This document defines and provides examples of common English phrases. It defines phrases such as "take off" meaning to suddenly become successful or popular, or for an aircraft to leave the ground and begin flying. It also defines phrases like "bring up" meaning to raise a child, "get through" meaning to contact someone on the phone, and "cut off" meaning to interrupt or prevent contact. Further, it defines phrases including "pick up" meaning to learn without being taught, "take after" meaning to resemble a family member, and "get on with" meaning to have a good relationship.
This document defines and provides examples of common English phrases. It defines phrases such as "take off" meaning to suddenly become successful or popular, or for an aircraft to leave the ground and begin flying. It also defines phrases like "bring up" meaning to raise a child, "get through" meaning to contact someone on the phone, and "cut off" meaning to interrupt or prevent contact. Further, it defines phrases including "pick up" meaning to learn without being taught, "take after" meaning to resemble a family member, and "get on with" meaning to have a good relationship.
This document defines and provides examples of common English phrases. It defines phrases such as "take off" meaning to suddenly become successful or popular, or for an aircraft to leave the ground and begin flying. It also defines phrases like "bring up" meaning to raise a child, "get through" meaning to contact someone on the phone, and "cut off" meaning to interrupt or prevent contact. Further, it defines phrases including "pick up" meaning to learn without being taught, "take after" meaning to resemble a family member, and "get on with" meaning to have a good relationship.
Her singing career had just begun to take off. TAKE OFF If an aircraft, bird,, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground andbegins to fly: The plane took off at 8.30 a.m. BRING UP to look after a child and teach them until they are old enough tolook after themselves:She was brought up by her grandparents. GET THROUGH to manage to talk to someone on the telephone: I called you earlier but I couldn!t get through. GET THROUGH "e successful pass !T OFF to stop someone speaking by interrupting them or putting thetelephone do"n: She cut me off in the middle of our con#ersation. !T OFF to prevent people from reaching or leaving a place, or toseparate them from other people:[often passive] The whole #illage was cut off by flooding.She li#es abroad and feels #ery cut off from her family. PICK UP to learn a ne" skill or language by practising it and not by being taught it:He hadn!t done any skiing before but he picked it up really $uickly. TAKE AFTER to be similar to an older member of your family:%eter!s #ery tall & he takes after his father. GET ON WITH Have a good relationship Fortunately, I GET ON WITH my oss! #OOK !$ to look at a book or computer in order to find information:I looked it up in the dictionary. LOOK FORWARD TO to feel happy and e%cited about something that is going tohappen:I!m really looking for"ard to seeing him& $!T !$ 'IT( Tolerate& to a""ept or "ontinue to a""ept an unpleasant situation ore#perien"e, or someone "ho ehaves unpleasantly: I can put up with the house being untidy but I hate it if it!s not clean. He!s so moody & I don!t know why she puts up with him. They ha#e a lot to put up with '( they ha#e a lot of difficulties). I can!t %*T *% +ITH my neighbour!s noise any longer, it!s dri#ing me mad. O)E !$ TO "ome up to something to be as good as you "ant, need, or e%pectsomething to be It!s hard for others to come up to the #ery high standards she sets for herself. #OOK FO* loo$ for someone or something to seek someone or something& I am looking for -r. +illiam +ilson. .o you know where he li#es/ I am looking for the address of "ill +ilson. loo$ for something to e%pect something +e!re looking for snow in the 0reat 1akes on Tuesday. #OOK AFTE* to take "are of someone or something by $eeping them healthyor in a good "ondition: 2ould you look after the children while I!m out/ T*+ O, to put on a pie"e of "lothing to dis"over if it fits you or if you like it: 2ould I try this dress on please/ -O*T O!T to su""essfully deal "ith something, such as a prolem ordiffi"ult situation: Ha#e you sorted out your schedule yet/ Match each sentence with a noun. This takes off and lands. A discussion point. Words can be looked up in this. A jumper. You bring this up at a meeting. An aeroplane. You look forward to this. A dictionary. You take this off if it gets hot. A holiday. Its not easy to bring them up well. hildren. Match each sentence with a noun. This takes off and lands. A discussion point. Words can be looked up in this. A jumper. You bring this up at a meeting. An aeroplane. You look forward to this. A dictionary. You take this off if it gets hot. A holiday. Its not easy to bring them up well. hildren. Match each sentence with a noun. This takes off and lands. A discussion point. Words can be looked up in this. A jumper. You bring this up at a meeting. An aeroplane. You look forward to this. A dictionary. You take this off if it gets hot. A holiday. Its not easy to bring them up well. hildren. Match each sentence with a noun. This takes off and lands. A discussion point. Words can be looked up in this. A jumper. You bring this up at a meeting. An aeroplane. You look forward to this. A dictionary. You take this off if it gets hot. A holiday. Its not easy to bring them up well. hildren. Match each sentence with a noun. This takes off and lands. A discussion point. Words can be looked up in this. A jumper. You bring this up at a meeting. An aeroplane. You look forward to this. A dictionary. You take this off if it gets hot. A holiday. Its not easy to bring them up well. hildren.