CPE (5) Flashcards
cheat someone out of something
to prevent somebody from having something, especially in a way that is not honest or fair
Ex: They cheated him out of his share of the profits.
check in
-to go to a desk in a hotel, an airport, etc. and tell an official there that you have arrived
Ex: Please check in at least an hour before departure.
-to leave bags or cases with an official to be put on a plane or train
Ex: We checked in our luggage and went through to the departure lounge.
check out
-to be found to be true or acceptable after being examined
Ex: The local police found her story didn’t check out.
*check out of/from: to pay your bill and leave a hotel, etc.
Ex: Guests should check out of their rooms by noon.
*check somebody/something out
-to find out if something is correct, or if somebody is acceptable
Ex: The police are checking out his alibi.
-to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive
Ex: Check out the prices at our new store!
*check something out: to borrow something from an official place, for example a book from a library
Ex: The book has been checked out in your name.
-check out (something): to take the items you have bought, esp. in a large food store, to an area where you pay for them
Ex: I had already checked out when I remembered that we were out of milk.
check up on
-to try to discover what someone is doing in order to be certain that that person is doing what they should be doing:
Ex: My mum checks up on me most evenings to see that I’ve done my homework.
-to find out what someone is doing in order to make certain that the person is behaving correctly or legally:
Ex: Dad is always checking up on me to make sure I’m doing my homework.
outgoings
amounts of money that regularly have to be spent, for example to pay for heating or rent
cut something back/cut back on something
-to reduce something, spend less, do less, or use less of something
Ex: If we don’t sell more we’ll have to cut back production.
to cut back on spending
-to make a bush, etc. smaller by cutting branches off
(Reduce spending (giảm tiêu xài, cắt giảm chi phí), Reduce consumption (giảm lượng tiêu thụ)
cut down on
-cut somebody down: to kill somebody
Ex: He was cut down by an assassin’s bullet.
-cut something down: to make something fall down by cutting it at the base
Ex: Some trees had been cut down.
-cut something down (to…) | cut down (on something): to reduce the size, amount or number of something
Ex: We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.
(Bring down by cutting (chặn đổ), Reduce the amount of something (cắt giảm)
cut in
-cut in (on somebody/something): to interrupt somebody when they are speaking
Ex: She kept cutting in on our conversation.
cut off
- cut sb/sth off: to interrupt somebody who is speaking on the phone by breaking the connection
Ex: We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
-cut somebody/something off (from somebody/something): to prevent somebody/something from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place
Ex: The army was cut off from its base. - cut something off something: to remove something from something larger by cutting
Ex: He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.
-to block or get in the way of something
Ex: They cut off the enemy’s retreat. - if a place is cut off, people cannot leave it or reach it
Ex: In winter, the town is often cut off by snow.
cut out
-cut somebody out (of something): to not allow somebody to be involved in something
Ex: Don’t cut your parents out of your lives.
-cut something out: to leave something out of a piece of writing, cloth etc.
Ex: I would cut out the bit about working as a waitress.
draw in
-If days, evenings, or nights draw in, it becomes darker earlier because autumn or winter is coming.
Ex: The nights/days are drawing in.
draw on/upon sth
-to use a supply of something that is available to you
Ex: Americans are spending more than they earn, drawing on savings and building up debt to do so.
draw something out
-to make something last longer than usual or necessary
Ex: She drew the interview out to over an hour.
draw up
-if a vehicle draws up, it arrives and stops
Ex: The cab drew up outside the house.
drop by/in | drop in on somebody | drop into something
-to pay an informal visit to a person or a place, to come for a visit, esp. without having received an invitation for a specific time:
Ex: Sorry we’re late—we dropped into the pub on the way.
drop off
-If the amount, number, or quality, level, price, value of something drops off, it becomes less
Ex: Traffic in the town has dropped off since the bypass opened.
drop out (of something)
-to no longer take part in or be part of something
Ex: He has dropped out of active politics.
-to leave school, college, etc. without finishing your studies
to drop out of school/college
Ex: She started a degree but dropped out after only a year.
eat into something
-to use up a part of something valuable, especially somebody’s money or time
Ex: Those repair bills have really eaten into my savings.
fall back
-to move back suddenly from someone or something, often because you are frightened:
Ex: She fell back in horror/disgust.
-If an army falls back, it moves away from an enemy army in order to avoid fighting:
Ex: The infantry fell back in disarray.
-to become lower in value or amount, especially after getting higher:
Ex: Stocks rallied in the first hour of trading only to fall back sharply by noon.
fall back on somebody/something
-to use something, especially a form of financial support, when other things have failed:
Ex: When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings.
-to have something you can use or do if what you originally planned to use or do is not available or not possible:
Ex: The company can always fall back on its core business if any of the subsidiaries fail.
fall for somebody
-to be strongly attracted to somebody; to fall in love with somebody
Ex: They fell for each other instantly.
fall in
-If a roof or ceiling falls in, it drops to the ground because it is damaged:
Ex: Ten miners were trapped underground when the roof of the tunnel fell in.
fall in with somebody/something
-to agree to something, to accept and support a plan or suggestion
Ex: She fell in with my idea at once.
fall off
-to decrease in quantity or quality, if the amount, rate, number or quality of something falls off, it becomes smaller or lower ( profits, sales, etc_
Ex: Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.