>COUPLE WITH

Posted on 30 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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is coupled with (something) = combined with something else

examples:

  • Her honesty coupled with her kindness make her a wonderful friend.
  • Low sales coupled with increased expenses have led to huge losses for the company.
  • Her intelligence coupled with her ability to cooperate wih everyone make her ideal for this job.
  • His bad temper coupled with the fact that he had no patience with children made him a bad teacher.
  • The low payment coupled with a very demanding boss mean that this isn’t a very good job.
  • His experience in the job coupled with the fact that he is very hard-working make him an ideal manager.
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>COUPLE WITH

Posted on 30 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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is coupled with (something) = combined with something else

examples:

  • Her honesty coupled with her kindness make her a wonderful friend.
  • Low sales coupled with increased expenses have led to huge losses for the company.
  • Her intelligence coupled with her ability to cooperate wih everyone make her ideal for this job.
  • His bad temper coupled with the fact that he had no patience with children made him a bad teacher.
  • The low payment coupled with a very demanding boss mean that this isn’t a very good job.
  • His experience in the job coupled with the fact that he is very hard-working make him an ideal manager.
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>COOK UP (1)

Posted on 29 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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cook up = invent 

 examples:

  • He ‘s always cooking up excuses.
  • She cooked up a story about her parents that was totally false.
  • They cooked up the plan between the two of them.
  • He cooked the scheme up while he was in prison.
  • Children can cook up a tale right away. They are so imaginative!
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>COOK UP (1)

Posted on 29 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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cook up = invent 

 examples:

  • He ‘s always cooking up excuses.
  • She cooked up a story about her parents that was totally false.
  • They cooked up the plan between the two of them.
  • He cooked the scheme up while he was in prison.
  • Children can cook up a tale right away. They are so imaginative!
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>BOIL DOWN TO

Posted on 29 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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boil down to = is the most important thing

examples:

  • In the end, what it all boils down to, is money. So, if you don’t have it, forget your plan.
  • When you buy a product, it always boils down to quality and cost.
  • What it really boils down to is the fact that I cannot marry him.
  • What it boils down to is that you just don’t believe me.
  • My advice boiled down to this: always put your family first.
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>BOIL DOWN TO

Posted on 29 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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boil down to = is the most important thing

examples:

  • In the end, what it all boils down to, is money. So, if you don’t have it, forget your plan.
  • When you buy a product, it always boils down to quality and cost.
  • What it really boils down to is the fact that I cannot marry him.
  • What it boils down to is that you just don’t believe me.
  • My advice boiled down to this: always put your family first.
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>CREDIT WITH (2)

Posted on 28 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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credit with = believe that someone has a quality

examples:

  • That was a crazy thing to do! I had credited you with more sense!
  • He is so funny! I ‘ve always credited him with a great sense of humour.
  • I wouldn’t credit him with so little intelligence. I really thought he was smarter.
  • I know you don’t like him but at least you should credit him with honesty. He never lied to you.
  • You must credit her with kindness and charm. She is always so nice to everyone.
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>CREDIT WITH (2)

Posted on 28 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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credit with = believe that someone has a quality

examples:

  • That was a crazy thing to do! I had credited you with more sense!
  • He is so funny! I ‘ve always credited him with a great sense of humour.
  • I wouldn’t credit him with so little intelligence. I really thought he was smarter.
  • I know you don’t like him but at least you should credit him with honesty. He never lied to you.
  • You must credit her with kindness and charm. She is always so nice to everyone.
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>SHAKE OFF (1), COVER UP (3)

Posted on 28 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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shake off = get rid of something, make something bad go away
examples:
  • I can’t shake this cold off. I have been ill for almost two weeks.
  • If you want to shake this cough off, drink a lot of liquids, juice, water, anything.
  • I can’t shake off this thought that he might have lied to me.
  • Let’s go out together. I want to shake off this depression.
  • You can’t shake this fever off. Just go to the doctor.
  • He can’t just shake off his bad reputation like that. People don’t forget easily.
  • I want to shake off the image of the naive girl that people can take advantage of.
cover up = hide the truth about something
examples:
  • They tried to cover up the scandal.
  • You can’t cover up your past.
  • They lied to everyone and covered the whole thing up for years.
  • He made an error at work and tried to cover it up.
  • If I make a mistake please cover up for me and I ‘ll try to fix it later.
  • He didn’t steal the painting himself but he is covering up for somebody. He knows who did it and he is not talking.
  • I am always covering up for you. Why can’t you be here on time before the boss arrives?


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>SHAKE OFF (1), COVER UP (3)

Posted on 28 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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shake off = get rid of something, make something bad go away
examples:
  • I can’t shake this cold off. I have been ill for almost two weeks.
  • If you want to shake this cough off, drink a lot of liquids, juice, water, anything.
  • I can’t shake off this thought that he might have lied to me.
  • Let’s go out together. I want to shake off this depression.
  • You can’t shake this fever off. Just go to the doctor.
  • He can’t just shake off his bad reputation like that. People don’t forget easily.
  • I want to shake off the image of the naive girl that people can take advantage of.
cover up = hide the truth about something
examples:
  • They tried to cover up the scandal.
  • You can’t cover up your past.
  • They lied to everyone and covered the whole thing up for years.
  • He made an error at work and tried to cover it up.
  • If I make a mistake please cover up for me and I ‘ll try to fix it later.
  • He didn’t steal the painting himself but he is covering up for somebody. He knows who did it and he is not talking.
  • I am always covering up for you. Why can’t you be here on time before the boss arrives?


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