>COME OUT (9)

Posted on 23 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come out = is in the end

 examples:

  • I made the recipe exactly as written but it came out horrible!
  • I was very worried but everything came out alright in the end.
  • I had a check-up at the doctor’s and it came out fine.
  • The equation has come out wrong. I will ask the teacher for help.
  • We never know how the vote will come out. We are anxious to see the results.
  • Her reputation came out undamaged.
  • The politician didn’t come out of the scandal very well.
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>COME OUT (9)

Posted on 23 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come out = is in the end

 examples:

  • I made the recipe exactly as written but it came out horrible!
  • I was very worried but everything came out alright in the end.
  • I had a check-up at the doctor’s and it came out fine.
  • The equation has come out wrong. I will ask the teacher for help.
  • We never know how the vote will come out. We are anxious to see the results.
  • Her reputation came out undamaged.
  • The politician didn’t come out of the scandal very well.
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>COME DOWN TO (1)

Posted on 23 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come down to = in the end it is just one thing that is important

examples:

  • In relationships it all comes down to love and trust.
  • In the business world it all comes down to money.
  • Work conditions are all very important but it all comes down to how much they pay you.
  • When you are dealing with a difficult situation, it all comes down to how strong you are.
  • It all comes down to the priorities you have in your life.
  • It all comes down to people. If there are nice people around you, they will help you.
  • It comes down to a choice: either quit this job or not.
  • I don’t want to quit my job, but if it comes down to it, I will.
  • For customers it all comes down to price.      

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>COME DOWN TO (1)

Posted on 23 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come down to = in the end it is just one thing that is important

examples:

  • In relationships it all comes down to love and trust.
  • In the business world it all comes down to money.
  • Work conditions are all very important but it all comes down to how much they pay you.
  • When you are dealing with a difficult situation, it all comes down to how strong you are.
  • It all comes down to the priorities you have in your life.
  • It all comes down to people. If there are nice people around you, they will help you.
  • It comes down to a choice: either quit this job or not.
  • I don’t want to quit my job, but if it comes down to it, I will.
  • For customers it all comes down to price.      

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>FALL FOR, CHILL OUT

Posted on 23 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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fall for something = believe in something that is not true

examples:

  • I ‘m not falling for your trick again!
  • How could you fall for that? You know he lies all the time.
  • He told me he was a police officer and I fell for it.
  • Don’t fall for the claims of commercials. They just want to sell their products.
  • He said he would give me back the money the next day and I fell for it.

chill out = relax

  • Chill out! We ‘ll be there on time!
  • Sit down and chill out. He ‘ll be here any minute now.
  • I just want more free time to chill out with my friends.
  • We spent the weekend chilling out by the sea.
  • After the exams I just want to chill out and have a good time.
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>FALL FOR, CHILL OUT

Posted on 23 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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fall for something = believe in something that is not true

examples:

  • I ‘m not falling for your trick again!
  • How could you fall for that? You know he lies all the time.
  • He told me he was a police officer and I fell for it.
  • Don’t fall for the claims of commercials. They just want to sell their products.
  • He said he would give me back the money the next day and I fell for it.

chill out = relax

  • Chill out! We ‘ll be there on time!
  • Sit down and chill out. He ‘ll be here any minute now.
  • I just want more free time to chill out with my friends.
  • We spent the weekend chilling out by the sea.
  • After the exams I just want to chill out and have a good time.
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>CHICKEN OUT

Posted on 23 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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chicken out = am afraid to do something

examples:

  • You said you would do it! Don’t chicken out now!
  • At the last minute she chickened out of telling him the truth.
  • Sometimes we think we are brave but in a dangerous situation we might chicken out.
  • You ‘re not thinking of chickening out of the job now, are you?
  • I wanted to swim in the river but when I saw the big fish in it, I chickened out.
  • You can’t chicken out of the deal now. You have already signed the contract.
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>CHICKEN OUT

Posted on 23 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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chicken out = am afraid to do something

examples:

  • You said you would do it! Don’t chicken out now!
  • At the last minute she chickened out of telling him the truth.
  • Sometimes we think we are brave but in a dangerous situation we might chicken out.
  • You ‘re not thinking of chickening out of the job now, are you?
  • I wanted to swim in the river but when I saw the big fish in it, I chickened out.
  • You can’t chicken out of the deal now. You have already signed the contract.
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>COUNT AGAINST

Posted on 22 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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COUNT AGAINST = is something negative
examples:
  • I don’t have much experience in this job and this will count against me. I don’t really expect to get the job.  
  • Of course he didn’t like you! All those lies you told him certainly counted against you. 
  • One mistake won’t count against you. Just make sure you don’t make too many mistakes. 
  • The fact that you don’t speak any foreign languages might count against you in this job interview. 
  • Your family will count it against you if you don’t help your sister.
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>COUNT AGAINST

Posted on 22 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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COUNT AGAINST = is something negative
examples:
  • I don’t have much experience in this job and this will count against me. I don’t really expect to get the job.  
  • Of course he didn’t like you! All those lies you told him certainly counted against you. 
  • One mistake won’t count against you. Just make sure you don’t make too many mistakes. 
  • The fact that you don’t speak any foreign languages might count against you in this job interview. 
  • Your family will count it against you if you don’t help your sister.
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