PV Flashcards
Back in / Back into
Reverse a vehicle into a parking space (I backed slowly into the space)
Hit something when you’re going in reverse ( I accidentally backed into a tree)
Sort out
To put things in order or in their place
My closet is a mess. I really need to sort it out
Settle for
To accept or agree to something that is not as good as desired or expected
I think we can settle for that price
That price is less than we can settle for
Count on
To rely on someone or something for help or support
I’m counting on you to lead the sales team
He counts on his secretary to keep his schedule organized
Fall behind
To fail finish something on time; to make less progress than others
She fell behind in the race
If you fall behind of your sales quota, you won’t get promoted
Do over
To do something again because the first try was not successful/satisfactory
If you don’t do it right, you’ll have to do it all over again
Keep up
To continue to do something at the same level
It’s difficult to keep up the pace in a marathon
Keep up the good work
Stick to
To continue to do or use one particular thing, with no intention of changing it to something else
We’re going to stick to our original schedule
It’s important that we stick to the original plan
Take back
To return something back to a shop, because is not working or it is not suitable
If the sweater doesn’t fit, you can take it back
Cut out
To remove some parts from a piece of writing, a speech, a movie, etc
We need to cut out some scenes from the movie
Go with
To choose something; to accept someone’s plan or idea
The board decided to go with Luis’ idea
Get along
To have a friendly relationship with someone
I don’t get along with my co-workers
My son and daughter usually get along with each other, but they sometimes fight
Back out
To withdraw from something (retirarse - Marcha atras)
They decided to back out of the contest because they didn’t have time to prepare
Go for
To try to achieve something
They ended up in debt as a result of going for quick money
Find out
To discover or learn new information
My colleague just found out that he has been fired
Did you ever find out what was wrong with the copy machine?
Wear down
To gradually make someone physically weaker, tired, or less determined about something
At first, Laura didn’t want to tell me the truth, but little by little, I wore her down
Take apart
To separate something into parts
The mechanic took apart the car’s engine to clean it
We will have to take this laptop apart to find out what’s wrong with it
Blow up
To explode or to cause something to explode
The car caught fire and blew up
Become popular = they blew up
Got a lot of subscribers = Her tik tok blew up
Go back
To return to a certain place
I’m tired and want to go back
Pass up
To not take advantage of an opportunity
He passed up the chance to invest and missed a great opportunity
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Use up
To consume or use all of something
You cannot get any food here because everything has been used up
We don’t have to use all of our supplies up
Wipe off
To remove something by using a cloth, one’s hand, etc. (clean)
Use this cloth to wipe off that stain
Could you please wipe the table off?
Stay out of
To avoid going into a certain place
You should stay out of this area
Clean up
To make someone or something clean and neat
You need to clean up your room
It took me three days to clean this place up
