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Use of English
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| get the sack (for) | a situation in which someone is removed from their job |
| give someone the sack for something | a situation in which someone is removed from their job |
| get off smbd`s back (infml) | used to tell someone to stop criticizing you |
| go over the top (idiom/infml) abb. OTT | too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way |
| way over the top; decorations were way over the top | very |
| just to be on the safe side (idiom) | being especially careful in order to avoid something unpleasant |
| on top of the situation (idiom) | in control of a situation and aware of changes |
| on top of smth (idiom) | in addition to something, especially something unpleasant |
| come across | find by chance |
| come into a lot of money | inherit |
| come round to our place | stop by, visit |
| come up with a solution | to think of and suggest |
| come down with a bad cold | be taken ill with |
| come round/to after she had fainted | to become conscious again after an accident or operation; come round from the anaesthetic |
| regain/recover consciousness (collocation) | to become awake, thinking, and aware of what is happening around you again after being unconscious |
| stop by | to visit someone for a short time, usually on the way to another place; to go into a place for a short time when you are going somewhere else. |
| go ahead (with) | to start to do something |
| go on | continue doing |
| go over the test results | examine/discuss in details |
| tie goes with | match |
| the bomb goes off | explode |
| go round the major archaeological sites | move/travel around, visit |
| go through a lot | suffer, to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation |
| turn sour (about milk) | having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet; become sour |
| start to decay (about milk) | to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this |
| be in the scorching heat | very hot; (of the weather) very hot |
| be on | be shown/performed |
| times would be over soon | end |
| be about to | be ready to |
| be for | support, in favour of |
| relocate (to) the town hall | to move or move something or someone from one place to another |
| be up to smth (idiom) | do (usually smth wrong) |
| be off | leave |
| an answer to (idiom) | If something or someone is the answer to another thing or person, it is or they are considered to be similar or as good; (she`s a lier an answer to me) |
| (take) pride in smth/smn | to feel very pleased about something or someone you are closely connected with |
| a report on (She sent in weekly reports on the situation) | a description of an event or situation |
| praise smbd for smth | to express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing |
| supply smbd with smth | to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time |
Created by:
Anastasia Kudriashova
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