Stop for - 1. to stop (the car) and let someone pass before it; 2. to stop for dinner - to visit and have dinner 1. You should always stop for animals crossing the road. 2. He stopped for dinner yesterday and told us about his plans. 1. (), -; 2. -
Stop someone from doing something - to prevent someone from doing something How can I stop him from making this terrible mistake? -, -
straighten out - to make straight, to put in order He stood up and straightened out his back. I straightened out my room. I need to straighten out my thoughts. They should straighten out their affairs themselves, without your help. ; , (, , )
straighten up - to make straight, to put in order He stood up and straightened up his back. Wait here, please, I need a couple of minutes to straighten up. ; (, )
subscribe to - 1. to pay and receive (newspapers, services, etc.); 2. to agree with, to write one's signature to show approval of something 1. I subscribe to several newspapers. 2. I won't subscribe to your opinion. He refused to subscribe to their plan. 1. (, ); 2. -, - /
substitute for someone / something - to replace someone / something with someone / something Will you substitute for Tom while he is away? Many people substitute milk for cream in coffee. - / - - / - ( 2 : )
Succeed in something - to be successful in something Everyone wants to succeed in life. He succeeded in his efforts to get a promotion. , -
sum up - to combine into a total, to summarize All his earnings and savings summed up to 2 hundred dollars. To sum it up, it was a terrible day. She summed him up in a minute: a loser. ,
Switch off - 1. to turn off (water, light); 2. to stop listening because of losing interest, to tune out 1. He washed his face and switched off the water. Switch off the light, please. 2. His speech was so boring that I soon switched off and began to think about my Sunday plans. 1. (, ); 2. -
Switch on - 1. to turn on (water, light); 2. to become interested 1. He switched on the water and washed his face. Switch on the light, please. 2. As soon as the boss mentioned the prizes, everyone's interest was switched on. 1. (, ); 2.
Switch over (to something) - 1. to exchange places; 2. to make a complete change to something else 1. Let's switch over, I want to sit by the window. 2. When will the USA switch over to the metric system? First, the company produced paper, then they switched over to the production of children's toys. 1. ; 2. -
Switch to something - to replace one thing with another He played basketball for a while; then he switched to swimming. This is boring, let's switch to a more interesting subject. -
sympathize with someone - to feel for someone I sincerely sympathize with you. -
Take aback - (often passive) to surprise or confuse greatly I was taken aback by her rudeness. We were taken aback by his sudden refusal to help. ( ) ,
Take after someone - to resemble one's parents in character or looks He takes after his father in appearance. She takes after her mother in character.
Take apart - 1. to separate the parts of some mechanism; 2 to criticize sharply 1. He took apart all of the new toys. 2. She is very upset; the critics took her book apart. 1. ; 2.
