Idiomatic Phrases Flashcards
Bear Away
won;
Ahmad bore away many prizes at the school sports.
Bear down
overthrow;
The new leader has been able to bear down all opposition.
Bear Out
confirms;
His evidence bears out the evidence of the first witness.
Bear Up
to keep up spirits;
In his misfortune god gave him strength to bear up.
supports;
A religious hope bears up a man in his trials.
Bear Upon
was not relevant to;
His evidence did not bear upon the inquiry.
Bear With
have patience with;
I trust you will bear with me a few more minutes.
Break Down
failed;
He broke down in the middle of his speech.
Break Off
stop suddenly;
He broke off in the middle of his story.
Break With
quarrel with;
I gave him no excuse to break up with me.
Break Into
entered by force;
The burglars broke into the house.
Bring About
caused;
His folly brought about his ruin.
Bring Forth
produce;
Idleness and luxury bring forth poverty and want.
Bring Forward
quote, mention;
He brought forward several cogent arguments in support of his scheme.
Bring In
yields as rent;
That building brings in Rs. 4000 a month.
Bring Out
show;
The teacher often tells us a story to bring out the meaning of a lesson.
publish;
The publishers have recently brought out a cheap edition of their new dictionary.
Bring Round
converting someone;
He found great difficulty in bringing her round his views.
Bring Up
reared;
She brought up the orphan as her own child.
Call For
demanded;
His master called for an explanation of his conduct.
Call Out
draw forth;
New responsibilities often call out virtues and abilities unsuspected before.
Call In
summon;
Call in a doctor immediately.
Call On
pay a brief visit;
He called on me yesterday.
Call Up
recollect;
The old man could not call up past events.
Carry Out
execute;
He agreed to carry out my orders.
Carry Away
deprive of self control;
His passion carried him away.
Carry On
manage;
His son carried on his business in his absence.
Carry Off
killed;
Many persons were carried off by plagu.
Cast Away
ruin, sink;
The ship was cast away on the coast of Africa.
Cast Down
depressed;
He was much cast down by his loss.
Come Out
transpired;
At last the truth has come out.
Come To
amount to;
The taxes come to a large sum.
Come Up
raised for discussion;
The question came up before the Municipal Corporation last week.
Come Round
recover;
I expect he will come round within a week.
Come Round To
agree;
I hope he will come round to our views.
Cry Down
depreciate;
Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.
Cry Out
protest against;
He cried out against such injustice.
Cry Up
praised enthusiastically;
That young author is cried up by his friends.
Cut OFF
died;
He was cut off the prime of life.
Cut Down
reduce;
You must cut down your expenditure.
Cut Out
specially fitted to be;
He is cut out for a sailor.
Cut Up
distressed;
His wife’s death cut him up terribly.
Do For
ruined;
I am done for.
Do Up
fatigued;
Having walked twenty miles he is quite done up.
Fall Back
retreat;
At last the rioters fell back.
Fall In
met accidently;
At my friend’s tea-party I fell in with a strange fellow.
happens to meet;
The measure falls in with the popular demand.
Fall Through
failed;
The scheme has fallen through for want of support.
Fall Out
quarreled;
I am told the two brothers have fallen out.
Fall Off
deteriorated;;
It is said that the standard of efficiency in public service has recently fallen off.
diminished;
In the second school-term the attendance fell off.
Get Off
escape;
His friends expected that he would get off with a fine.
Get On
agree or live sociably with;
It is hard to get on with a suspicious man.
Get Away
escaped;
The thief got away with my cash-box.
Get Out
remove;
I can’t get out this stain.
Get Under
subdued;
The revolt of the tribal chiefs has been got under.
under control;
They soon got the fire under by pouring buckets of water over it.
Get At
attack;
The dog tried to get at me.
Get Through
passed;
He has gotten through his examination.
Get Out Of
escape from;
You were lucky to get out of his clutches.
Give Up
surrendered oneself;
We are credibly informed that the murderer has given himself up to the police.
have no hope of recovery;
The doctors have given him up.
Give Forth
published;
Soon it was given forth and believed by many that the King was dead.
Give Off
emitted;
The fire gave off a dense smoke.
Give In
submit;
The strikers seem determined and are not likely to give in.
Give Out
proclaimed;
It was given out that he was bankrupt.
were exhausted;
The horses gave out at the next milestone.
Give Way
broke;
The rope gave way while the workmen were hauling up the iron pillar.
yielded;
He would not listen to me at first , but at last he gave way.
Give Away
distributed;
The Governor gave away the prizes.
Give Over
abandon;
Give over this foolish attempt.
Give One Away
betrayed himself;
In his cross-examination he ultimately gave himself away.
Go By
judge from;
You cannot always go by appearances.
to be guided by;
It is a good rule to go by.
Go Into
examine;
He promised to go into the matter.
Go Upon
any foundation to your statement;
on which to base our conclusions;
We have no data to go upon.
Go Down
be believed;
The story won’t go down.
Go Off
was a success;
The concert went off well.
Go Over
examine;
The auditor went over the balanced sheet.
Go Through
suffer;
The poor woman has gone through much.
examine;
I must first go through the accounts.
