27 // At Home Flashcards

1
Q

put something away and lock the door

A

LOCK AWAY

Clive makes sure that he locks his tools away in his shed.

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2
Q

stop someone from entering by locking the door

A

LOCK OUT

When Ben got home, he realized that he’d forgotten his keys and was locked out.

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3
Q

stop someone from leaving by locking the door

A

LOCK IN

The janitor didn’t notice Alex when he locked the doors. He accidentally locked him in.

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4
Q

not switch off

A

LEAVE ON

Did you leave the lights on when you left the house?

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5
Q

(lights) stop shining

A

GO OUT

The lights in the house went out, so Clara lit some candles.

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6
Q

make a candle stop burning by blowing air at it

A

BLOW OUT

Andy blew the candles out before going to bed.

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7
Q

make something start working
միացնել

A

TURN ON

If you’re bored, turn on the television. There’s a good movie on tonight.

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8
Q

make something stop working
անջատել

A

TURN OFF

Make sure you turn the television off before going to bed.

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9
Q

start living in a new home

A

MOVE IN(TO)

Pete’s new neighbors moved in last weekend.

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10
Q

stop living in your old home and move somewhere else

A

MOVE OUT

We finally sold our house. We’re moving out today.

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11
Q

go and live in a different area

A

MOVE AWAY

My parents have decided to move away and live in the country.

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12
Q

get used to living in a new place

A

SETTLE INTO

Jools has settled into his new apartment very quickly.

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13
Q

increase the volume (or power) of a piece of equipment

A

TURN UP

When Elsa hard her favourite song on the radio, she turned up the volume and began dancing.

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14
Q

decrease the volume (or power) of a piece of equipment

A

TURN DOWN

Paula’s neighbour asked her to turn her stereo down because it was too loud.

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15
Q

connect an electrical appliance to the electricity supply

A

PLUG IN

Cassie thought her computer was borken until she realized that she hadn’t plugged it in.

  • opposite - unplug
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16
Q

start working (automatically)

A

COME ON

The street lights come on at dusk, when the sun sets.

17
Q

stop working (automatically)

A

GO OFF

The street lights go off at dawn, when the sun rises.