Commonly used english part 52 doc

... myself when I dropped the plate of crackers at the party. make a living - earn enough money to live He cannot make a living by only doing a part- time job. make a long story short - bring ... levels of government to help build a new sports stadium. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 520 make good time - be successful in arriving at a destination in a short time or quicke...

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... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 152 drop dead - to die suddenly The bus driver dropped dead while driving the bus. Drop ... one's tracks - to collapse from exhaustion The runner dropped in his tracks during the last part of the race. drop in the bucket - a small amount The money that my friend repaid me was ... or suggestion about something The clerk dropped a hint that he...

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... free newspaper to every living soul in the apartment building. every minute counts - time is very important Every minute counts when the fire department goes to fight a fire. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com ... our camping trip. everything humanly possible - everything in the range of human powers The doctors did everything humanly possible to save the man after the accident. the e...

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... nerve to ask my friend about his new job. get used to (someone or something) - to become accustomed to someone or something I am slowly getting used to my new job. get what`s coming to one ... - to get into a position superior to someone I got the upper hand during my dispute with the apartment manager. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 248 get-up-and-go - energy, enthusiasm, d...

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... oneself (without a date - usually used for men) I decided to go stag to the wedding. go steady with (someone) - to date the same person all the time (usually used for teenagers) My sister ... wall and the green sofa do not go together in the apartment. go too far - to do more than is acceptable The man went too far when he accused his boss of lying. go under - to fail T...

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... last-ditch effort to prevent a strike by the teachers. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 452 . a known fact - something that is generally recognized as a fact It is a known fact

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... charged by the police with stealing money from his company. the name of the game - the main part of a matter The name of the game is selling cars and not worrying about other things. name ... person/place/thing My cousin was named after his mother`s grandfather. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 552 a narrow escape - an escape with little chance of error He had a narrow escape w...

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... enough to be allowed to do something (vote,drink etc.) When my cousin came of age we had a big party for him to celebrate. of age - to be fully developed, to be mature Rapid transportation ... ocean(s) of (something) - a very large amount of something There was oceans of food at the party. odd man out - an unusual person or thing I always feel that I am the odd man out when

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... suddenly arrived on my doorstep. on (someone's) head - on someone's own self (often used with blame) The responsibility for fixing the computer was again on my head. on (someone ... say-so - with someone's permission or authority I was able to ask for a new stove on the apartment manager's say-so. on (someone's) shoulders - to be someone's resp...

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... cheat you out of your money." on the market - to be available for sale I have seen many used cameras on the market recently. on the mend - to be in the process of healing or becoming ... time Our train arrived exactly on time. on tiptoe - to be standing or walking on the front part of the feet I walked around the house on tiptoe so that I would not wake up my family...

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