>CROSS OUT

Posted on 1 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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cross out = delete drawing a line

 examples:
  • She wrote “understaund” instead of “understand” and she crossed the wrong word out.
  • She crossed it out like this: understaund
  • I have crossed out the things we have bought. We only need milk and bread now.
  • That is my old telephone number. Cross it out and write down the new one.
  • The spelling is wrong. It’s okay. Cross it all out and try again using the dictionary.
  • Why did you cross out Mary’s name from the party list? Aren’t you going to invite her to the party?

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>CROSS OUT

Posted on 1 April 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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cross out = delete drawing a line

 examples:
  • She wrote “understaund” instead of “understand” and she crossed the wrong word out.
  • She crossed it out like this: understaund
  • I have crossed out the things we have bought. We only need milk and bread now.
  • That is my old telephone number. Cross it out and write down the new one.
  • The spelling is wrong. It’s okay. Cross it all out and try again using the dictionary.
  • Why did you cross out Mary’s name from the party list? Aren’t you going to invite her to the party?

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>GET AWAY FROM (1)

Posted on 31 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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get away from (something) = avoid (something)

 examples:

  • Police officers say it is difficult to get away from the image of the police on television.
  • At school we want to get away from the idea that the teacher is there to test you all the time.
  • I tried to get away from the subject of diseases.
  • Churches try to get away from their old-fashioned image.
  • You can’t get away from your sister forever. Sooner or later you have to face her.
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>GET AWAY FROM (1)

Posted on 31 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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get away from (something) = avoid (something)

 examples:

  • Police officers say it is difficult to get away from the image of the police on television.
  • At school we want to get away from the idea that the teacher is there to test you all the time.
  • I tried to get away from the subject of diseases.
  • Churches try to get away from their old-fashioned image.
  • You can’t get away from your sister forever. Sooner or later you have to face her.
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>COUNT ON (2)

Posted on 31 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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count on = expect

 examples:

  • I haven’t got any money on me. I hadn’t counted on us going shopping.
  • I am counting on that money. Could you please give it to me by tomorrow?
  • We are counting on good weather tomorrow, so we are thinking of going swimming.
  • Sorry I ‘m late. I didn’t count on it raining and I went back to get an umbrella.
  • I ‘m counting on leaving the office at six.
  • You are my best friend. I ‘m counting on your support.
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>COUNT ON (2)

Posted on 31 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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count on = expect

 examples:

  • I haven’t got any money on me. I hadn’t counted on us going shopping.
  • I am counting on that money. Could you please give it to me by tomorrow?
  • We are counting on good weather tomorrow, so we are thinking of going swimming.
  • Sorry I ‘m late. I didn’t count on it raining and I went back to get an umbrella.
  • I ‘m counting on leaving the office at six.
  • You are my best friend. I ‘m counting on your support.
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>COOK UP (2)

Posted on 31 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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cook up = cook quickly

examples: 

  • He cooked up a delicious soup in no time.
  • If you ‘re hungry, I can cook a meal up in a few minutes.
  • I ‘ll cook up pasta for all of us.
  • You can’t really expect me to cook something up with the ingredients you have in your fridge! It’s almost empty!

 

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>COOK UP (2)

Posted on 31 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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cook up = cook quickly

examples: 

  • He cooked up a delicious soup in no time.
  • If you ‘re hungry, I can cook a meal up in a few minutes.
  • I ‘ll cook up pasta for all of us.
  • You can’t really expect me to cook something up with the ingredients you have in your fridge! It’s almost empty!

 

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>RUN OVER (1), CONTRIBUTE TO

Posted on 30 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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run over = hit someone with a vehicle

 examples:

  • Did you see that? That car nearly ran over the child.
  • He was run over and seriously injured.
  • He was run over and killed in 2009.
  • She was run over by a truck as she was crossing the street.
  • You nearly ran me over!
  • You nearly ran over that poor cat!

contribute to = is a serious cause
examples: 

  • Junk food contributes to fattening. Stop eating it if you want to lose weight!
  • Smoking contributes to heart diseases.
  • His drinking problem contributed to his death.
  • The collapse of his company contributed to his depression.
  • The fact that she liked the new school and teachers contributed to her improvement at school.
  • He is very hard-working. This has certainly contributed to his success.

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    >RUN OVER (1), CONTRIBUTE TO

    Posted on 30 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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    run over = hit someone with a vehicle

     examples:

    • Did you see that? That car nearly ran over the child.
    • He was run over and seriously injured.
    • He was run over and killed in 2009.
    • She was run over by a truck as she was crossing the street.
    • You nearly ran me over!
    • You nearly ran over that poor cat!

    contribute to = is a serious cause
    examples: 

    • Junk food contributes to fattening. Stop eating it if you want to lose weight!
    • Smoking contributes to heart diseases.
    • His drinking problem contributed to his death.
    • The collapse of his company contributed to his depression.
    • The fact that she liked the new school and teachers contributed to her improvement at school.
    • He is very hard-working. This has certainly contributed to his success.

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