the interview went.
|
| 10) call for
| To visit a place; -
To demand;
| Im going to a pop concert with Tom. He is calling for me at 8.
How much money will your research call for?
|
| 11) call off
| To cancel smth;
| If it rains the tennis match will have to be called off.
|
| 12) call on
| To visit smb. formally;
| He promised to call on me when he was in Oxford.
|
| 13) call smb down
| To scold smb.; , , ()
| My supervisor calledme down for being late.
|
| 14) call up
| To summon for military service;
To telephone;
| In countries where there is conscription men are called up at the age of 18.
I called Tom up and told him the news.
|
| 15) carry on
| =keep on; to continue; -, ( ), -
| Please, carry on reading.
|
| 16) carry out
| to do smth planned, promised; , (),
| Every possible test was carried out to decide the nature of her illness.
They are carrying out essential repairs to the bridge.
|
| 17) catch up with
| to reach the same standard or level as smb else; -,
To move and reach the same position as smb else; ,
| You start cycling and Ill you catch up.
Youll need to work harder if you want to catch up with the others.
|
| 18) check in
| To go to the desk of a hotel or airport and say you have arrived;
| Please check in two hours before your flight.
|
| 19) come across
| To find by chance; ,
To be understood; , ( )
| I came across several interesting facts about Mexico in that book.
Her speech was carefully prepared, but it didnt come across very well.
|
| 20) come up with
| To produce an excuse, a suggestion, the correct answer, etc.; ,
| He came up with a brilliant idea for her birthday present.
Can you come up with a more convincing example?
|
| 21) drop in
| To pay a short visit; ,
| Could you just drop in for a moment?
|
| 22) drop off
| To let a passenger leave a car, bus, etc.; ( )
( ),
| Drop me offat the corner, and Ill walk from there.
Would you drop this dress off at the dry cleaners for me?
|
| 23) fall behind
| To move more slowly so that others are further ahead; to make slower progress than others; , -
| If you fall behind, you can get lost.
Your son has fallen behind with his schoolwork.
|
| 24) Fix smb./ smth. up with
Fix up
| To arrange a meeting; - - ( )
To repair a home and make it attractive; ,
| My best friend fixed up a date for me withher brother.
They fixed up John withmy cousin.
My dad fixed up the flat for us.
They are busy fixing up their house.
|
| 25) hang on
| = hold on, to stay on the phone;
,
| Hang on, Ill see if shes still here.
|
| 26) hang up
| To end a phone call by putting down the phone;
| If you shout, Ill hang up.
She just hung up in the middle of the conversation.
|
| 27) Keep back
| To keep secret; ,
| She can keepnothing back from her friends.
|
| 28) Keep off
| To stay awat from; ,
| Keep off the grass!
|
| 29) Keep on
| = carry on; to continue doing smth.; -
| He keeps on asking silly questions.
|
| 30) Keep out
|
To not be active in smth; -, ( ),
|
Keep the dogs out!
I try to keep out of discussions about politics.
|
| 31) leave for(somewhere)
| To start a journey to a place; -
| The train will be leaving for Madrid in one hour.
|
| 32) let smb down
| To make smb. feel disappointed because you didnt do smth. you promised; -, ,
| Youve agreed to feed the cat while Im away dont letmedown.
Never letyour friendsdown.
|
| 33) make up
make up(with)
| To say or write smth. that is not true; -,
To put cosmetics on your face; ,
To become friendly with smb. after a quarrel; -
| She made up a ridiculous excuse.
Your face is made up before you go on television.
After a quarrel that lasted more than a week, we decided to make up.
I heard you made up with an old enemy of yours.
|
| 34) make out
| To manage to see smth. through bad light, a telescope, etc.; ()
Understand, see, hear clearly; ()
To claim that you are smb. that you arent or you can do smth. you cant do; ,
| We could just make out a dark shape moving across the field.
He made out that he could swim to the island but he couldnt.
I cant make out the address, he has written it so badly.
Mary has always made out that her parents were rich, but it isnt true.
|
| 35) pick up
| To collect smb. and let them ride in your car or taxi; (, -)
To meet, become friendly with smb.; ()
To take smth. from the ground; ,
To learn smth. such as information; , (, ), , - ( )
| Ill pick you up at 7 oclock.
Thats the girl Sam picked up at the disco.
You dropped the books so you must pickthem up.
Where did you pick up your Spanish?
You can alwayspick up new ideas if you keep your eyes open.
|
| 36) put aside
| = to save (money or time);
| Weve put some money aside for a holiday.
|
| 37) put off
| To delay (event), postpone; ,
| Tonights concert will be put off till next week, as one of the singers has hurt her throat.
|
| 38) put on
| To dress in a pieces of clothing; - ( )
To pretend; , ,
to gain weight or size; ,
To start working; -
To perform a play, show; ,
| Put on a clean shirt.
Mary isnt really ill; shes only putting on.
If I put on another inch, I shant be able to wear this dress.
Please put the television on.
Which play is the National Theatre putting on?
|
| 39) put up with(smb/ smth)
| To accept an unpleasant person or situation; to tolerate; -/ - ( );
| I dont think I can put up with this job for much longer.
My sister cannot put up with my behaviour any longer.
|
| 40) run out(of)
| To have no more supplies of smth; ( ), ,
| We havent run out of milk again, have we? Yes, the milks run out.
|
| 41) set in
| To begin or appear and continue; ,
| Cold weather has set in.
|
| 42) set off
| To start to move;
| We set off on a walk to the lake.
|
| 43) set out
| To start a journey; -
| We must set out early tomorrow.
|
| 44) set up
| To put smth in a particular position
To arrange a meeting
| Ill set up another meeting for next week.
|
| 45) settle down
| To start living, to make yourself comfortable in a new home; , ,
| How are you settling down in England?
|
| 46) show off
| To show or describe your own abilities in order to make people admire you; -
| Stop showing off!
Joe hasnt missed a chance to show off his muscles since that pretty girl moved in next door.
|
| 47) speak out
| To say in public what you think or feel
| If people spoke out, the war might end.
|
| 48) speak up
| To speak more loudly
= to speak up
| Speak up - we cant hear you.
|
| 49) turn up
| To appear, arrive; , ,
To increase smth; (, )
| He turned up with a friend of his.
His name turns up in the newspaper now and then.
The TV was turned up loudly so that no one would hear them talking.
|
