Book Flashcards

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to be into sth

A

to be interested in something

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2
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to book sb into

A

to reserve a place for somebody at a
hotel/event

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3
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to break up

A

to finish school/college at end of the term/year

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4
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to bring up

A

to introduce (a topic in a discussion)

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5
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to burst out

A

to suddenly start doing something
(laughing/crying)

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6
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to calm sb down

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to stop somebody feeling angry, upset or excited

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7
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to check in

A

arrive and register at a hotel or airport

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8
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to check out

A

to leave a hotel after paying and returning your room key

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9
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to cheer up

A

to become happy

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10
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to copy out

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to write a written text again on a piece of paper

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11
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to devote sth to sth

A

to use time, energy, etc. for a particular purpose

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12
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to drop out

A

to fail to complete something (a university course / a race)

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13
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to fall behind

A

to not make progress

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14
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to get away

A

to leave or escape from a person or place

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15
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to get back

A

to return

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16
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to get on

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to board a plane/train/ferry/bus

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17
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to get through

A

to complete successfully

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18
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to go away

A

to go on holiday

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19
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to go over

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to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way

20
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to hand in

A

to give something (homework) to a teacher

21
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to hand out

A

to give something (worksheet) to each of a number of people

22
Q

to keep up with

A

to progress or travel at the same rate/ speed as others

23
Q

to listen up

A

to pay attention

24
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to look through

A

to quickly read

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to make up
to invent
26
to pick out
to identify (details)
27
to point out
to direct someone's attention to someone or something
28
to pull out
to drive from the side of the road onto a different part of the road
29
to pull over
to drive to the side of the road and stop
30
to pull up
to stop in a vehicle
31
to read out
to read words aloud so that other people can hear
32
to read up on sth
to spend time reading in order to find out information about something
33
to refer to sb or sth
to talk or write about somebody or something, especially briefly
34
to rub out
to erase
35
to run into sb
to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to
36
to run into sth
to crash into something (in a vehicle or on a bike
37
to set out
to start a journey
38
to shut up
to stop talking or making a noise, or to make somebody stop doing this
39
to speak up
speak loudly and distinctly OR to express an opinion freely
40
to stand for
to mean
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to stand up for
to defend
42
to stay over
to sleep overnight (often at someone's house)
43
to stop over
to stay somewhere for one night or more when you are travelling to somewhere else
44
to take off
leave the ground and fly (of an aircraft)
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to take off
leave the ground and fly (of an aircraft)