Unknown Phrase Of Words That I Had To Know

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doscover, make out:
Linda and her research team may really ~ ~ something exciting with their new discoveries about DNA.

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be onto

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Qyite different from, totally different:
This small town sure is ~ ~ ~ ~ the big city you grew up in, isn't it?

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a far cry from

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don't include me, without me:
If you're thinkng of cheating on the final exam, ~ ~ ~.

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count me out

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absolutely, 100% sure, no mistake:
There's ~ ~ ~ ~; Candice is one of the nicest people I know.

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no doubt about it

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recover from:
Michelle still hasn't ~ ~ the fact that she didn't win the speech contest.

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gotton over (get over)

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be introverted:
Alice basically ~ ~ ~, but it's probably just because she is shy, not because she's unfriendly.

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keeps to herself (keep to one's self)

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absolutely no, 100& No!:
There is ~ ~ I'd consider swimming in such a pulluted river.

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no way

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a brief summery, make short:
Just tell me what happened ~ ~ ~; I don't have time for the whole story.

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in a nutshell

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act prematurely, very quicklly:
Be careful not to ~ ~ ~ by announcing your candidacy too eary.

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jump the gun

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Be satisfied with whhat you have:
I realize these seats aren't the best in the house, but ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.

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half aloaf is better than none

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heve a good relationship from the start, become to be friend soon:
Vickie seems to have really ~ ~ ~ with thatguy she met at last week's party.

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hit it off

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Be vey refreshing:
Nothing ~ ~ ~ like a cold glass of beer after playing basketball all afternoon.

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hits the spot (hit the spot)

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maintain the same level as, keep the same level:
If you don't ~ ~ ~your reading, you'll start falling behind other people in the class.

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keep up with

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maintain a record of:
So many new classes are being offered that I can(t ~ ~ ~ all the reecent changes in the course catalogue.

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kee truck of

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be disorganized:
Ike's talk was really disjointed; he kept ~ ~ ~ of wht he wanted to sa.

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losing the thread ( lose the thread)

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go ahead and do something, stop avoiding a task:
When you can't escape doing something unpleasant, the best thing to do simply to ~ ~ ~ ~ as soon as possible.

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get it over with

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make to progress on, study hard but I can't grow up:
I'm ~ ~ ~ my boss; he doesn't even seem to listen what I say.

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getting nowhere with

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thigs are not good, but not great:
I ~ ~ about my geography class; the professor's nice and the topics are interesting.

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can't complain

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youbet, you can say that again, your opinion is the best:
I ~ ~ ~ you ~. That orchestra is one of the best I've ever heard.

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couldn't agree with/more

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the choice of somone, It's apput you:
If it were ~ ~ ~, all college students would have to take mandatory vocabulary building class.

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up to me

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not understand at all, confusing:
I could ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ out of the chart John used in his presentation.

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not make heads nor tails

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Oh no! Don't do agin!
~ ~! That's the fourth time this week. Won't you ever learn?

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No again

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absolutely no, strong no:
Only ~ ~ ~ ~ will I ever let my roommate borrow CD's again.

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over my dead body

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It's sure to happen, of course:
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ that I'll be there at the party tomorrow.

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YOu can bet on it

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be exactlu right:
You ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ when you said Jake would probably be late for work again today.

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hit the nail on the head

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Delay, postponement:
I'd like to ~ ~ for at least a week before I make a final decision.

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hold off

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very quickly, swiftly:
If you're hungry, I can make you an omelet ~ ~ ~.

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in nothing flat

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at the last minute:
Tony was supposed to have a research grant o go abroad this summer, but it ~ ~ though at the last minute.

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in nothing flat

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in vain:
Jim claims that it was't ~ ~ that he decided to work for a few years before entering college.

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for nothing

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megin:
What time does the dorm dance ~ ~?

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kick off

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Be wasted effort:
If you're not careful, all your eforts will be right ~ ~ ~.

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down the drain

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Feel extremely happy:
I've been ~ ~ ~ ever since I found out my paper was accepted for publication.

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on cloud nice

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Register for a class:
You must ~ ~ ~ at least 12 units in order to be considered a full-time student.

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sign up for

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Make it clear, clearly explained:
The delivery dates and method of payment are clearly ~ed ~ in the contract.

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spell out

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Be unfamiliar:
I'm afraid that name ~ ~ ~ ~ with me.

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doesn't ring a bell

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Tolerate, endure:
Greg said he can't ~ ~ ~ his roommate's snoring any longer.

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put up with

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Stop working hard:
Why don't you ~ ~ for a while and take a vacation?

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let up

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Discuss an idea, talk about:
Can we meet Monday to ~ ~ the new budget proposal?

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kick around

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Become easily angry:
Bob ~es ~ ~ ~ at the slightest provocation.

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fly off the handle

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Be suited to:
I guess I ~ not just ~ ~ ~ physics.

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am/cut out for

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Understand:
I can't ~ ~ this math problem, can you?

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figure out

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Angrily point out someone's mistakes:
My father ~ed me ~ for coming home so late last night.

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chew/out

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Dissuade, convince someone not to do something:
I really hope you can ~ George ~ ~ quitting his job.

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talk/out of

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Show misdirected anger:
Melissa often ~s her anger ~ ~ other people.

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take/ out on

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Deserve:
If you fail math because of not handing in any assignments, you can't say you didn't ~ ~ ~.

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have it coming

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according to my knowledge:
~ ~ ~ ~ ~, everyone must submit their applications by the end of this week.

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As far as I know

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look in the wrong place:
You are ~ing ~ ~ ~ ~ if you think Trudy would be something like that.

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bark up the wrong tree

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be useful:
That new calender you gave me sure has ~ ~ ~.

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come in handy

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learn how to do:
It takes at least three weeks for new students to ~ ~ ~ of dormitory life.

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get the hang

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I won't do it:
~ ~ ~ ~! There is no way I'll do that.

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Not on your life

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every day:
Dan has been working on his new book ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.

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day in and day out

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agree:
If you and your hasband really can't ~ ~ ~ ~, youmight consider marriage counseling.

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see eye to eye

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I have no idea:
~ ~, I haven't got a clue what Ted's thinking either.

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Search me

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eventually be in a certain situation:
I took a wrong turn on the highway and ~ ~ totally lost.

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would up

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be at a disadvantage:
It seems like you always wind upon ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.

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the short end of the stick

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get to work on:
Let's ~ ~ ~ ~ and get this project finished.

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roll up our sleeves

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that's for sure:
~ ~ ~. It sounds great to me, too.

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You said it

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accomplish, to finish:
Well, I ~ed it ~. No one thought I could finish that term paper before the deadline, but I did.

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pull off

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trick or deceive:
She doesn't mean that, Fred; she's just ~ing ~ ~.

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pull your leg

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hardly have begun, not deeply:
Debbie hasn't even ~ed ~ ~ of her potential as a chemist.

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scratch the surface

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finally realize:
It hasn't completely ~ ~ yet that I was elected class president.

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sunk in
(sink in)

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use language skillfully, talk well, a good talker:
Jerry surely ~ ~ ~ ~ ~; he is very persuasive.

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has a way with words

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catch an illness, getting sick:
I feel terrible; I think I may be ~ing ~ ~ something.

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come down with

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be unaware of, I don't know:
Vera is totally ~ ~ ~ about why you haven't called her recently.

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in the dark

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take a position on, believe:
If you ~ ~ ~ what you belive in, people will respect you more.

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stand up for

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the key point:
The reason you were selected for the job ~s ~ ~ the fact that you had the most experience in the field.

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boil down to

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be uncertain:
I dislike having my future so much ~ ~ ~ ~; I wish I knew what I was going to do.

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up in the air

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conclude, result in:
I'm glad your job interview ~ed ~ so well.

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turn out

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not available because all have purchased, not on sail:
Deborah wanted to purchase the new version of Windows, but all the copies ~ ~ ~ by the time she got to the store.

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were sold out

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agree, that is for sure:
~ ~ ~ ~ ~; there is no doubt about it.

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You can say that again

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try to do:
What has Jack ~ ~ ~ recently? The last I heard he was working for the post office.

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been up to

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concerntrate on:
If Barbara woukd ~ ~ ~ ~ her studies the way she does to chasing boys, she would get straight "A" s.

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put her mind to

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appear, arrive:
I hope my wallet ~s ~ soon; all my credit cards were in it.

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turn up

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regard as, imagine to be:
Ylu shouldn't ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a saint; I'm just a normal person like you.

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make me out to be

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be skeptical of, need doubt:
Tom's stories should always ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.

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be taken with a grain of salt