Essential Idioms in English: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations – Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9780131411760,0131411764
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0131411764
- ISBN-13 : 978-0131411760
- Author: Robert J. Dixson
From catching a cold to landing on your feet, idiomatic expressions add color and style to the English language. The latest edition of Essential Idioms in English remains the resource of choice for mastering more than 500 common English idioms, phrasal verbs, and collocations. Essential Idioms in English thoroughly defines and illustrates each idiom, then reinforces its meaning and usage with multiple-choice, true-false, fill-in-the-blank, and matching exercises.
Table of contents:
Lesson 1: get in/get on / get out of/get off / put on / take off / turn on / turn off / right away / pick up / sooner or later / get up / come up with / at first
Lesson 2: dress up / at last / as usual / find out / look at / look for / all right / all along / little by little / tire out / spend time / never mind
Lesson 3: pick out / take one’s time / talk over / lie down / stand up / sit down / all (day, week, month, year) long / by oneself / on purpose / get along (with) / make a difference (to) / take out
Lesson 4: take part in / at all / look up / wait on / at least / so far / take a walk, hike, etc. / take a trip / try on / think over / take place / put away
Lesson 5: look out / shake hands / get back / catch a cold / get over / make up one’s mind / change one’s mind / for the time being / for good / call off / put off / in a hurry
Lesson 6: hang out / hang up / count on / make friends / out of order / get to / look over / have (time) off / go on / put out / all of a sudden / ahead of time
Lesson 7: point out / be up / be over / on time / in time to / get better, worse, etc. / get sick, well, tired, busy, wet, etc. / had better / would rather / call it a day/night / figure out / think of
Lesson 8: be about to / turn around / take turns / pay attention (to) / brush up on / over and over (again) / wear out / throw away / fall in love / go out (with) / go out / break up (with)
Lesson 9: wake up / be in charge of / as soon as / have a good time / in no time / cut down on / crack down on / quite a few / used to / be used to / get used to / back and forth
Lesson 1: make sure / now and then / get rid of / every other (one) / go with / first-rate / come from / make good time / mix up / see about / make an impression / by heart
Lesson 11: keep out / keep away (from) / find fault with / be up to / ill at ease / do over / look into / take hold of / get through / from now on / keep track of / get carried away
Lesson 12: up to date / out of date / blow up / catch fire / burn down / burn up / burn out / stands to reason / break out / as for / for one thing / feel sorry for
Lesson 13: break down / turn out / once in a blue moon / give up / cross out / take for granted / take into account / make clear / clear cut / have on / come to / call for