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calling ON

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asking FOR

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in limbo

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not completely decided, waiting

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flee

flee - fled - fled

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run away from, escape

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deliberation

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discussion

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Vendors

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people who sell stuff, merchants

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geek

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nerd, people who are interested in computer, video games etc.

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concerned about

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worried about (focused on)

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condensed to/into

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make smaller

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to confide IN

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trust to keep a secret

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be confined in/into/inside

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keep, lock in

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get with it!

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get up to date

Your phone is so old. Get with it!

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give out

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to wear out
(to break from a lot of use)

  • my computer is ahead to give out. it is acting strangely
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give or get a dirty look

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to give or get an angry look

  • if someone is talking during the movie, you might give him a dirty look
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give or get a raincheck

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give or get a ticket for something that is not available (but later)

  • I’m sorry we’re out of bananas at the sale pride. let me give you a raincheck
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go all out

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be very thorough (complete, total) _ do the maximum

  • My mother went all out for my party
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go along for the ride

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to go with someone just for fun or relaxation

-I’ll go along for the rise, but I don’t need anything from the supermarket

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go away empty-handed

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to leave with nothing

/ The athlete wanted a 20$ Million contract, but he went away empty-handed

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to go back on your word

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to break a promise

// The boss canceled out day off. She went back on her word

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hit the books

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to begin to study, study seriously or hard

// I have a test tomorrow. I have to hit the books tonight

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Hole up (somewhere) 
(especially in movies)
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to hide

// The bankrobbers are holed up in the basement of the bank

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hooked (on something, on someone)

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addicted, crazy about

// 
Personally, I'm hooked on coffee
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horse sense

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to be practical, common sense

// She is not well educated, but she has a horse sense

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in a nutshell

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briefly, in a short form

  • In a nutshell, the movie was boring
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in black and white

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in writing

// Before you buy a house, you want everything in black and white

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in hot water
in serious trouble // If you don't go to school, you'll be in hot water
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stunning
1. beautiful | 2. shocking, surprising
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to deliberate
to discuss seriously
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pressing
pushing (hard)
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solace
comfort, a peaceful feeling
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trademark
to protect a symbol or saying
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in mint condition
in perfect shape, like new // If you want a car in a mint condition, you should buy it in California
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in nothing flat
in no time at all // I can be at school in nothing flat, because I live near to it.
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cross OVER/UNDER
to cross sth. (bridge = over, subway = under)
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cut BACK/DOWN
to do sth. less, not stopping
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cut out
stop
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cut off
to remove sth.
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it's a dream come true
a wish (unlikely) or hope (more likely) that has become real // My trip to Africa is a dream come true
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dribs and drabs
in small amouts, often irregular in frequency and amount // I collected these items in dribs and drabs, not all at once // In SD we get rain in dribs and drabs
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drive someone crazy, nuts, around the bend, mad
to make someone insane ``` // she always is selfish. He drives me crazy ```
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a drop in the bucket
just a little compared to the total // $1 dollar compared to the tuition is a drop in the bucket
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ease up or ease off
to apply less pressure either physically or mental ``` // You're hurting my arm. Ease up! ``` I wish the teacher would ease up on homework
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to eat (someone) out of house and home
to eat a lot, to have a huge appetite // Teens can eat their parents out of house and home
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dueling
differing, two sides
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on track
following an expected schedule or plan
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domestic
same country, at home
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ratchet up
increase
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enough is enough
no more, stop // stop that! enough is enough!
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(something) escaped my notice
I didn't see or realize something // That car escaped my notice. I almost walked into it.
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rebounded FROM
come back to normal from a bad situation/event
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reek of
smell strongely of
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refrain from
don't do this
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as blind as a bat
can't see very well // Without my glasses I'm blind as a bat
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at hand
close by, near // Students should keep an eraser at hand
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at your leisure
when you have time, no hurry // Please fill out this form at your leisure
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burn yourself out
to work so hard that you are exhausted // She worked all night for her exams. She burned herself out.
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burned to a crisp
too cooked, overly cooked // The meat was burned to a crisp. it was nearly black
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carried away
excited or out of control // I went shopping and got carried away.
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carry on
continue // I'll be back in 5 minutes. Carry on with these exercises.
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carry on luggage
hand luggage
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"self-deporting"
agrees to go back to home country
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lose track of sth.
don't know where sth. is
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to vow
swear, promise to do sth.
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attendees
visitors
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panels
group discussion
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forum
meeting or meeting place
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renewable energy
energy from natural ressources | wind, hydro, solar
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remind someone ABOUT / OF
to memory sth.
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remove FROM
to delete, remove sth. from somewhere
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kick off
a ceremony to begin some event or campaign // The American Football season will have it's kick off late in August
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kick yourself (for sth.)
to regret doing or not doing something // I could kick myself to losing all my money in Las Vegas
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kid stuff
easy things // Addition is kid stuff
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to kill time
to waste time // this class is just to kill time
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knock off (from work)
to quit for the day // In friday afternoon, everyone is happy to knock off from work
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a knock-off
a copy, a fake , an imitation, a counterfeit // You can buy a knock-off Rolex in Tijuana
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to know something by heart OR to know something backwards and forwards
to know very well // I know my address by heart
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to learn or to know the ropes
to learn or to know the rules // You're not allowed to smoke here. You know the ropes
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surface street
regular, not freeway
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to stem
to stop, to limit
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humanitarian
safe, cicilized
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corridor
hallway, a route
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float
suggest, propose
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mandatory
required by laws, rules
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indulge
totally enjoy, maybe sth. unhealthy
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inherit FROM
get from genetically OR when someone dies and you get money or things

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