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L5 Idioms 10-18

Essential Idioms Lessons 10-18

Term	Definition
To make sure	To be sure, to be or make certain, to ascertain
Now and then	Occasionally, sometimes, from time to time, once in a while
To get rid of	To eliminate, to remove; to discard, to throw away
Every other (one)	Every second (one), alternate (ones), skip (one)
To go with	To match, to compare well in color or design, to go together
First-rate	Excellent, superb
To come from	To originate from
To make good time	To travel a sufficient distance at a reasonable speed
To mix up	To stir or shake well; to confuse, to bewilder
To see about	To give attention or time to; to attend to; to see to
To make an impression	To influence another person's opinion of oneself; to leave an impression
By heart	By memorizing
To keep out	Not to enter, not allow to enter
To keep away (from)	To stay at a distance (from); to avoid use of; stay away from
To find fault with	To criticize, to complain about something
To be up to	To be dependent on the decision of another; to feel able to do something
Ill at ease	Uncomfortable or worried in a situation
To do over	To revise, to do again
To look into	To investigate, to examine carefully; to check into
To take hold of	To grasp, to grip with the hands
To get through	To finish, to complete
From now on	From this time into the future
To keep track of	To keep or maintain a record of; to remember the location or status of
To get carried away	To act in an extreme manner; to go overboard
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out of date	not modern; not current, not timely; no longer available in published form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
To eat in/ to eat out	To eat at home / to eat in a restaurant
Cut and dried	Predictable, known beforehand, boring
To look after	To watch, to supervise, to protect (also: to take care of, to keep an eye on)
To feel like	To have the desire to, to want to consider
Once and for all	Finally, absolutely
To hear from	To receive news or information from
To hear of	To know about, to be familiar with, to consider
To make fun of	To laugh at, to joke about
To come true	To become reality, to prove to be correct
As a matter of fact	Really, actually, (in fact)
To have one's way	To arrange matters the way one wants; to get one's way
To look forward to	To expect or anticipate with pleasure
inside out	with the inside facing the outside
upside down	with the upper side turned toward the lower side
to fill in	to write answers in; to inform, to tell
to fill out	to complete a form
to take advantage of	to use well, to profit from; to use another person's weaknesses to gain what one wants
no matter	regardless of
to take up	to begin to do or study, to undertake; to occupy space, time or energy
to take up with	to consult someone about an important matter
to take after	to resemble a parent or close relative; to look like in physical appearance
in the long run	eventually, after a long period of time
in touch	having contact (talking to, communicating with by text, phone, email etc.)
out of touch	not having contact; no having knowledge of
one one's toes	alert, cautious, paying attention
to watch one's step	to walk or move cautiously, to be careful when walking or moving
to watch what one says/does	to speak or behave carefully
to see eye to eye	to agree, to concur
to have in mind	to be considering, to be thinking
to keep in mind	to remember, not to forget; to bear in mind
for once	this one time, for only one time
to go off	to explode; to sound as an alarm; to leave suddenly without explanation
to grow out of	to outgrow, to become too old or too big for something; to be a result of
to make the best of	to do the best that one can in a poor situation
to cut off	to shorten by cutting the ends; to disconnect or stop suddenly
to cut out	to remove by cutting; to stop doing something; to knock it off
to blow out	to explode or go flat
ex: tires, candles
to become of	to happen to; when you loose or misplace something or when you haven't seen someone in a long time
to shut up	to close for period of time; to be quiet, to stop talking
have got	to have, to possess
have got to	must, have to
to keep up with	to maintain the same speed or rate as
on the other hand	however, in contrast
to turn down	to reduce in brightness or volume; to reject, to refuse
fifty-fifty	divided into two equal parts
to break in	gradually to prepare something for use that is new and stiff; to interrupt or cut in; to enter illegally or by force
a lost cause	a hopeless case, a person or situation having no hope of positive change
above all	mainly, especially, more than anything
to do without	survive or exist without something; to go without
according to	in the order or; on the authority of
to be bound to	to be certain to, to be sure to
for sure	without doubt; for certain
to take for	to perceive or understand as
to try out	to test, to use during a trial period; to audition
to tear down	to destroy by making flat, to demolish
to tear up	to rip into small pieces
to go over	to be appreciated or accepted
to run out of	to exhaust the supply of, not to have more of
at heart	basically, fundamentally
on hand	available, nearby

Created by: eslgirl

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