2. At a Gathering Flashcards
Any kind of social meetings ( picnics, birthday party, holiday parties, barbecues, game nights)
GATHERING (noun)
Organize something that requires planning
PUT something TOGETHER
PUT TOGETHER something
She put together an agenda for our vacation.
She put an agenda together for our vacation.
Jenny put together that whole charity event by herself.
I need to put together a playlist for the road trip.
We’re putting together a small team for the project.
Put together a plan
Put together a strategy
Put together a response
Put together a presentation
Put together a sale training
Put together a meeting
( anything that you can plan or organise)
I’m happy to do it; no need to thank me
IT’S MY PLEASURE
When someone says ThANK YOU-
-You’re welcome.
-No trouble at all.
-Any time.
-Of course, I’m happy to do it
-It’s been a pleasure
Come together, meet
GET TOGETHER (verb)
Get-together (noun)-a gathering of, a party.
We’re having a small get together at my place next weekend if you’d like to come.
Come; be able to come
MAKE IT ( to a place or event)
I’m sorry, I can’t make it. ( polite way to decline an invitation)
Visit someone’s home
COME OVER
Normally, someone COMES to you and you GO to someone else, over there.
The family came over for a holiday party. ( they came to me, to my place)
We went over to my Aunt Sara’s house. ( we went to her, over there, to her place)
Would you like to COME OVER here to my place?
Sure, I can COME OVER In about an hour.
Begin an event
KICK OFF something
KICK something OFF
Let’s KICK OFF the party WITH a game.
Let’s KICK the party OFF WITH a game.
We’re going to kick off the holiday party with a champagne toast.
Kick off( noun) is how the game starts.
Collocations🌟
Kick off meeting
Kick off parties
Kick off events
Kick off campaigns
Kick off sales
Kick off discussions
Kick off tours
The bank will kick off their world tour WITH a concert in LA.
The conference kicked off WITH a talk on climate change.
We’ll kick off the project WITh a brainstorming session.
Let’s kick off the meeting WITH a quick round of introductions.
KICKOFF event (adjective)
To have a kickoff celebration to mark the beginning.
Are you coming to the kickoff party for the competition?
To Arrive or appear
SHOW UP
He newer shows up ON time.
I was planning to show up early, but I hit traffic, so I barely made it on time.
They always invite me, but I rarely show up.
Show
Showed (past)
Shown (3rd form)
They have shown up
He has shown up
Is coming
BE ALONG
He will be along soon.
He’s on his way or he will be there soon.
Meet someone unexpectedly
RUN INTO +someone or something
( literal, metaphorical)
Literal: RUN INTO =BUMP INTO
The cat ran into the sliding glass door.
He wasn’t watching where he was going and ran into me.
It was dark, so I kept bumping into things.
Metaphorically: RUN INTO= MEET UNEXPECTEDLY
I run into people from high school all the time.
He ran into his boss while he was out shopping.
I ran into Jake while I was studying at the cafe.
RUN INTO = ENCOUNTER PROBLEM
We will need a few more days to complete the project because we ran into a small problem.
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Run businesses into the ground
Run machinery into the ground
Run health into the ground
( means DESTROY something through OVERUSE)
He ran his car into the ground.
He works 18 hours a day and is running himself into the ground.
Act in a loud or silly way,
Loud or even disruptive, inappropriate behavior
CARRY ON
The children were carrying on in the backseat of the car, making it hard for their parents to concentrate on driving.
The party was pretty chill, except for a few people carrying on out by the pool.
Stop carrying on like that; this is a library!
Native expression 🌟
ACT a FOOL
They started drinking and acting a fool in the backyard.
Keep doing what you are doing.
CARRY ON
I’m glad to see everyone made it back from the break; let’s carry on with the meeting.
Appear somewhere unexpectedly, especially about things that were lost
TURN UP
Something TURNEs UP
Someone TURNEs UP
TURN UP (about items)
Did your keys ever turned up?
This old photo album just turned up out of nowhere.
My glasses finally turned up under the sofa.
You never know what might turn up in the process.
TURN UP (about people)
Grandpa finally turned up in the back yard, drinking with my uncle.
We didn’t expect him to come to the party, but he turned up right at the end.
The meeting was about to end when the CEO suddenly turned up to give some important updates.
Arrive or Appear
SHOW UP
While TURN UP appears unexpectedly, esp about lost items.
I’m going to SHOW UP around 8.
My keys TURNED UP in the couch cushions.
We couldn’t find Uncle Lex for a while, but he TURNED UP in the backyard.
Increase volume, lighting, heat, or intensity
TURN UP
Turn up + object
Turn + object + up
Turn up the music
Turn up the sound
Turn up the heat
Turn up the air conditioner
Turn up the fan
To interrupt the pair to dance with one of them
CUT IN
Excuse me, can I cut in?
Contribute or clarify something in a conversation
CUT IN
CUT IN to a conversation
CUT somebody OFF in conversation
My uncle was laughing and carrying on when my Aunt Sara cut in to tell them it was time to eat.
During the meeting, I felt I had to cut in to clarify the misunderstanding about the project deadlines.
Can I cut in here? I think I have the data that can help answer your question.
CUT somebody OFF -
more rude interruption;
Start talking over someone to make them be quiet.
She kept cutting me off, every time I tried to tell my story.
During the argument, he was always cutting her off.
CUT IN = enter the conversation to offer information
CUT OFF = rude and abrupt; interrupt to shut someone up
To finish ( about food or drink);
Finish with e sense of enthusiasm
POLISH OFF
Uncle Lex polished off the pie by himself.
My cousins polished off all the pizza.
My uncle polished off all the bear.
Slang🌟
Killed
Uncle Lex killed the pie.
My cousin killed the pizza.
My uncle killed the beer.
Or if something is gone :
We ran out of bear.
The beer is gone.
There is no more beer.
Prepare something to take it with you when you leave
1) get ready to go
2) leave
PACK UP
PACK UP -preparing to leave now.
Are you all packed up?
It’s time to pack up
PACK - put things in a bag, a suitcase or a box.
Have you packed for your trip yet?
To leave
HEAD OUT
Formal, informal & professional settings
I’m planning to head out of the office around 5, so if it’s possible for you to get back to me before then, I would appreciate it.
It’s about time
( it’s a right moment)
It’s about time to head head out.
It’s about time to pack up.
It’s about time!! ( different meaning)- finally! It’s long overdue!
-It took them 2 months to approve my vacation request.
-Jeez, it’s about time!
To go in a direction
To HEAD
Head east
Head home
Head out
Head to the market
Head TOWARD the airport.
Collocations ⭐️
Head out on a journey
Head out on an adventure
Head out to do something
Head out soon
Head out for the day
Head out to work
To leave
TAKE OFF
( casual and very common)
It’s about time for me to take off.
To leave:
PACK UP
HEAD OUT
TAKE OFF
HEAD home
GOTTA RUN ( Gotta go, have to leave)
