Monthly Archives: July 2011

>SET UP (2)

> set up = organize examples:  She set up an appointment with a doctor who specializes in her problem.  They set up a committee to investigate the case.  We set up a meeting but she never came.  We set up … Continue reading

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>SET ASIDE (1), HANG OUT (1)

>set aside =save a part of something in order to use it later examples: If we want to go on holiday, we should set aside some money. Good parents always set aside some time every day to play with their … Continue reading

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>SELL OFF (1)

>sell off = sell something quickly and at a low price examples: He needed money right away, so he sold off his car.  I ‘m not going to sell off my mother ‘s jewels!  He lost all his money gambling … Continue reading

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>SET UP (1)

>set up = start (a business, a committee, an institution, a home) examples: He set up a very successful business on the island. They set up a new school in the village for local children. The two brothers set up … Continue reading

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>SET UP

>set up = start (a business, a committee, an institution, a home) examples: He set up a very successful business on the island. They set up a new school in the village for local children. The two brothers set up … Continue reading

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>MOVE OVER (1), CALL UP (1)

> move over = change place and stand a bit further to let someone else pass or sit examples: This man needs to get to hospital right away! Move over and let us pass! Move over, I want to sit … Continue reading

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>MOVE OVER, CALL UP

> move over = change place and stand a bit further to let someone else pass or sit examples: This man needs to get to hospital right away! Move over and let us pass! Move over, I want to sit … Continue reading

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>HAND IN

> hand in (to somebody) = give examples: He found a wallet and handed it in to the police. Excuse me. I ‘ve lost my briefcase. Has anybody by any chance handed it in? At exactly ten o’ clock the … Continue reading

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>PUT IN (3)

>put in = install, fix in a place examples: We ‘re having a new refridgerator put in next week. We ‘re putting in central heating.  They ‘re coming next week to put the new equipment in.  The house was quite … Continue reading

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>PUT IN, PUT INTO (2)

> put (somebody) in = elect a politician to a parliament or a political party to govern examples: When we put them in, we never thought they would take such measures. I don ‘t think people will ever want to … Continue reading

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