Definition
the type of experience, training, education, etc. that a person has
background
Collocations: have a ___________in, ethnic/cultural/religious_______, a privileged/wealthy_________
Francisco lives near the university in the ______part of New Orleans connected with a city
urban
"Please, help me with this book"
The man begged ...
The professor begged to help him with the book
to use influence (with someone to get something done).
pull some strings
change according to the situation
adapt
Collocations: to________smth for smth, to _____from (the book), to _________to V
Diego tried to think of an ______for not responding to Artie's email sooner.
excuse
"I am the one to be at fault "
She admitted
She admitted to beeing at fault
very rarely
Once in a blue moon
someone who lives in a place
resident
The _____of the city from Tony's bedroom window always made him happy
landscape
"If you are clumsy you must stop doing it"
Eddy insisted
Eddy insisted on my stopping doing it
To be precisely correct or accurate
hit the nail on the head
water that you get from a tap running water
running water
The company has achieved complete ______in the marketplace.
dominance
"I shouldn't have done it"
My new collegue regretted
My new collegue regretted doing it
To respond to one in an extremely angry and forceful manner that is often sudden or unprovoked.
bite someone's head off
something that you own
possession
His words cheered Lucy up ______that she started to laugh to such an extent
to such an extent
Don't say that it went down like a lead baloon
My friend forbade me
My friend forbade me to say that it had gone down like a lead baloon
To overwork or exhaust oneself by doing too many things, especially both late at night and early in the morning.
To burn the candle at both ends