Unit One Flashcards
Bring (*) out
A friend is someone who brings out the best in you
Resaltar
Cheer (*) up
A friend is someone who cheers you up when you’re feeling bad.
Animar
Turn (*) down
A true friend will never turn you down
Rechazar
Run into
Good friends are always happy to help when you run into a problem
Encontrarse con…
Stand up for
A real friend will always stand up for you when others are putting you down
Defender
Count (*) out
She counted out rive crisp new $100 bills.
Contar
Cut (*) off
If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.
Stop
Hang on
Hang on a minute
Esperar
Hard to come by
Difícil de encontrar
Drift apart
Over the years the two friends drifted apart.
Distanciarse
Call (*) off
Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.
Cancelar/abandonar
Get (*) across
He paused a second to make sure his message is getting across.
Transmitir/comunicar
Hand (*) over
I’ll hand the care of my uncle over to my cousins
Entregar/ceder
Pass (*) up
I can’t believe she passed up the chance to go to south America.
Rechazar/desaprovechar
Take (*) back
I gave him bad information, so I had to take it back
Retractarse/recuperar/devolver
Go over
I’ve gone over the problem several times, but can’t think of a solution.
Repasar/revisar/hablar de/analizar
Hang around
I like to hang around with my friends
Pasar el rato
Live up to
He never managed to live up to his parent’s expectations.
Estar a la altura/cumplir
Look after
Don’t worry about me, I can look after by myself.
To take care of/to watch over
Pick on
I hope he didn’t think I was picking on him.
Criticar/molestar
Run out of
I’ve run out of milk - would you like some creamer instead?
Agotarse/acabarse
Touch on
I had to touch on the topic about my money with my sister
Abordar/referirse
Catch on
To understand
Come along
Aparecer/acompañar
Come over (to)
Why don’t you come over to England in the summer?
Acercarse/visitar/venir
Fall apart
My jacket is so old it’s falling apart.
Desmoronarse/fracasar/romperse
Show up
He showed me up by snoring during the concert.
Aparecer/mostrar/avergonzar
Turn out
Resultar/apagar/salir
Back down (from)
Retroceder/bajar
Catch up (to)
Ponerse al día/alcanzar
Check out (of)
Verificar/dejar
Cut back (on)
The government should cut back on its budget to avoid a tax hike.
Reducir en/recortar
Cut down (on)
The doctor told him to cut down on his drink.
Reducir el/disminuir
Drop in (on)
Visitar a/caer
Drop out (of)
He dropped out of art college and joined a band
Abandonar/retirarse de
Get along
She never really got along with her sister.
To have a good relationship/to like each other
Get away (with)
Everyone thinks he’s guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he’s going to get away with it.
Salirse con/escapar con
Give in (to)
Ceder a/entregarse a
Give up (on)
Renunciar a/desistir de
Look back (on)
Recordar/reflexionar sobre
