Grammar and phrasal verbs exercise
Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs
... The taxes increased across the board and everyone must pay more. act high and mighty - to act proud and powerful The woman always acts high and mighty and nobody likes her. act one's ... energy The man stood up and belted out several old songs. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 47 bite the hand that feeds you - to harm or turn against someone who does good things for you He is biting the hand that feeds him when he criticizes and fights against his boss....
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McGraw Hill''''s Dictionary of american idioms and phrasal verbs
... Use This Dictionary xii of variation is similar to wild card terms. Here areexamples of the sets of limited sets of verbs. be ahead of Tomget ahead of Tomkeep ahead of Tomremain ahead of Tomstay ... collocations, idioms, idiomatic expressions,clichés, proverbs, set phrases, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs, common phrases, prepositional verbs, and phrasal/ prepositional verbs. They alloffer the ... fairly commonlyknown idioms. GOALS OF THE DICTIONARY A major goal of this dictionary is to make certainthat each definition of a phrase illustrates themeaning of the phrase and matches it in syntax.The...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "V-Z" Idioms potx
... too much and then losing his job and then drinking even more. vim and vigor - energy and enthusiasm Our great aunt is always full of vim and vigor when we see her. vote down - defeat ... retirement. well-to-do - have lots of money He comes from a rather well-to-do family. well up in years - old My father is well up in years but he is very healthy. wet behind the ears - inexperienced, ... not. ways and means - the raising of money to pay for something The woman doesn't have the ways and means to give her children a good education. wear Idioms wear and tear - damage...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "A" Idioms pptx
... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 1 Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs What is the meaning of idioms? Words that come together and change the whole meaning of the statement like "it rains cats and dogs", ... will not attend. all-out-effort - a very good and thorough effort We are making an all-out-effort to finish our work. all over but the shouting - to be decided and finished It was all ... absent-minded - to be forgetful My grandfather is very absent-minded and he often forgets his keys. according to Hoyle - doing something strictly by the rules, doing something the usual and...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "B" Idioms docx
... bowled me over with his energetic sales talk. brand-new - absolutely new I was finally able to buy a brand-new car. break Idioms break a habit - to end a habit My sister worked very hard ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision. ... to get a higher price. birds and the bees - human sex and reproduction The father tried to tell his son about the birds and the bees. birds-eye view - a view from high above, a brief...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "C" Idioms docx
... account. cloak -and- dagger - involving secercy and plotting The agents were involved in cloak -and- dagger diplomacy over the spy scandal. close Idioms close at hand - to be within ... person. cash -and- carry - a system where you pay cash for some goods and then carry them away The supermarkets in our city always operate on a cash -and- carry basis. cash cow - a good source ... (someone) red-handed - to find someone in the middle of doing something wrong The clerk caught the boy red-handed when he was stealing the candy. catch up on (something) - to do something...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "D" Idioms pot
... politicians put on a dog and pony show to make everyone forget about the scandal. dog-eat-dog - to be ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what you want It is a dog-eat-dog world in the ... (something) - to think or talk about something all the time I wish that my friend would not dwell on his personal problems. dyed-in-the-wool - permanent, stubborn My father is a dyed-in-the-wool ... 129 day in and day out - regularly, all of the time My father goes to that restaurant for lunch day in and day out and he never gets tired of it. day-to-day - daily, everyday The president...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "E" Idioms potx
... of the storm - the center of a problem The politician was in the eye of the storm because of the accounting scandal. eyeball-to-eyeball - face to face I sat eyeball-to-eyeball with our ... (someone's) hand - to do what someone else wants The secretary had her boss eating out of her hand and she could do whatever she wanted. eat (someone) out of house and home - to eat much ... come by - to be easy to find Money is not easy to come by for many people with no education. eat Idioms eat and run - to eat a meal quickly and then leave We had to eat and run in...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "G" Idioms pot
... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 248 get-up -and- go - energy, enthusiasm, drive The man has lots of get-up -and- go and it is difficult to follow him around. get up enough nerve (to do something) - to become brave ... understand (something) - to understand something plainly and clearly I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very cheaply in this area. glad hand - to shake hands in ... - to keep away from someone or something, to keep a safe distance from someone or something I usually give a wide birth to my boss when he is angry. give -and- take - sharing, giving and...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "H" Idioms pdf
... very poor when she was a child and always wore hand-me-down clothing. a hand-out - a gift (usually from the government) The government stopped giving hand-outs to the university students ... 292 to hand it to (someone) - to give credit or praise to someone You have to hand it to our manager for working hard and being successful with his business. a hand-me-down - something ... went hell-bent-for-leather down the path to the beach. hell on earth - a very unpleasant situation The hot weather made the small town hell on earth. hell-on-wheels - a short-tempered/nagging/crabby...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "J" Idioms pptx
... Hancock - one's signature "Please sign your John Henry here and we will process your order right away." Johnny-come-lately - a new-comer He`s a Johnny-come-lately and doesn`t ... know what he is talking about. Johnny-on-the-spot - someone who is at the right place when needed or is right on time He is always Johnny-on-the-spot. Just when we need him he arrives. ... city library expansion. join hands - hold hands with other people Everybody in the group joined hands at the end of the meeting. Join the club! - an expression used when the other...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "K" Idioms doc
... of months. a knock-down-drag-out fight - a serious fight or argument My friend and his brother had a knock-down-drag-out fight last evening. Knock it off! - stop doing something, quit ... or going. a know-it-all - a person who acts as if he or she knows everything He is a know-it-all and nobody likes to be around him. know of (someone or something) - to be aware of someone ... (doing something) - continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over. keep on an even keel - remain cool and calm I was very busy with my job and school but I...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "L" Idioms pdf
... lame-duck leader so it was difficult for him to accomplish some things. land of Nod - sleep I entered the land of Nod as soon as my head hit the pillow. land on one`s feet/both feet - ... a left-handed compliment - an ambiguous compliment interpreted as offensive He gave her a left-handed compliment when he said that her dyed hair looked nice. a leg man - someone who ... lay of the land - the features of an area of land or of an organization We checked out the lay of the land before we put up our tent and made a camping site. lay off (someone) - stop bothering...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "M" Idioms doc
... man-about-town and goes out almost every evening. man in the street - an average or ordinary person According to the man in the street the government is not very popular. man-to-man - ... a matter-of-fact manner/way - simply telling or showing the truth, seeming not to care much The witness described the murder in a matter-of-fact way. as a matter of fact - used to emphasize ... ticket and not anyone else. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 537 meat and potatoes - basic and strong, have simple tastes in food and other things My friend's taste in food and...
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Grammar and phrasal verbs exercise
... Grammar and phrasal verbs exercise This exercise tests your understanding of grammar and phrasal verbs. Each question is followed by foursuggested ... The book must be old for its cover is torn.Be first to know when grammar rules change! Sign up to our newsletter here: englishgrammar.org (It's free)Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) ...
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