PHRASAL VERBS
when food goes bad or out of date
AN INSTANCE WHEN A GREAT IDEA COMES TO MIND ALL OF A SUDDEN
A LIGHT-BULB MOMENT
amount of carbon dioxide emissions associated with all the activities of a person or other entity.
CARBON FOOTPRINT
Everybody should be conscious of their carbon footprint and reduce it.
He insisted on ____ (go) on foot instead of ____(take) the train.
GOING/TAKING
Correct or incorrect? Barcelona has a big problem with the congestion.
Incorrect.
Barcelona has a big problem with congestion.
CUT DOWN
REDUCE THE INTAKE OF SOMETHING.
He needs to cut down on the amount of coffee he drinks every day.
to do something successfully
do something with flying colors
Mandy graduated from high school with flying colors.
READING A BOOK FROM BEGINNING TO END
FROM COVER TO COVER
Correct or incorrect: He would better arrive soon or he'll miss the plane.
He had (He'd) better arrive soon.
correct or incorrect? Whichever you do, don't talk to strangers.
Incorrect. Whatever you do...
He has a hard time keeping up with Stella in maths.
to recover from an illness, to be back to normal
BE BACK ON ONE'S FEET
to do many things in a short period of time i.e. studying the night before the exam.
TO CRAM
You _________ (buy) Taylor Swift's newest album! It hasn't been released yet.
YOU CAN'T HAVE BOUGHT...
Correct or incorrect?
" You mustn't open the letter in front of him."
She told me I mustn't open the letter in front of him.
CORRECT
MISS OUT (ON)
FAIL TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY
Marc was ill and so he missed out on a class trip to England.
TOUCH-AND-GO
a moment when everything is uncertain
The doctor says it's a real touch-and-go whether mary will recover from coma.
to be sacked/fired
BE MADE REDUNDANT
He was made redundant in the company where he had been working for 25 years.
They ______ very tired that night because they _______ around the city all day.
WERE/ HAD BEEN WALKING
"Don't go in there!"
Report with a reporting verb other than say/tell
The police....
The police warned us not to go in there.
2 MEANINGS OF COME ACROSS
- ENCOUNTER SOMETHING (i.e. reading)
I came across a great article about characteristics of twins.
- TO BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT MAKES PEOPLE BELIEVE YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTIC. He comes across as a man with too much self-confidence.
overstep the mark
to behave in an unacceptable way
The principal overstepped the mark when he rudely spoke to the child's parents.
TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO LAUGH A LOT
TO HAVE SOMEONE IN STITCHES
Can I wear casual clothes to the party tomorrow night? (wonder)
I wonder if I could wear casula clothes to the party the following night.
I'd love to try the new Indian restaurant, but you don't like Indian food.
If only...
If only you liked Indian food.