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Use of English
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| at/on the back of | |
| in/on Park Avenue | |
| work at the hospital | |
| stau in the hospital | |
| job/task/matter etc in hand (to have things in hand) | Under control or being dealt with |
| at the (very) least | used when mentioning the least extreme thing that happens, is needed etc |
| decide on/upon something | to choose something or someone after thinking carefully |
| distinguish between right and wrong | to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people |
| hear about/of sb/sth | have information about |
| hear from sb | have news from |
| regard sb/st as be regarded | to think about someone or something in a particular way |
| remind sb of/about smth | tell sb again to do sth |
| remind sb of sb/sth | seem similar to smn/sth |
| burst out laughing/crying/singing etc | to suddenly start to laugh, cry etc |
| they had been fostering | to take someone else’s child into your family for a period of time but without becoming their legal parent |
| foster home | a private home where a child is fostered |
| pull down | demolish |
| pull over onto the hard shoulder | move closer to the side of the road and stop (for vehicles) |
| get over | overcome |
| fussy about | very concerned about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please |