English by playlists B2 Flashcards
Catch up with someone
1. I missed several lessons and it took me a while to catch up with the rest.
2. I ran after her and managed to catch up with her.
3. It’s always good to catch up with old friends
Догонять, наверстывать
Overall, “catch up” involves the process of moving towards a more current, updated, or completed state from a position of being behind or out of the loop.
Put up with
1. As you might guess, I’m not going to put up with this injustice
2. I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
терпеть кого-либо/что-либо, мериться с
Catch up on something
1. Can someone catch me up on the latest developments?
2. I have to catch up on my reading.
3. I plan to catch up on some sleep this weekend
catch up on is about addressing something specific that has been missed or delayed, with the goal of reaching a current, updated, or more satisfactory state
Do something over
1. I realized that I’d have to do it over
2. The teacher told him to do the assignment over.
to do something again because you did not do it well the first time: Переделывать
Get on with someone
1. I get on with m colleagues pretty well
Ладить
Think something over
1. To tell the truth, I’d like to think it over first
2. I’ll think it over and give you an answer next week.
Обдумывать
Get on with something
1. Stop talking and get on with it.
2. Get on with your homework.
to start or continue doing something, especially work:
Keep up (with someone/something)
1. He started to walk faster and the children had to run to keep up.
2. She was walking so fast I couldn’t keep up with her.
3. Wages are failing to keep up with inflation.
4. He’s never made an effort to keep up with current events.
to do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with someone or something: не отставать, держаться на том же уровне
Come in handy / useful
1. I don’t throw it away because it can come in handy
2. Keep it, it might come in useful.
to be useful for a particular purpose:
Injustice
несправедливость
Get down to something
1. I’ve got a lot of work to do, but I can’t seem to get down to it.
2. I must get down to booking the hotels.
3. Before we get down to business, I’d like to thank you all for coming today.
to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something: приниматься за что-либо, приступать к чему-либо
point (something/someone) out
1. The tour guide pointed out the inscription that runs round the inside of the dome.
2. I’d like to point out that this issue is of a great importance and it shouldn’t be ignored
- to make a person notice someone or something, sometimes by holding up one of your fingers towards him, her, or it: указывать, отмечать
- to tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it: заметить
Sort out
1. Sort out any clothes you want to throw away and give them to me.
2. If I were you, I’d try to sort out the following problems as soon as possible
3. We’ve sorted out the computer system’s initial problems.
4. Have you sorted out your schedule yet?
5. Has he been bothering you again - do you want me to sort him out?
- to separate one type of things from a group of things: перебирать, рассортировать
- to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties: разбираться с чем-либо, улаживать что-либо
Put off
1. I can’t put off going to the dentist any longer.
2. As they say, never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
3. He keeps asking me out, and I keep putting him off.
postpone: откладывать
Call off
1. Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.
2. The police have called off the search for the missing child until dawn tomorrow.
cancel: отменять
Fall behind
1. He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork.
2. I’ve fallen behind on the mortgage payments.
to fail to do something fast enough or on time: отставать
Look after
1. We look after the neighbours’ cat while they’re away.
2. If you look after your clothes they last a lot longer
3. Don’t worry about Mia - she can look after herself.
4. Could you look after the children while I’m out?
to take care of or be in charge of someone or something: присматривать за кем-либо/чем-либо
Calm down
1. She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
2. He was angry at first but we managed to calm him down.
to stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to make someone stop feeling this way: успокаивать(ся)
Turn down
1. He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.
2. He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.
3. Can you turn down the volume?
4. The music was so loud that I turned it down
5. They did offer me the job, but I turned it down.
- to refuse an offer or request: отказывать кому-либо/отклонять что-либо
- to reduce the level of sound or heat that a machine produces: убавлять (звук и т. д.)
Bring someone up
1. She was brought up by her grandmother.
2. Who brought her up?
to care for a child until they are an adult, often giving them particular beliefs: воспитывать
Come back
1. I’ll come back and pick you up in half an hour.
2. We’ve just come back from Amsterdam.
3. By the time he came back, I’d already finished doing that exercise
to return to a place: возвращаться
I haven’t been able to get in touch with her for the last few hours because her phone is switched off
…
Get back
1. If you get back in time, you can come with us.
2. When we got back to the hotel, Ann had already left.
to return to a place after you have been somewhere else:
Get back to someone
1. I’ll get back to you later with those figures.
2. He can’t find the phone number right now, but promised to get back to me with it.
to talk to someone again, usually on the phone, in order to give them some information or because you were not able to speak to them before: перезванивать кому-либо
Get back to something
1. Anyway, I’d better get back to work.
2. We’ve been talking for so long. I think it’s time to get back to our tasks
to start doing or talking about something again: возвращаться к чему-либо
Despite
1. I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.
2. Despite repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it.
3. He managed to eat a big lunch despite having eaten an enormous breakfast.
4. Despite the fact that he grew up in a very poor family he got an excellent education and became a real expert in this area
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in spite of something
1. He still smokes, in spite of all the health warnings.
2. In spite of his injury, Ricardo will play in Saturday’s match.
3. In spite of the fact that he grew up in a disadvantaged family, he managed to succeed in life
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I told her that I’d call her back as soon as I got free
Я сказал ей, что перезвоню ей, как только освобожусь.
Cut down
1. They are cutting down forests to clear land for cattle.
to make a tree or other plant fall to the ground by cutting it near the bottom: рубить (деревья)
Cut down on
1. I’m trying to cut down on caffeine.
2. She used to work 50 hours a week, but recently she’s cut down.
3. He cut down on chocolate to stick to a more balanced diet
4. Patients were asked if they had cut down their use of painkillers.
5. I need to cut this section down to 500 words.
- to do or use less of something: сокращать, урезать, сокращать потребление
- to reduce the number, amount, or size of something:
Carry on
1. We’ll certainly carry on our conversation
2. Steve just carried on playing on his computer.
3. You just have to carry on as if nothing’s happened.
4. Carry on with your work while I’m gone.
to continue doing something, or to cause something to continue: продолжать
Cheer up
1. Cheer up! The news isn’t as bad as it may seem
2. She was sick so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.
3. He cheered up at the prospect of a meal.
to stop feeling sad, or to make someone feel happier: бодриться, подбадривать
I came across so many new words while reading this article
Читая эту статью, я узнал много новых слов.
Come across
1. She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television.
2. He comes across as a bit of a bore in an interview.
3. What comes across in his later poetry is a great sense of sadness.
- Натыкаться
- to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic: производить впечатление
- If an idea or emotion comes across, it is expressed clearly and people understand it: быть понятным, явно проявляться
*bore - зануда
Do up
1. Can you help me to do up my dress?
2. Do up the coat or you can get cold
3. I’d like to buy a run-down house and do it up.
4. She always does her presents up beautifully in gold and silver paper.
- to fasten something or become fastened: пристегнуть, застегнуть
- to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive:
- to wrap something in paper:
The lock broke down and we weren’t able to get into the house
Замок сломался, и мы не смогли попасть в дом.
Luckily, I managed to get into this university
К счастью, мне удалось поступить в этот университет.
look into something
1. We’re looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.
2. The police are looking into this crime
3. He says that they’ll look into this matter
4. They are looking into the causes of the accident.
to examine the facts about a problem or situation: расследовать, изучать
We need to hurry up or we won’t be able to catch up with them
Нам нужно поторопиться, иначе мы не сможем их догнать.
Look forward to
1. I look forward to hearing from you
2. I’m not looking forward to Christmas this year.
3. She was looking forward to seeing the grandchildren again.
4. I’m really looking forward to seeing him.
ждать чего-либо с нетерпением
Look something up
1. If you don’t know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.
2. You’d better look it up in a dictionary
to try to find a piece of information by looking in a book or on a computer: искать (в книге, компьютере и т. д.)
He picked up a note, which was lying on the ground, and read it
Он взял записку, лежавшую на земле, и прочитал ее.
pay someone/something back
1. Can you lend me a fiver? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
2. Unfortunately, he couldn’t paid back all the money
3. He swore he’d pay her back for all she’d done to him.
- to pay someone the money that you owe them: возвращать долг
- to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you:
She was forced to hang up the phone
Она была вынуждена повесить трубку
Hang up
1. He started shouting so I hung up
2. Let me speak to Melanie before you hang up
3. She was so angry that she hung up the phone
to end a phone conversation: вешать трубку
- He turned out to be right
- He turned out right
Он оказался прав
Accusation
1. You can’t just make wild accusations like that!
2. He glared at me with an air of accusation.
3. As it tuned out, those accusations were absolutely groundless
a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone: обвинение
Brighten up
1. I hope the weather brightens up in time for our walk.\
2. It was rainy this morning, but it brightened up after lunch.
3. Alex brightened up when he heard the word “dinner”.
4. This news brightened up my day
- If the weather brightens up, it becomes lighter and less cloudy, with more sun:
- to become happier or more full of hope: оживлять, оживляться
- скрасить
Pay off
1. All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam.
2. We should be able to pay off the debt within two years.
3. He decided not to take a loan because he was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to pay it off
4. He finally paid off the loan
- If something you have done pays off, it is successful: окупаться
- to pay back money that you owe: расплачиваться
It isn’t surprising that his bike is falling apart. It’s so old
Неудивительно, что его велосипед разваливается. Это так старо
Set something up
1. A committee has been set up to organize social events for the students.
2. She plans to set up her own business.
3. We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.
4. The government has agreed to set up a public enquiry.
5. I need one or two people to help me set up the display.
6. He said he hadn’t set up this program yet
- to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.: основывать, учреждать
- to arrange for an event or activity to happen: планировать, организовывать
- to get all the necessary equipment ready for an activity: подготавливать, устанавливать
Make up
1. I made up some story about having to go and see my sick mother.
2. Women make up nearly 50% of medical school entrants.
3. We were told to make up our own sentences
4. You know, I made up my mind to do it on my own
- to say or write something that is not true: выдумывать
- to form the whole of an amount: составлять (часть от целого)
Break out
1. War broke out in 1914.
2. Many diseases have broken out in these camps.
3. They were in the yard when the fire broke out
If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts: разразиться, вспыхивать
Save up
1. It took me months to save up enough money to go travelling.
2. He’s currently trying to save up for a holiday
to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future:
Put out
1. Firefighters have been called to put out the fire in the city centre.
2. Would you mind putting your cigarette out, please?
3. The fire was so intense that it took them about five hours to put it out
4. Did you put the lights out downstairs?
- to make something such as a fire or cigarette stop burning:
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch:
The game ended in a draw
Игра закончилась вничью
Go by
1. You can watch the trains going by from this window.
2. You can’t let an opportunity like that go by - it’s too good to miss.
3. We all see that time goes by so quickly
4. A green sports car went by.
5. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t think about her.
6. I’m sorry, madam, but we have to go by the rules.
7. Don’t go by what she says – she’s always wrong.
- to move past, in space or time: проходить, протекать (о времени)
- to follow something or be shown the way by something:
You should watch out. There are so many careless drivers
Вам следует быть осторожным. Так много невнимательных водителей
Measure up to
1. She could never measure up to her mother’s expectations.
2. He did not measure up to the requirements of the job.
3. As far as I can judge, this job doesn’t measure up to his expectations
4. The quality of this product doesn’t measure up to certain requirements
to be good enough, or as good as someone or something else: соответствовать, отвечать (требованиям и т. д.)
Grow out of
1. The kids grew out of these clothes
2. Lucas says he wants to join the army when he turns 18, but I hope he’ll grow out of the idea.
3. He still bites his nails, but hopefully he’ll grow out of it.
4. The idea for the story grew out of a strange experience I had last year.
5. She said that he’d grown out of those clothes
- If children grow out of clothes, they become too big to fit into them: вырастать из чего-либо
- to stop doing something as you get older: отвыкать от чего-либо с возрастом
- If an idea grows out of another one, it develops from it:
See off
1. My parents saw me off at the airport.
2. My parents came to the airport to see me off.
3. I’ll see you off if you don’t mind
to go to the place that someone is leaving from in order to say goodbye to them: провожать
Grow on
1. I wasn’t sure about this album when I bought it, but it’s really grown on me.
2. I didn’t like this idea in the beginning but then it grew on me
3. I didn’t like this format at first but then it grew on me
4. I didn’t like her at first but she’s grown on me over the years
If someone or something grows on you, you like him, her, or it more and more than you did at first: начинать нравиться
Close down
1. Our local butcher is closing down.
2. It was decided to close down the factory
3. It was reported that a popular chain of supermarkets would have to close down for good
If a business or organization closes down or someone closes it down, it stops operating:
Get to
1. How do you usually get to work? By bus/ by car/ on foot
2. How long does it take you to get to work?
Добираться
What’s the best way to get to this place?
The only way to get to this place is on foot
Take care of
1. My parents are going to take care of the house while we’re away.
2. He said that he’d take care of it while she was away
3. I’ll take care of it while he’s away
to protect someone or something and provide the things that that person or thing needs: присматривать за кем-либо/чем-либо, позаботится
Climb down
1. They started climbing down the mountain because it was getting really dark
2. The government has been forced to climb down over the issue of increased taxes.
- Слезать
- to change your opinion or admit that you were wrong: уступать, признавать ошибку
Climb up
1. He claimed up the tree and then climbed it down
Взбираться, подняться вверх
Talk over
1. Let’s talk it over!
2. I’d like to talk it over with you
3. I’d like to talk it over with my wife first.
4. We should get together and talk this over.
5. Why don’t you talk it over with your parents first?
to discuss a problem or situation with someone, often to find out their opinion or to get advice before making a decision about it: обсудить
Use your account to sign in
Используйте свою учетную запись для входа
Don’t forget to sign out of your account
Не забудьте выйти из своего аккаунта
give something back
1. Has she given you those books back yet?
2. She said that she needed to give back that money to him
3. He needs to give back this money
to return something to the person who gave it to you: возвращать, отдавать
Take off
1. He took off his clothes and got into the shower.
2. After the poisoning scare, the product was taken off the shelves
3. He took two weeks off in September.
4. It was announced that the plane would take off in an hour
- to remove something, especially clothes:
- to spend time away from your work:
- If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly: взлетать
Live up to something
1. The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
2. Unfortunately, this event didn’t live up to my expectations.
to be as good as something: оправдывать
Keep up
1. You must eat to keep your strength up.
2. Keep up the good work!
3. Keep it up!
- to make something continue at its present level and not allow it to fall:
- to continue without stopping or changing, or to continue something without allowing it to stop or change:
Make up for
1. Who will make up for these losses?
2. No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.
3. This year’s good harvest will make up for last year’s bad one.
to take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good: возмещать ущерб, компенсирвать
I made up my mind to train much more intensively because I really wanted to make up for lost time
Я решил тренироваться гораздо интенсивнее, потому что очень хотел наверстать упущенное время.
Put forward
1. They put forward several suggestions
2. Various proposals were put forward during the meeting
3. None of the ideas that I put forward have been accepted.
to suggest an idea for consideration: выдвинуть
Lie down
1. She was so tired that she decided to lie down
2. I’d like to lie down for a while
3. I usually have a lie-down after lunch.
4. He lay down on the bed and tried to relax.
to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest:
I have to say that I’m really into it
Я должен сказать, что мне это действительно нравится
- to suddenly begin to do something: разразиться (аплодисментами и т. д.)
She walked quickly, occasionally _______ a run (doing)
The crowd _____ a cheer when he came on stage. - to force your way into something: проникнуть
They ______ the house and stole the hidden money
The police reported that someone had ______ their house
Break into
She said that she just wanted to sit down and relax
Она сказала, что просто хотела сесть и расслабиться.
to write something on a piece of paper so that you do not forget it:
- Did you _____ Jo’s phone number?
- You’d better _____it _____, otherwise you’ll forget it very easily
- I’ll ______ it _____ just in case. I can’t rely on my memory because it often lets me down
Write down
- to not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely finished:
He __________ the race after two laps. (past simple)
2.If a student drops out, they stop going to classes before they have finished their course:
She _________ university after a year. (past simple)
No one really expected that he would _________ college
Drop out of
- to make someone experience something unpleasant or difficult:
I’m sorry to ____ you _____ this ordeal. - to pay for someone to study at school, college, or university:
It’s costing them a lot of money to-____ their children ______ school. - to connect a person using a phone to the person they want to speak to:
Could you ______ me _______ to customer services, please?
put someone through something
They told me to hold the line and that they’d put me through to the sales department
Мне сказали подождать на линии и перенаправят меня в отдел продаж.
- to write someone’s name on a list or document, usually in order to include that person in an event or activity:
Do you want me to ____ you ____ for the trip to London?
If you want to get your children into that school, you have to _____ their names ______ at birth. - to make someone feel silly or not important by criticizing them:
Why did you have to____ me _____ in front of everybody like that?
They need to stop ______ him ____
put down
1. записывать, заносить чье-либо имя (в список)
2. унижать
I was asked to put down my name and address in capital letters
Меня попросили написать свое имя и адрес заглавными буквами.
- to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time:
He finally ______ to their demands (past)
The government cannot be seen as ___________ to terrorists’ demands. - to accept that you have been defeated and agree to stop competing or fighting:
You’ll never guess the answer - do you _____?
give in
1. уступать, поддаваться
2. сдаваться
Let’s move on to the next slide!
Перейдем к следующему слайду!
to finish a supply of something:
1. Don’t _______ all the milk - we need some for breakfast.
2. It was said that all the money had already been _______
3. The earth’s resources are being _____ at an alarming rate.
Use up
1. израсходовать
to agree to become involved in an organized activity:
1. She’s _________ for evening classes at the community college.
2. I’ve ______ to make the sandwiches for the party.
3. You can _____ for this course in advance
Sing up
записываться, поступать
I feel that I need to focus more on my studies
Я чувствую, что мне нужно больше сосредоточиться на учебе.
I had no idea how long I’d be away
Я понятия не имел, как долго меня не будет.
If I were you, I wouldn’t count on it
Если бы я был тобой, я бы на это не рассчитывал.
If something ____ you ____, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed.:
1. The chaos in his house was starting to ___ him ____.
2. I know it’s frustrating, but don’t let it ___ you ____.
3. It’s really _______him ____ that there’s still so much uncertainty
get someone down
Расстраивать
- to return from somewhere with something:
Can you ____ me ____ some milk. - to make someone think about something from the past:
The photos __________ some wonderful memories. (past)
These photos _______ very happy memories - to start to do or use something that was done or used in the past:
Few politicians are in favour of bringing back the higher rates of tax.
bring something back
приносить
напоминать
- to remove a part of something to make it smaller or shorter, using a sharp tool such as a knife:
Remember to ___ the fat before you fry the steak. - to stop providing something such as electricity, supplies, etc.:
If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be ____.
The electricity supply was _____ because of the storm
He was completely _____ from the outside world
Cut off
Running away from your responsibilities isn’t the best idea because it won’t solve this problem
Убегать от своих обязанностей — не лучшая идея, потому что это не решит проблему.
stay in
1. Let’s stay in tonight and watch a movie.
2. I’ll stay in for a while
to stay in your home:
- to speak in a louder voice so that people can hear you:
Could you ______? We can’t hear at the back.
Could you ______ a bit, please? - to give your opinion about something, especially about a problem or to support someone else
Speak up
говорить громче
Deal with
1. He’s easy to deal with
2. He’s difficult to deal with
иметь дело
to fall to the ground:
1. Our apple tree ______ in the storm.
2. He said that he’d _________ and hurt his leg
3. He stumbled and ______.
4. She slipped and ________ the stairs
fall down
упасть вниз
To sum up, there are certain advantages and disadvantages of living here
Подводя итог, можно сказать, что есть определенные преимущества и недостатки жизни здесь.
to fail to recognize two people or things correctly by thinking that one person or thing is the other person or thing:
1. People often ____ us ___ because we look so similar.
2. I often _______ these words
3. I think you’re ______ me ___ with my sister.
a mistake that causes confusion:
4. There was a ______ at the office and we all received the wrong forms.
mix someone/something up
путать
N: mix-up
путаница
to confuse, worry, or upset someone:
1. The directions he gave me ______ me ___ and I went the wrong way.
to make a group of things untidy or badly organized, or to move them into the wrong order:
2. Your jigsaw puzzles and games are all _______ together in that box.
3. Don’t _______ the bottles - you’ll have to repeat the experiment if you do.
mix someone up
mix something up
If a bomb ______, it explodes:
1. The bomb ______ at midday. (past)
If a gun _______, it fires:
2. His gun ______ accidentally. (past)
If a warning device ______, it starts to ring loudly or make a loud noise:
3. The alarm should _____ automatically as soon as smoke is detected.
4. His car alarm ______ every time it rains.
to happen in a particular way:
5. The protest march ______ peacefully. (past)
go off
1. взорваться, выстрелить
2. срабатывать (о сигнализации)
to stop liking or being interested in someone or something: (past both)
1. I ______ beefburgers after I got food poisoning from a takeaway.
2. I _____ Peter when he said those dreadful things about Clare.
3. I’ve _______ fish recently.
go off someone/something
потерять интерес, разлюбить
If a marriage __________ or two people in a romantic relationship _______, their marriage or their relationship ends:
1. He said that they’d ______ so unexpectedly
2. She’s just ______ with her boyfriend.
3. The couple _______ two years ago
break up
to be waiting eagerly to hear about something:
- Go ahead! I’m ______
- Go ahead! We’re ______
- I’m _______ - tell us what they had to say.
to be all ears
быть внимательным
to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money:
- How can he ____ on so little money?
- We can _____ with four computers at the moment, but we’ll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.
- It’s virtually impossible to _______ on this money
- How can he ______ on such a small salary?
get by
выживать, обходиться
It was reported that he’d been beaten up very badly
Сообщалось, что его очень сильно избили.
to be born, got from, or made in a particular place:
1. Some of the best wines __________ France.
2. She __________ Italy.
3. Where will the money for the project __________?
4. Where does this quote __________?
5. Where do you __________ originally?
to be caused by something:
6. “I feel awful.” “That _________ eating too much.”
come from somewhere/something
to divide into many pieces, or to divide something into many pieces:
1.The company has been _____________ and sold off.
2. The ship ________ on the reef. (past)
break something up
If a light or a machine ________, it stops working:
1. The lights ________ in several villages because of the storm. (past)
2. The heating ________ at 10 o’clock.
If food or drink ______, it is not good to eat or drink any more because it is too old:
3. This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it’s ________?
4. If you leave the food here, it can _____
to leave a place and go somewhere else:
5. She’s _______ on holiday with Tony.
go off
1. выключаться, отключаться
2. портиться
3. уходить, отправляться
to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something:
- Bob’s tickets cost much less than ours - I think we’ve been ____________.
- As far as I can judge, he was ____________ in this shop.
to remove something very quickly and carelessly:
3. They __________ their clothes and ran into the sea.
rip off
Обдирать
срывать
something that is not worth what you pay for it:
1. $300 for that shirt? - That’s a complete ____
2. $500 for a pair of trousers! What a _______
3. The drinks here are a complete ________.
rip-off
обдираловка
to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them:
1. He left home after ___________ with his parents.
2. As far as I know, they ______ only occasionally
3. She’d __________ with her boyfriend over his ex-girlfriend.
If a tooth or your hair falls out, it becomes loose and separates from your mouth or head:
4. Her baby teeth are starting to _______.
fall out
ссориться
выпадать
I have to say that they used to fall out a lot
used to do
a lot
If a business or other organization ________, or if someone _____ one ___, it is created and starts to operate:
1. Many small businesses ____________ in the 1980s to cater to this growing market.
2. Frankly speaking, I’ve never thought about __________ my own firm
If a vehicle or engine ________, or someone __________ it ___, it starts to work:
3. The car wouldn’t ________ this morning.
Start up
Основывать, открывать
a small business that has just been started:
1. She wants to find an investor to fund her _________.
the process a computer goes through when it starts operating after being switched on:
2. Halt your computer during ______ so that the BIOS settings appear on screen.
start-up/startup
to think carefully about the advantages or disadvantages of a situation before making a decision:
1. I’m _____________ my options before I decide to apply for the job.
2. I’d like to ________ all the pros and cons
weigh up
I printed out what I’d typed
print out - распечатать
to delay someone or something:
1. You know, I was held up in a traffic jam
2. He said that their flight had been held up
hold up
to move slower, or to cause someone or something to move slower:
1. The car ________, then suddenly pulled away.
2. He said that we’d have to __________ the pace for a while
3. ____________ a bit! I can’t keep up with you.
slow down
Sell out
1. All the goods were sold out
2. Have they already sold out all the tickets?
….
to leave a place:
1. _______ and leave me alone!
2. He ________ for half an hour (past)
to leave your home in order to spend time somewhere else, usually for a holiday:
3. We usually ________ for the summer.
to disappear:
3. It was weeks before the bruises _________.
go away
уходить, узжать, исчезать
to not do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse:
1. He ________, terrified of going into the dark room.
to stop someone or something developing or doing as well as they should
2. She felt that having children would _____ her _____.
3. I can’t understand what’s holding you back
to stop yourself showing an emotion
4. He spoke slowly, to __________ his growing anger.
5. She couldn’t ___________ her tears
Hold back
сдерживать
Log in / Log out
1. You need to log in first
2. Don’t forget to log out before switching off the computer
3. I’ve already logged out of the system
входить в систему / выходить из системы
to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone:
1. You still _______ at the pool hall?
2. As I know, he often _________ with his friends
3. Who is he _________ with these days?
hang out
постоянно бывать, околачиваться, тусоваться
to go to bed later than usual:
1. We __________to watch a film. (past)
2. I’ll have to _______ late to finish everything
3. As it seems to me, I’ll have to ________ late tonight
Stay up
не ложиться спать
to think about something that happened in the past:
1. ____________, I come to the conclusion that it was such a wise decision
2. ____________, I realize that there was another reason for his refusal
3. When I ____________ I can see where we went wrong.
Look back
to leave a room or building, especially in order to do something for entertainment:
1. Do you want to ________ for a drink after work?
2. I’ll ______ when the rain is over
3. It’s terribly smoky in here - I’m just ________ for a breath of fresh air.
4. He put on a jacket and _______
go out
to have a romantic and usually sexual relationship with someone:
1. How long have you been _______ with him?
2. They’d been ________ for almost five years before he moved in with her.
3. Richard and I used to _____ with each other.
If a light or something that is burning _______, it stops producing light or heat:
4. When I woke up the fire had _________.
go out
They said that they’d carry out one more research
Они сказали, что проведут еще одно исследование.
It costs approximately $20 if my memory doesn’t let me down
Если мне не изменяет память, это стоит около 20 долларов.
to employ someone:
1. She was _______ as a laboratory assistant.
2. As they say, the company should _______ more staff.
to begin to have a particular quality:
3. Her voice ________ a troubled tone. (past)
take on
1-2. нанимать
4-5. брать на себя
Go down
1. The chance that the price will go down is highly unlikely
2. I’m sure that this day will go down in history
Снизиться
to accept a particular job or responsibility:
4. I don’t want to ______ too much work.
5. She _____ too much __ and made herself ill. (past)
to compete against or fight someone:
6. The government ______ the unions and won. (past)
7. You have to be brave to ________ a big corporation in court.
take on
4-5. брать на себя
to think carefully about what might happen in the future, or to make plans for things you want to do in the future:
1. The new year is a natural time to ____________ and make plans for the future.
2. You need to _________ before taking such important decisions
3. _____________, I don’t really think that it’s worth it
think ahead
to have to deal with a problem:
1. If you _____________ difficulties, let me know and I’ll help out.
2. I _____________ some serious obstacles while doing it (past)
come up against something
Why don’t you ask her out?
…
to manage to make someone understand or believe something:
1. We tried to ____ our point ______, but he just wouldn’t listen.
2. This is the message that we want to ____________ to the public.
3. I’ll try to _____ my message _____
4. I hoped to ____________ the idea that a community is more than just a bunch of people living in one place.
get something across
Доносить мысль, идею
to write something so that you do not forget it:
1. I __________ her phone number (past)
2. You’d better ______ it _____
note down
to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant:
1. In his speech, he ______ the plight of the sick and the hungry. (past)
2. If I were you, I wouldn’t ________ these problems
3. As you see, some mistakes were made, but there’s no need to ________ it too much.
dwell on
зацикливаться
to buy large amounts of something, or all that is available:
1. He _________ all the land in the surrounding area. (past)
2. All the goods were _________
buy up
раскупить
I won’t be surprised if the price goes up
…
to support or help someone:
1. My family _______d me ___ throughout the court case.
to say that someone is telling the truth:
2. Honestly, that’s exactly what happened - Claire will ______ me ___.
3. Will you _____ me ____ if I say that I never saw him?
back someone up
поддерживать кого-либо
подтверждать чьи-либо слова
to prove something is true:
1. His claims are __________ by recent research.
to make an extra copy of computer information:
2. I haven’t __________ these files yet, but it’s in my plans
3. You’d better __________ all these files just in case
back something up
to meet another person in order to do something together:
1. They suggested we ______ at Mustafa’s.
2. When will you be able to _________?
3. I suppose we could _________ the day after tomorrow
meet up
to change and become someone or something different, or to make someone or something do this:
1. The council was hoping to ______ a children’s home _____ a residence for adolescent girls.
2. He ______ed _____ a very successful businessman
3. The town _______ed from a small seaside resort _____ a major commercial centre when oil was discovered.
Turn into
to need or deserve a particular action, remark, or quality:
1. You passed your test? This __________ a celebration!
2. It’s the sort of work that ________ a high level of concentration.
to demand that something happens:
3. Members have _____ed ____ his resignation.
- It ________ extra efforts
call for something
требовать
to go to a place in order to collect someone:
1. I’ll _______ you at eight.
call for someone
заходить, заезжать за кем-либо
to fail to happen:
1. We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale ___________
2. In a word, this plan ___________ completely (past)
3. To their surprise, their plan _________ (past)
fall through
to become warmer or to make someone or something warmer:
1. The house soon ________ with the heating on.
2. I’ll just ______ the engine while you’re getting your coats on.
to heat food that has already been cooked:
3. You can just _______ the leftovers from yesterday’s meal in the microwave.
warm up
to prepare yourself for a physical activity by doing some gentle exercises and stretches:
1. If you don’t ______ before exercising, you risk injuring yourself.
2. Let’s do a few ______ exercises. (noun)
If an event warms up, it starts to become more interesting, enjoyable, or exciting:
3. The party was only just starting to _______ as I left.
warm up
to use something to discover if it works or if you like it:
1. Don’t forget to ______ the equipment before setting up the experiment.
2. This idea sounds quite good but we need to ____ it ______t
try something out
опробывать
to hit someone so that they become unconscious:
1. His opponent ______ed him ___ with one punch.
2. The boxer was _______ed ____ in the second round
to defeat a person or a team in a competition so that they can no longer take part in it:
3. The champion was unexpectedly _______d _____ of the tournament in the first round.
knock someone out
to reduce the level of something:
1. They’ve really ___________ the price of electric cars.
2. They were asked to __________ the prices but it had no effect on them whatsoever
to cause something to come down to the ground:
3. During the war he had ______________ countless enemy planes.
bring something down
to cause someone in a position of power to lose their job:
1. This scandal could _________ the country’s government.
bring someone down
свергать
If a machine or part of your body_______, it stops working:
1. At the end of the race his legs ________ and he collapsed on the ground.
2. The batteries are likely to _______ soon.
3. He was old and his heart just ________.
give out
переставать работать, отказывать
to give something to each of a number of people:
1. We were _______ these sheets of paper before the exam.
2. When I saw him, he was _________ the leaflets
give something out
The teacher handed us out these materials before the seminar
…
to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying:
1. She only bought that sports car to _______ and prove she could afford one.
2. He’s always ________________ to his classmates.
3. She likes to wear short skirts to ______ her legs.
Show off
the situation in which there is more than enough of something:
1. They just want to show off their wealth and _________
2. There was an ______________ of food at the wedding.
abundance
изобилие
be up
1. It’s up to you
2. This matter is still up in the air
- Тебе решать
- Этот вопрос все ещё в воздухе
good or strong enough for a particular activity:
1. He wants to compete at international level, but honestly I don’t think he’s ________ it
2. It was a serious fall - it’ll be a while before you feel ______ walking again.
up to
used to say that something is less than or equal to but not more than a stated value, number, or level:
1. _____ two hundred people were on board the ship.
2. We can teach dancers _______ intermediate level here
3. You have _____ ten minutes.
until:
4. _____ yesterday, we had no idea where the child was.
up to
to be the responsibility of someone:
1. It’s up to the manager to make the final decision.
to be doing something, often something bad or illegal, usually secretly:
2. She’s ______ no good - you can always tell because she stays in her room.
3. He looks very suspicious hanging around outside - I’m sure he’s _____ something.
4. When it’s so quiet, I think the kids are _____ something.
up to
to put on a piece of clothing to discover if it fits you or if you like it:
1. ______ the shoes to see if they fit.
2. What a gorgeous dress - why don’t you _____ it ____ for size
try on
to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another:
1. He _____ed out of his car and ran towards the house.
2. The dog _____ed over the gate into the field.
to achieve something suddenly, usually fame, power, or importance:
3. He _______ed fame after his appearance in a Broadway play.
to increase, improve, or grow very quickly:
4. Shares in the company ____ed 250 percent.
leap - it can mean a jump, either physical or metaphorical (like a jump in progress or speed)
a big change, increase, or improvement:
1. a _______ in profits
2. It takes quite a _____ of the imagination to believe that it’s the same person.
a large jump or sudden movement:
3. With one _____ he crossed the stream.
leap
to eagerly accept the chance to do or have something:
1. When I offered her the job, she ________ it.
2. If I were you, I’d _______ this opportunity
leap at something
If a company _________, it fails financially:
1. The charity will ___________ unless a generous donor can be found within the next few months.
2. Thousands of companies __________ during the recession. (past)
3. It was reported that the company had _______
go under
to happen or move faster, or to make something happen or move faster:
1. This drug may have the effect of _____________ your heart rate.
2. How could we _____________ this process?
3. I think you need to ___________ a bit - we’re going to be late.
speed up
to start doing a particular job or activity:
1. He’s _________ the position of supervisor.
2. Have you ever thought of _________ acting?
3. I ________ playing the guitar recently
take up
to fill an amount of space or time:
1. This desk __________ too much room.
2. Too much of this report is __________ with out-of-date numbers.
to discuss something or deal with something:
3. The school _____ the matter ___ with the police. (past)
4. I’d like to ______ you ___ on your sales figures for June.
5. A leading law firm _______ his case. (past)
take up
to put the parts of something in the correct places and join them to each other:
1. It took several hours to _____ the puzzle _______.
2. They ______________ this bookcase
3. He said that he’d ___________ his portfolio
put together
to do something regularly, or to enjoy something:
1. I’ve never really _______ classical music, but I love jazz.
2. I ________ sports
3. I _______ swimming
go in for
to show your ticket at an airport so that you can be told where you will be sitting and so that your bags can be put on the aircraft:
1. Passengers are requested to ________ two hours before the flight.
2. You can save time by ________ online.
3. Will you be ___________ any luggage, madam?
to contact someone by making a phone call, short visit, etc., usually in order to make sure there are no problems or to tell them that there are no problems:
4. My son _________ regularly with me when he’s travelling.
check in
to say who you are when you arrive at a hotel so that you can be given a key for your room:
1. Please would you ________ at the reception desk and sign your name in the book.
2. What time will you __________?
check in - заселяться
to leave a hotel after paying and returning your room key:
