Commonly used english part 98 pps

... - gain the support and sympathy of someone We finally won the apartment manager over and she will let us have a pet in our apartment. wind down - decrease or diminish At the end of the ... wisecrack - sarcastic or witty remark She made a funny wisecrack during the speech which caused the audience to start laughing. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 975 wildcat strike - ... sh...

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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... After I hung up the telephone I left home to go to work. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 298 a hang-up - a delay in some process There was a hang-up in the construction of the office ... 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...

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... 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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... 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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