>CHECK OVER, JUMP TO

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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check over = examine

examples:

  • Check your paper over before you hand it in to the teacher.
  • Could you please check over my car? There ‘s a strange noise I ‘ve been hearing when I start the engine.
  • Could you please check over our bill? There must be a mistake. We didn’t order as much.
  • Check the contract over before you sign it.
  • Before we bought the house, we checked over everything, the floors, the walls, the roof, everything!

jump to = move quickly, arrive quickly
examples:

  • He couldn’t find his money and he jumped to the conclusion that I had stolen it! I was very much insulted!
  • Don’t jump to rash conclusions. You are not really sure that he lied to you. Ask first.
  • Food prices have jumped to a record. Food has never been so expensive.
  • Unemployment jumped to 15% in November.
  • The number of people who are uninsured jumped to fifty million.
  • Jump to it or you ‘ll miss the train! (= hurry up!)
  • If you don’t jump to it, you ‘ll miss the beginning of the film.
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>CHECK OVER, JUMP TO

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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check over = examine

examples:

  • Check your paper over before you hand it in to the teacher.
  • Could you please check over my car? There ‘s a strange noise I ‘ve been hearing when I start the engine.
  • Could you please check over our bill? There must be a mistake. We didn’t order as much.
  • Check the contract over before you sign it.
  • Before we bought the house, we checked over everything, the floors, the walls, the roof, everything!

jump to = move quickly, arrive quickly
examples:

  • He couldn’t find his money and he jumped to the conclusion that I had stolen it! I was very much insulted!
  • Don’t jump to rash conclusions. You are not really sure that he lied to you. Ask first.
  • Food prices have jumped to a record. Food has never been so expensive.
  • Unemployment jumped to 15% in November.
  • The number of people who are uninsured jumped to fifty million.
  • Jump to it or you ‘ll miss the train! (= hurry up!)
  • If you don’t jump to it, you ‘ll miss the beginning of the film.
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>COPY DOWN, HANG OUT (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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copy down = write on paper (something that is spoken or shown on a board)

examples:

  • The students copied down the exercise from the board.
  • This food is delicious! Tell me the recipe, I’ll copy it down.
  • Let me copy your telephone number down.
  • The reporters copied down what the prime minister said.
  • I like copying down new words and phrases that I hear on television. It helps you learn the language better.

hang out (with somebody) = often spend time with somebody or at a place
examples:

  • Why are you hanging out with such bad people?
  • My mum doesn’t really like the people I hang out with.
  • If you want to find us, we usually hang out at the new sports club.
  • Teenagers like to hang out with people of their own age.
  • I know all the places my older brother hangs out and all the people he hangs out with.
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>COPY DOWN, HANG OUT (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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copy down = write on paper (something that is spoken or shown on a board)

examples:

  • The students copied down the exercise from the board.
  • This food is delicious! Tell me the recipe, I’ll copy it down.
  • Let me copy your telephone number down.
  • The reporters copied down what the prime minister said.
  • I like copying down new words and phrases that I hear on television. It helps you learn the language better.

hang out (with somebody) = often spend time with somebody or at a place
examples:

  • Why are you hanging out with such bad people?
  • My mum doesn’t really like the people I hang out with.
  • If you want to find us, we usually hang out at the new sports club.
  • Teenagers like to hang out with people of their own age.
  • I know all the places my older brother hangs out and all the people he hangs out with.
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>CLEAN UP (1), COME ACROSS (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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clean up = make clean

examples:

  • I clean up the whole house every Saturday.
  • I spilt some coffee on the sofa but I’ve cleaned it up.
  • The doctor cleaned up the wound.
  • Clean up this mess! Our guests will be here any minute now.
  • I like cooking, I just don’t like cleaning up for a long time after it. The whole kitchen needs cleaning up sometimes.
  • I broke a bottle by accident but I’ve cleaned up the pieces.
  • I’ll help you clean up after the party is over.
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>CLEAN UP (1), COME ACROSS (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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clean up = make clean

examples:

  • I clean up the whole house every Saturday.
  • I spilt some coffee on the sofa but I’ve cleaned it up.
  • The doctor cleaned up the wound.
  • Clean up this mess! Our guests will be here any minute now.
  • I like cooking, I just don’t like cleaning up for a long time after it. The whole kitchen needs cleaning up sometimes.
  • I broke a bottle by accident but I’ve cleaned up the pieces.
  • I’ll help you clean up after the party is over.
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>CHECK OUT (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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check out = examine

examples:

  • The pilots always check out the instruments before the plane takes off.
  • The police checked out the whole house of the suspect but they didn’t find anything.
  • The police are checking out the woman now. They are checking out her story to see if she has been lying.
  • Why are you having headaches all the time? You should go to a doctor and get yourself checked out.
  • Always check your paper out before you give it to the teacher.
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>CHECK OUT (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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check out = examine

examples:

  • The pilots always check out the instruments before the plane takes off.
  • The police checked out the whole house of the suspect but they didn’t find anything.
  • The police are checking out the woman now. They are checking out her story to see if she has been lying.
  • Why are you having headaches all the time? You should go to a doctor and get yourself checked out.
  • Always check your paper out before you give it to the teacher.
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>COME DOWN WITH

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come down with = become ill with something

examples:

  • I have a terrible headache and a running nose. I’m coming down with the flu.
  • I’m not feeling very well today. I think I’m coming down with something.
  • The baby has been coughing since yesterday and now she is coming down with fever. We should take her to the doctor. 
  • During his trip he came down with an infectious illness. 
  • He came down with a disease. Luckily, it wasn’t anything serious.
  • He has come down with pneumonia and will be in hospital for a week or so.  
  • When the baby came down with an ear infection, she cried all the time. 
  • Several students have come down with the flu at school. 

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>COME DOWN WITH

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come down with = become ill with something

examples:

  • I have a terrible headache and a running nose. I’m coming down with the flu.
  • I’m not feeling very well today. I think I’m coming down with something.
  • The baby has been coughing since yesterday and now she is coming down with fever. We should take her to the doctor. 
  • During his trip he came down with an infectious illness. 
  • He came down with a disease. Luckily, it wasn’t anything serious.
  • He has come down with pneumonia and will be in hospital for a week or so.  
  • When the baby came down with an ear infection, she cried all the time. 
  • Several students have come down with the flu at school. 

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