Commonly used english part 64 pps

Commonly used english part 64 pps

Commonly used english part 64 pps

... paradise on earth. part and parcel of (something) - a necessary or important part of something The house that we bought is part and parcel of a much larger piece of property. part company (with ... times Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 640 partake of (something) - to eat or drink something I decided not to partake of the large dinner before the golf tournament. partial to (...

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Commonly used english part 5 pps

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 33 pps

Commonly used english part 33 pps

... be a good teacher. . (go) haywire - become broken or confused The plan went haywire when our directions became confused. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 326 have (something) on file ... I don't know what my boss has in store for me. have (something) on - have plans for a particular time I have something on this afternoon so I can't go to the park. Mr_dood...

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