Special meanings 1 Flashcards
be off
To be turned off or canceled. Example: ‘All the lights were off when I got there.’)
To leave or start moving. Example: ‘I need to be off now. I can’t stay any longer.’)
be __ on
To be happening or working. Example: ‘The lights are still on in the office.’
To be scheduled or taking place. Example: ‘Is the meeting on tomorrow?’
be out of
To no longer have something. Example: ‘I’m sorry. We are out of time.’)
call __ off
To cancel an event. Example: ‘We had to call off the festival because not enough tickets were sold.’)
carry on
To continue doing something. Example: ‘Keep calm and carry on working.’)
come on
To encourage someone to proceed. Example: ‘Come on!!! You can do it!’)
die out
To become extinct or disappear. Example: ‘Mammoths died out more than 10,000 years ago.’)
figure __ out
To understand something. Example: ‘I have figured out a way to fix it.’)
find out
To discover or learn something. Example: ‘Yesterday I found out that my friend is going to get married.’)
get on
To have a good relationship with someone. Example: ‘My parents don’t get on with my boyfriend.’)
go off
To make a sudden noise. Example: ‘The fire alarm went off so we had to stop the lesson.’)
go on
To continue doing something. Example: ‘The man looked up and then went on reading his book.’)
To happen or continue. Example: ‘There’s always something going on in my town.’)
go out
To stop burning. Example: ‘The fire will go out if you don’t add some wood’
keep on
To continue repeatedly. Example: ‘I keep on forgetting that word!’)
kick off
To begin or start something. Example: ‘The match kicked off at 15:00.’)
make __ out
To see or understand something with difficulty. Example: ‘I can just make out the shape of a building in the distance.’)
move on
To progress to something new. Example: ‘Let’s move on to the next task.’)
pass __ on
To give a message or object to someone. Example: ‘Can you pass on a message for me?’)
point __ out
To draw attention to something. Example: ‘The guide pointed out lots of interesting things.’)
put out
To extinguish something, like a fire. Example: ‘The firefighters worked hard to put the fire out.’)
put __ off
To delay something. Example: ‘When I don’t want to do something I put it off until the last minute.’)
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put __ on
To wear something or produce a show. Example: ‘We want to put on a great show!’)
run off
To leave quickly, usually to escape. Example: ‘The children ran off when they saw the guard.’)
run out
To finish or use up something. Example: ‘My battery is running out. I need a charger.’)
run out of
To completely use up a supply of something. Example: ‘We ran out of time so we couldn’t do all the tasks.’)
see __ off
To accompany someone to say goodbye. Example: ‘My parents came to the station to see me off.’)
sell out
To sell all available items. Example: ‘The tickets sold out within 30 minutes.’)
set off
To start a journey. Example: ‘We set off as soon as it got light.’)
set __ off
To trigger something. Example: ‘If you smoke in the toilet it will set off the fire alarm.’)
sort __ out
To organize or solve something. Example: ‘My life is a mess! I need to sort it out!’)
To arrange or resolve something. Example: ‘I have to sort out a lot of things for the wedding.’)
switch __ off
To turn something off. Example: ‘Don’t forget to switch off the lights when you leave.’)
switch __ on
To turn something on. Example: ‘Oh no! I forgot to switch on the washing machine!’)
take off
When an aircraft leaves the ground. Example: ‘I am always a bit scared when the plane takes off.’)
turn out
To result in a certain way. Example: ‘The test turned out to be easier than I expected.’)
