15 Flashcards
To knuckle down
to start focusing on your work / study
“the sailors knuckled down when there was work to be done”
To get round to
to do smth you have intended to do, but you had not time
deal with a task in due course
“I might get round to organizing another trip in the spring”
To while away
to spend time in a relaxed way
“we whiled away the afternoon with a walk around the garden”
To bank on
to expect and hope smth will happen
base one’s hopes or confidence on something
“the prime minister cannot bank on their support”
To be in for
to be about to have or experience smth = experience sth in the future
“the weather forecast says we’re in for heavy rain this evening”
To pan out
to result or develop in a certain way
“he’s happy with the way the deal panned out”
To run up against
to face problems or difficult situations
“the scheme could run up against European regulations”
To mull over
to think carefully about smth
“I need a few days to mull things over before I decide”
To get on with
to start or continue doing smth
“I didn’t mean to interrupt you. I’ll let you get on with your work”
To buckle down
to start working hard
“the pair buckled down and started to train seriously”
To stumble upon
to find it by chance
“workmen stumbled upon the mosaic while digging foundations for a new building”
To bump into
to meet someone by chance / accident
“I bumped into her on the way back from the hospital”
To turn out
to happen in a certain way
“I have been fretting about how my own daughter will turn out”
To brush up on
to improve a skill you havent practiced for some time
“these private lessons will give them a chance to brush up on their technique”
To figure out
to find solution
“he was trying to figure out why the camera wasn’t working”
