Chapter 7 Flashcards

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1
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Back out

A

Drive (a car, etc.) backward from a place

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2
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Blow out

A

Burst, lose air suddenly (a tire)

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3
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Break down

A

Stop working, stop running or operating (an automobile or there machine)

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4
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Check in

A

Arrive and register as (hotel, airport, etc.)

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5
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Come up

A

Arrive (usually by chance)

Come near, approach, arrive (storm)

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6
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Cut in

A

Move suddenly in front of (a driver or a vehicle)

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7
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Dine out

A

Eat dinner in a (usually expensive) restaurant

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8
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Figure on

A

expect (informal)

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9
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Get back

A

Arrive at the place where one started, return

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10
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Get in

A

Enter (a car, etc)

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11
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Get into

A

Enter (a car, etc.)

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12
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Get off

A

Leave (plane, bus, train or horse)

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13
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Get on

A

Enter (a large plane, bus or train)

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14
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Get out

A

Leave (a car, small plane) (often followed by of)

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15
Q

Head into

A

Drive or fly (a car, plane, etc.) into

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16
Q

Head out

A

Move away from one’s present location

17
Q

Jack … up

A

Raise (Part of a car, etc.) on a tool called a jack

18
Q

Let … down

A

Cause to go down (as the wheels of a plane or as a car on a jack)

19
Q

Pile out

A

Go out of quickly and disorderly way (refers to a group, not just one perso) (informal)

20
Q

Plow into

A

Bump hard against, collide with

21
Q

Pull in

A

Arrive, drive, or move into the place to which one is going

22
Q

Pull over

A

Drive (a car, etc.) to one side of the road and stop there

23
Q

Put … on

A

Fasten (something) in position

24
Q

Run off

A

Drive (usually unintentionally) of the road, etc. where the vehicle belongs

25
Q

Run over

A

Drive (usually unintentionally) across the top of something

26
Q

See … off

A

Watch (someone) go away, go with someone to the place where his or her trip begins

27
Q

Send … off

A

Say goodbye in a friendly way

28
Q

Set out

A

Start (a trip)

29
Q

Take off

A

Leave the ground, go into the air (an airplane)

30
Q

Take … off

A

Remove

31
Q

Turn around

A

turn to face in the opposite direction, make either a half circle or a full circle

32
Q

Weave in and out

A

Quickly past and in front of one vehicle and then another