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L5 Idioms 12-13
Essential Idioms Lesson 12-13
Term | Definition |
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up to date | modern; current, timely |
out of date | not modern; not current, not timely; no longer available in published form |
to blow up | to inflate, to fill with air; to explode, to destroy (or be destroyed) by explosion |
to catch fire | to begin to burn |
to burn down | to destroy completely by fire; to burn slowly, but completely (usually said of candles) |
to burn up | to destroy completely by fire; to make angry or very annoyed; to tick off |
to burn out | to stop functioning because of overuse; to make tired from too much work |
stands to reason | to be clear and logical |
to break out | to become widespread suddenly; (also, to break out of prison) |
as for | regarding, concerning; as to |
for one thing | for example, for instance - examples follow the words in a sentence |
to feel sorry for | to pity, to feel compassion for; to take pity on |
to break down | to stop functioning |
to turn out | to become or result; to appear, to attend (also: to come out) |
once in a blue moon | rarely, infrequently |
to give up | to stop trying; to stop a bad habit; to surrender |
to cross out | to cancel by marking with a horizontal line |
to take for granted | not to appreciate fully; to assume to be true without giving much thought |
to take into account | to consider a fact while evaluating a situation |
to make clear | to clarify, to explain |
clear cut | clearly stated, definite, apparent, easy to understand |
to have on | to be wearing |
to come to | to regain consciousness; to equal, to amount to |
to call for | to require; to request, to urge |