Chapter3 Flashcards
1
Q
Eat into
A
Using up the money
These big bills are eating into my savings.
2
Q
The plane put down in a field
A
Land
3
Q
The cat had to be put down.
A
Kill an old or sick animal with a drug
4
Q
I’ll put your number down here.
A
Write sth, especially a name or number, on a piece of paper or a list.
5
Q
Take against sb/sth
A
Start to dislike
He took against Sam after that.
6
Q
Don’t put yourself down so much.
A
Criticize yourself or sb else in front of other people
7
Q
Put sb up to sth
A
INF
Encourage or persuade sb to do sth wrong or stupid
She’s usually very good; Danny must have put her up to it.
8
Q
Talk sb into / out of (doing) sth
A
Persuade sb to do / not to do sth
I tried to talk her out of resigning, but she went ahead.
9
Q
Work out + wh clause
A
Find the answer to sth
I can’t work out what this means.
