Commonly used english part 32 pps
Commonly used english part 32 pps
... had it so good since the new supervisor came to our department. have no business (doing something) - be wrong to do something The apartment manager has no business asking us about our private ... way - have accomplished much The woman has come a long way since she lost her house and her apartment. have contact with (someone) - communicate with someone The government has had no...
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Commonly used english part 5 pps
... point. We are not talking about salary now." best/better part of (something) - to be almost all of something We spent the best part of a day trying to fix the vacuum cleaner. ... - to be beyond one's ability, to be in deep water The apartment manager was beyond her depth in her effort to manage the apartment. beyond one's means - to be more than one...
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Commonly used english part 6 ppsx
... We must break down these figures for further study. break down (something) - to divide into parts, to separate into simpler substances We tried to break down the sentence for further study. ... break the ice - to relax and start a conversation in a formal situation Nobody was enjoying the party until the host was able to break the ice. break the news (to someone) - to tell som...
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Commonly used english part 9 ppsx
... alarmed about something The soccer player caused a stir when he began to criticize the referee. cause eyebrows to raise - to shock people I caused eyebrows to raise when I decided not to ... cause tongues to wag - to give people something to gossip about My sister caused tongues to wag when she came to the party without her husband. cave in - to weaken and be forced to give so...
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Commonly used english part 21 pps
... one's (own) part - from one's point of view For my part I do not plan to help with the staff dinner. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 202 for crying out loud - used to show that ... were threatened (used with a negative and usually used when trying to remember something) For the life of me I could not remember where I had put my house keys. for the most part - mos...
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Commonly used english part 22 ppsx
... for a cheap price. get a bright idea - to have a clever thought or idea occur to you (often used as sarcasm) My father got the bright idea that he should buy a motorcycle. get a checkup ... (something) - to prepare for something The city is gearing up for the Olympic games. gee whiz - used as an exclamation to show surprise or other strong feelings "Gee whiz! Are w...
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Commonly used english part 27 pps
... behave wildly The little boys went hog-wild during the birthday party. go in for (something) - to choose something as one's particular interest, to occupy oneself with something My friend ... tangent and began to speak about something totally different. go off (somewhere) - to leave/depart for somewhere My friend went off on a trip and did not say good-bye. go off the de...
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Commonly used english part 30 ppsx
... hang in the balance - have two equally possible results, be uncertain After the opposition party won the election whether or not the new highway will be built hangs in the balance. hang ... not quit your job even if you hate the supervisor." Hang it! - a rather old expression used to express annoyance or disappointment "Hang it", the man said when he hit his fin...
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Commonly used english part 33 pps
... . (go) haywire - become broken or confused The plan went haywire when our directions became confused. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 326 have (something) on file - have or keep ... second thoughts about buying a new motorcycle. have seen better days - be worn out or well -used My bicycle has seen better days and soon I will need to buy a new one. have (someone) in ....
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Commonly used english part 44 pps
... watch/check/observe someone or something We have been keeping tabs on the spending of the sales department. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 440 a kick-off - a start The kick-off for the no smoking ... start because it was too cold but finally it kicked over. kick the bucket - die The man who used to clean the building kicked the bucket last week. kick the habit - stop a bad ha...
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