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Check in |
=to go to counter(desk) in an airport or hotel and tell an official/ə'fı@əl/ that you have arrived. Ex: I have to check in before 8.00. |
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Look up |
=INF(of a business, sb's situation, etc) get better Ex: Business was bad, but now things are looking up. |
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Show up |
=(INF) arrive in a place where sb is waiting for you Ex: she didn't show up till the next morning. Ex: It was getting late when she finally showed up. |
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Look sth up |
=look for information in a book or online. Ex: I had to look the word up. |
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make sth up |
Invent a story or an explanation for sth Ex: I didn't want to see him, so I made up an excuse and left. |
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Try sth on |
= Put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits or looks good on you Ex: I tried the jacket on but it was too small. |
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Write sth down |
= To write sth on a piece of paper. Ex: she wrote his name down. |
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Write sth up |
= To write a report, article, etc in a full and complete form using notes that you made earlier. Ex: To write up your notes/the minutes of meeting. |
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Look after sb/sth |
=take care of or be responsible for sb/sth. Ex: He look after the baby. |
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Look into sth |
= Investigate and try to discover the facts about sth, e.g. a crime, a problem. Ex: I complained to the airline, and they're looking into it. 》investigate: تحقیق کردن، رسیدگی کردن، بازجویی کردن |
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Come across sth/sb |
/ə'kra:s/ =meet sb or find sth by chance Ex: I came across the word in an article. |
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Come in |
= arrive Ex: the train is coming in now |
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stand for sth |
= represent or mean Ex: WWW stand for World Wide Web |
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go out with sb |
Spend time with sb and have a romantic relationship. Ex: Marisa's going out with tom's brother. |
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cut back on sth |
=reduce the amount of sth that you eat, spend, use, etc. Ex: I must cut back on sweet to try and lose weight. |
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come into sth |
=to recieve money, land or property from someone after they have died. Ex: she'll come into a lot of money when her father dies. |
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Take off |
=(of a plane) leave the groun. 》take sth off: remove a piece of clothing |
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drag on |
=continue for too long Ex: the meeting dragged on for hours. |
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Carry on (doing sth) |
=continue with an activity for a period of time Ex: I carried on painting while the light was still good. |
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Keep on doing sth |
= repeat sth many times, often in an annoying way Ex: Michael's very annoying- he keeps on taking my pens. |
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get on with sth |
=continue doing sth, often after an interruption. Ex: Be quiet and get on with your work. |
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Stay on |
= continue enjoying yourself, studying, or working in an place, often after other have left Ex: the weather was great, so we stayed on for a couple more days. |
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drive on |
Continue driving Ex: we drove on for several kilometers. |
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go on |
=continue without changing. Ex: the traffic noise goes on all night. |
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go on (and on) about his car |
To talk about his car for a long time in a boring way |
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see sb off |
Go to an aiport, station, etc. with sb in order to say goodby to them Ex: I went to the airport to see her off. |
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cut sth off |
=(Often passive) separate sth from sth else, so it is difficult to leave or enter Ex: By the morning the snow was very deep, and we were cut off from the rest of village. |
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Go off |
= leave a place specially in order to do sth. Ex: I went off to do some shopping |
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mess about/around (with sth) |
(INF) 1)spend time doing sth or reparing sth in a relaxed way Ex: He's messing about his motorbike. 2) do sth or use sth in a careless or annoying way Ex:They were messing about other pupil's bikes./'pju:pl/ |
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pupil |
/pju:pl/ شاگرد، دانش آموز A person who is being taught, especially a child in a school. |
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laze around/about |
/leız/ Relax, enjoy yourself and do nothing. The boy lazed around in the garden. |
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lie around/about(of a number of things) |
be left in a place usaully untidy(نامرتب) or where they shouldn't be. Ex:there were tools lying around everywhere |
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hanging around/about |
(INF) spend time in a place doing nothing. Ex:there were some boys hanging around the school entrance. |
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Clear off |
(INF) go away(often used angrily as a command) Go away:to leave a person or place, to leave home for a perioud of time, to disappear. Ex: I told them to clear off. |
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Grammer |
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Grammer |
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go through sth |
Look at,check, or discuss sth carefully. Ex: I'd like to go through the homework. ==go over sth |
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Live through sth |
Experience and survive sth very difficult. Ex:His father has lived through two wars |
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flick through sth |
/flık/ Look through sth quickly, without reading it. Ex:I flick through his new book. |
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Look through sth |
Look at the pages of sth, reading it only in part. Ex: I looked throuhgh your report yesterday. |
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sleep through |
continue sleeping while there is a lot of noise around you. Ex: I managed to sleep through the storm. |
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Grammer |
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bring sth back |
Return to this place with sth that you taken or borrowed./'ba:roəd/ Ex: If you borrow that brush, please bring it back. |
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bring sb back |
Return sb to a place, usually by car. Ex: I'll go there by bus, and Jim can bring me back. |
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send sth back |
Return sth by post, messenger, waiter, etc. Ex: The books were damaged so I sent them back. |
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Phone sb back (Ring sb back) |
Return sb's phone call. Ex: He rang at 2.00. I said I'd phone him back later. |
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Pay sb back |
Return to sb the money that you borrowed from them Ex: Dad lent me the money, but I've paid him back. |
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give sb sth back / give sth back (to sb) |
1) to return sth to its owner 2)to allow sb to have sth back |
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get back |
Return, especially to your home or workplace. Ex: when do you get back? |
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get sth back |
To obtain sth again after having lost it. Ex: She's got her old job back |
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get back to sth |
Return to an earlier state, situation, etc. Ex: I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. |
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get back to sb |
To speak or write to sb again, especially in order to give a reply. Ex: I'll find out and get back to you. |
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Put sth back |
1)to return sth to its usual place or to the place where it was before it was moved. Ex: If you use sth, put it back! 2)to move sth to a later time or order==postpone Ex: the meeting has been put back to next week. |
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take sth back |
1) to return sth that you've bought Ex: The radio was faulty so I took it back 2)to admit that sth you said was wrong Ex:Ok, I take it all back |
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take sb back |
To allow sb such as your wife, husband or partner to come home after they have left because of a problem 2)take sb back (to): to make sb remember sth Ex:The smell of the sea takes him back to his childhood. |
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Grammer of phrasal with back |
Back: In phrasal verb, the particle back usually has the meaning of returning somewhere, or returning sth to place. |
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go off |
1)=ring The alarm goes off at 5.00. 2)=stoped working The light suddenly went off. 3)exploded منفجر شدن Ex: The bomb went off. |
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put sth on 3 |
1)dressed myself. OPP take sth off Ex: I put my best suit on. 2) =turn sth on, switch sth on Ex: He puts the light on. 3)became fatter Ex:I put on a lot of weight last year. |
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break down |
1)stoped working Ex: The car broke down. 2) Start crying Ex: She broke down at the news |
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go down |
1)disappearing below the horizon(/hə'raızn/ خط افق) OPP come up. Ex:The sun's going down 2)become lower (OPP go up) Ex:Price went down by 10 percent. |
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do sth up |
1) fasten بستن Ex: I can't do this zip up. 2) redecorating (مجددا آراستن) Ex: They're doing the flat up. |
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Turn up |
1) arrive Ex: When did they turn up? 2) be found by chance. Ex: Look! My ring's turned up!
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Tie sb up |
1) tied his arm so that he couldn't move Ex: They tied him up. 2) tied up: very busy (used in the passive) Ex: She's tied up at the moment. |
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Show off |
[INF] to try to impress others by talking about your ability, possessions, etc. Ex: He's just showing off because that girl he likes is here |
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go over/through sth |
Look at, check, or discuss sth carefully. Ex: lets go over the homework. |
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Leave sth out Leave sb out |
Not do sth, e.g. an exercise. Ex: You can leave out exercise 2. Leave sb out: to not include sb . Ex: you left him out of the list |
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rub sth out |
Remove marks made by a pencil, chalk/t@ölk/, etc.using a rubber. Ex: If you made a mistake, rub it out. |
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Take it in turns Take turns at sth |
Do sth one after another so that everyone has an opportunity to do it. |
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Swap |
(Verb):/swa:p/ to give sth to sb and recieve sth in exchange. Ex: Pascal, swap place with marcel, please. |
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Finish sth off |
Do the last part of sth. Ex: Finish off this chapter at home. |
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Put sth away |
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Call it a day |
[INF] decide to stop what you are doing (often work) Ex: Ok, let's call it a day |
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Hand sth in |
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Hand sth out Hand sth aroun/round |
Hand sth round: to offer or pass sth, especially food or drinks, to all the peaple in a group. Ex: could you hand the cakes round, please? |
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take sth seriously |
/sıriəsli/ Think that sth is important and should be given careful attension. Ex: If you're doing an english course, take it seriously. |
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in rough |
If you wright sth in rough, you make a first version of it, not worrying too much about mistakes and details becase you will write it correctly later. |
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cross sth out/through |
BrE /kras/ NAm/krös/ To draw a line through a word, because it is wrong. Ex: Do written in rough, then it doesn't matter if you cross sth out. |
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It's no good (doing sth) SYN |
It will have no positive result (doing sth) = It's no use (doing sth) Ex: It'a no good writing things in a notebook if you dont..... |
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go back (to....) |
Return to a person, place, subject, or activity. Ex: You must go back and study them again |
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build sth up |
Increase or develop sth over a perioud of time Ex: practice with classmate will help you to build up your confidence. Ex: build up your strength |
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the tip of the iceberg |
iceberg /'aısbe:rg/ Only a small part of much larger problem or matter. Ex: what you learn in class is just the tip of the iceberg. You need to study at home as well. |
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Write sth out |
1)to complete an official document by writing information on it.Ex:It only takes a minute to write out a prescription 2) to write something again, usually in a more complete form.EX:Could you write out exactly what you need me to do? |
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Work sth up |
/ve:rk/ to develop or improve sth with some effort |
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fall through |
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get through sth |
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Let sth down Let sb down |
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Check sth/sb out Check out (of....) |
Check out (of...): to pay your bill and leave a hotel , etc. Ex: I'm sorry, they arn't here. They checked out this morning. |
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end up |
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check out |
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First of all |
Before doing anything else Ex: First of all, lets go over/through the homework. |
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Leave sth out Leave sb out |
》Leave sth out= not to do sth Ex:You caln leave out exercise 2. 》Leave sb out=not include sb Ex: leave me out of this quarrel(دعوا، منازعه), please. |
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dialogue |
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dos and don'ts |
/du:z/ Thing you should and should'nt do. |
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make yourself understood |
Speak in a way that others can understand. Ex: the main thing is to make yourself understood. |
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trial and error |
/traıəl/ A way of solving a problem by trying several possibilities and learning from your mistakes. Ex: dont be afraid of mistakes: you learn from trial and error. |
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Make the most of it |
Enjoy sth or use sth as much as you can Ex: the classroom is an opportunity to practicse speaking, so make the most of it. |
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Learn sth by heart |
/ha:rt/ قلب Ex:There are certain things, auch as irregular verbs, that you can learn by heart. |
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(say/read sth) out loud |
(say/read sth) so that others can hear it. Ex:Saying sth out loud can help you to practise the pronunciation and remember it. |
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get behind (with sth) |
Not do sth on time, and then have more to do later. Ex: dont miss lessons, or you"ll get behind with your work. |
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Catch up (with sb) |
Reach the level of others who are more advance. |
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give up |
Stop trying to do sth, or accept that you cannot do sth. Ex: don't give up. |
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stick at sth |
Countinue with sth even though it is difficult. |
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get there |
Achieve sth after a perod of work or effort. Ex:Stick at it and You"ll get there in the end |
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brush up on sth brush sth up |
Improve your knowledge or skill in sth, especially when you have not useused it for a period of time. Ex: I decided to brush up on my spanish. |
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enrol (enroll: BrE) |
To arrange for yourself or for sb else to officially join a course, school, etc. Ex: you need to enrol before the end of August. |
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Rack your brain(brains) |
If you rack your brain(s), you try hard to remember sth |
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make sense of sth |
Manage to understand sth Ex:I couldn't make sense of the grammar. |
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Keep up (with sb) |
Make progress at the same speed as others. Ex: It was very hard to keep up with the ther students. |
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If information comes back to you means... |
You remeber it |
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If a word or name is on the tip of your tongue |
Means you are sure you know it, but you can't remember it at rhat moment. Ex: There were lots of words on the tip of my tongue. |
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sink in |
(Of information or experience) be remembered or understood. Ex: Some of the new vocabulary wouldn't sink in. |
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If information goes in one ear and out the other |
You forget it quickly. Ex: Word just went in one ear and out the other. |
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Keep your mind on sth |
Continue to concentrate on sth. Ex:When you work hard all day, it's not easy to keep your mind on a difficult subject in the evening |
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Pick sth up |
Learn sth withoit making a big effort. Ex: I stuck at it, and I began to pick things up more quickly. |
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Keep it up |
Countinue to do sth as well as you are doing it now Ex:All I have to do now is keep it up. |
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Sum sth up |
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revise |
Verb:/rı'vaız/ |
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get on top of sth SYN?? |
Manage to control or deal with sth. ==get to grips/grıp/ with sth. Ex:I've worked hard to try and get on top of this subject. |
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grip |
**gripe==complain /grıp/ noun:in pictuire Verb: hint |
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get into the habit of doing sth |
Develop a particular habit. habit/hæbıt/ Ex: Is it a good idea to get into the habit of studying regularly? |
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get bogged down (in sth) |
(INF) become so involved with the details of sth that you can't make any progress. Ex: It's important not to get too bogged down, so I decided not to study everything but just ...
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Work out work sth out |
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come up |
If a question, number, name, etc. comes up, it is selected and appears somewhere Ex: Do you ever try to guess which topics will come up in an exam? |
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Keep your fingers crossed |
hope for good luck or success. Ex:I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow. |
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do your best SYN1?? SYN2?? |
==Try your best ==do sth to the best of your ability. Means: You try as hard as possible to achieve sth. Ex1: I can only do my best. Ex2: I did it to the best of my ability. |
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آخره دنیا که نشده |
It's not the end of the world. (INF) it's not the worst thing that could happen. |
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get down to sth |
Begin to do sth and give serious attention to it. Ex: Do you find it easy to get down to studying in the evening? |
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stay up |
Go to bed later than usual. Ex: I sray up very late last night. |
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steer/stay clear of sb/sth |
Take care of sb/sth /stıər/ Ex: I steer clear of other students who are in a panic. |
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keep/have one eye on sth |
Look at or watch sth while doing sth else. Ex: I keep one eye on the clock during the exam. |
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run out of sth |
Use all of sth and have no more left. Ex: I don't run out of time. |
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stick to sth SYN1?? |
==keep to sth |
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get stuck (on sth) |
Not be able to countinue with sth because it is too hard. |
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miss sth out SYN?? |
not include sth, or fail to include sth. Ex: The question was hard, so I missed it out. ==leave sth out |
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If your mind goes blank ... |
You are unable to remember the asnwer to a question. |
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I breath in and out slowly to calm myself |
Breath in:take air into your lungs OPP:breathe out lung: شش /لانگ/ |
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I breath in and out slowly to calm myself |
Breath in:take air into your lungs OPP:breathe out lung: شش /لانگ/ |
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read through sth |
Read sth to check details and look for mistakes. Ex: I read through my answers at the end to check that they are ... |
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make sense |
Have a clear meaning ; be logical and easy to understand. Ex: I looked at the questions, but none of them made sense. |
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punch in |
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punch out |
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