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Use of English
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| on the outskirts/in the suburbs | 2. the outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business centre in the middle |
| at/on the corner | at place where two streets meet |
| hand in your assignment | to give smth to smn in a position of authority |
| on Tuesday at the very latest | used to emphasize that smth must happen or be done before a stated time or day |
| it is for life | for the whole of a person`s life |
| in the meantime | until something expected happens, or while something else is happening |
| out of date | outdated |
| typewriter | a machine with keys that you press in order to print letters of the alphabet onto paper |
| remain indoors | stay at home |
| in a while/every once in a while/every so often | sometimes, but not regularly |
| see the moon in the sky by day | when it is naturally light |
| he should have been here by now | up to this moment in time |
| a fussy person | 1. not easily satisfied; 2. decorated too much |
| Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class; Overcome with/by emotion | to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something; unable to act |
| get by on (phrasal verb); very little money | to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money |
| authority | the group of people with official kegal power |
| declare | express, to announce smth officially |
| demolish | to destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for smth else; to prove that an argument or theory is wrong |
| we have it pull down | to destroy a building |
| a rattling noise | making a series of knocking sounds |
| throw out/away my old | get rid of smth unwanted |
| kick off | the time when a game of football starts, or when it begins again after it has stopped because of a goal |
| From now on the gates will be locked at midnight (UK as from now) | from this moment and always in the future |
| get on/along with | have a good relationship |
| get away | escape |
| he always gets away with his bad behaviour | avoid being punished |
| get by on very little money | manage to live |
| get over her father`s death | overcome |
| pull over onto the hard shoulder | move closer to the side on the road and stop (for vehicles) |
| pull over onto the hard shoulder/shoulder(us)/hard margin (irish eng) | a hard area at the side of a main road where a driver can stop if there is a serious problem |
Created by:
Anastasia Kudriashova
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