KEY WORD TRANFORMATION

- Ought to HAD BETTER (verb)

EX : Beore !ou bu! " bo"t !ou ought to #e"r$ ho% to &%'( Beore ) !ou HAD
BETTER *ERN to &%'(
- +e#,o( HARD*Y (ever)
E- : M! gr"$,&o$ '& &e#,o( '## "#though he goe& to $ur&er! &.hoo# M! gr"$,&o$ '&
HARD*Y E/ER '## "#though he goe& )0
- 1reer I2, RATHER ('$3$'t've) THAN ('$3$'t've)
E- : I 4reer h"v'$g "$ '$5e.t'o$ to ee#'$g the ,e$t'&t2& ,r'## I2, RATHER h"ve "$
'$6e.t'o$ THAN ee# )
- I2, R"ther 1REFER (geru$,) TO (geru$,)
E- : I2, r"ther h"ve "$ '$5e.t'o$ th"$ e## the ,e$t'&t2& ,r'## I 1REFER h"vIN7 "$
'$5e.t'o$ TO ee#IN7 the )
- A&8e, (e to .o(e 9) +:77E+TED ; geru$,
He +:77E+TED .o('$g th"t eve$'$g
<) +:77E+TED ; (THAT) ; &ub5 ; '$3$'t've
He +:77E+TED (THAT) I .o(e = &he >OME $o .o(e+
- +"', the bo! DENIED ; geru$,
E- : ? I ,',$2t bre"8 the %'$,o%@ &"', the bo! the bo! DENIED bre"8IN7 (h"vIN7
bro8e$) the %'$,o%
- To#, (e INFORMED (&o(eo$e) ; THAT ))
EX : ?I ('ght be #"te or@ he to#, (e he INFORMED (e THAT he ('ght be #"te
- +"', to (e 9) 1ROMI+ED ; TO ; '$3$'t've
E- : ? I2## he#4 u %'th ur ho(e%or8@ &he &"', to (e &he 1ROMI+ED TO he#4 (e %'th
(! ho(e%or8
<) 1ROMI+ED ; THAT ; .o$,'t'o$"#
E- : ? I2## he#4 u %'th ur ho(e%or8@ &he &"', to (e &he 1ROMI+ED THAT +HE WO:*D
HE*1 (e %'th ))
- To#, her +AID ;(THAT)
EX : ?You #oo8 re"##! t're,@ he to#, her0 he +AID (THAT) &he #oo8e, re"##! t're,
- I2## ."## u #"ter@ Ke'th 4ro('&e, ) WO:*D ; '$3$'t've
E- : Ke'th 4ro('&e, &he WO:*D >A** #"ter )00 e $o$ WO:*D HA/E >A**ED
- The$ re(e(bere, = re"#'Ae, 00 NEEDN2T HA/E ; 4"&t 4"rt'.'4#e
E- : I %e$t to the oB.e the$ re(e(bere, 't %"& (! ,"! oC I NEEDN2T HA/E 7ONE
to the oB.e "& 't %"&
?Whe$ I ret're ID( go'$g to &"'# to I$,'"EFG he &"', he "$$ou$.e, th"t %he$ HE
RETIRED he WA+ go'$g to &"'# to I$,'"
FYou %'## &oo$ be " goo, ,r'ver ' !ou o##o% (! ",v'.eFG &"', the '$&tru.tor the
'$&tru.tor &"', I WO:*D &oo$ DRI/E %e## ' I FO**OWED h'& ",v'.e
- Eve$ though 9) DE+1ITE ; geru$,
E- : M"r8 %e$t 5ogg'$g eve$ though 't %"& .o#, M"r8 %e$t 5ogg'$g DE+1ITE ('t)
BEIN7 .o#,
<) DE+1ITE THE FA>T (THAT ) )0
E- : M"r8 %e$t 5ogg'$g eve$ though 't %"& .o#, M"r8 %e$t 5ogg'$g DE+1ITE THE
FA>T THAT 't %"& .o#,
H) DE+1ITE ; $ou$
E- : M"r8 %e$t 5ogg'$g eve$ though 't %"& .o#, M"r8 %e$t 5ogg'$g DE+1ITE the .o#,
WEATHER
- A& &oo$ "& NO +OONER ; "u- ; &ub5 ; verb ); THAN
E- : A& &oo$ "& I got ho(eG M"r! r"$g to '$v'te (e ) NO +OONER h", I got ho(e
THAN M"r! r"$g to )
NO +OONER ,', I 7ET
ho(e THAN M"r! r"$g to )
- Be.o(e ver! %e"#th! MAKE " FORT:NE
EX : Do$ be."(e ver! %e"#th! b! &e##'$g u&e, ."r& Do$ MADE " FORT:NE &e##'$g
u&e, ."r&
- Do$2t &"! "$!th'$g "bout MAKE O:T
E- : K'r" ,',$2t &"! "$!th'$g "bout her '##$e&& K'r" MADE O:T her '##$e&& #"&t $'ght
- Fou$, &o(eth'$g u$e-4e.te,#! MAKE ("$ u$e-4e.te,) DI+>O/ERY
EX : H"# ou$, &o(eth'$g u$e-4e.te,#! %he$ )0 H"# MADE "$ u$e-4e.te,
DI+>O/ERY %he$ )0
- >re"te ,'B.u#t'e& >A:+E ; &o(eo$e ; ("$!) DIFFI>:*TIE+
E- : I ,',$2t %"$t to .re"te ,'B.u#t'e& or Rob'$) I ,',$2t %"$t to >A:+E Rob'$ ANY
DIFFI>:*TIE+ )
- To get r', o DO AWAY WITH I THROW AWAY
E- : the!2re go'$g to get r', o "## the&e &ho4& The!2re go'$g to DO AWAY WITH "##
the&e &ho4&
- To ,o re"##! b",#! MAKE " ME++
E- : I2ve ,o$e re"##! b",#! '$ th"t te&t I2ve re"##! MADE " ME++ '$ th"t te&t
- Do$2t th'$8 &o(eth'$g '& '(4ort"$t "t "## ,o$2t TAKE &o(eth'$g +ERIO:+*Y
E- : M! 4"re$t& ,o$2t th'$8 (! ',e"& "re '(4ort"$t "t "## (! 4"re$t& ,o$2t TAKE (!
',e"& +ERIO:+*Y
- To ,o &o(eth'$g re4e"te,#! to HA/E the HABIT OF ; geru$,
to BE IN THE HABIT OF ; geru$,
E- : M! ,", "#%"!& t"#8& %he$ I2( %"t.h'$g Tv M! ,", HA+ the HABIT OF t"#8IN7
%he$ )0
- To u&u"##! ,o &o(eth'$g to HA/E " TENDEN>Y TO ; '$3$'t've
E- : I u&u"##! &"! e-".t#! %h"t I2( th'$8'$g I HA/E " TENDEN>Y to &"! e-".t#! %h"t
I2( th'$8'$g
- De("$, to ('$3$'t've) IN+I+T ON = :1ON ; geru$,
E- : %e ,e("$,e, to &ee the hote# ("$"ger %e IN+I+TED ON &eeIN7 the hote#
("$"ger
- To ob5e.t TO &o(eo$e HA/E ANY OB6E>TION TO &o(eo$e ; geru$,
E- : the bo&& %ou#,$2t ob5e.t to !ou go'$g out the bo&& %ou#, $ot HA/E ANY
OB5E>TION TO !ou go'$g out
- To be or,ere, to #e"ve the 3e#, to be +ENT OFF the 3e#,
- It %"& ,'B.u#t to I to 3$, 't ,'B.u#t HA/E DIFFI>:*TY ; geru$,
E- : It %"& ,'B.u#t or +"r" to &4e"8 Fre$.h +"r" HAD DIFFI>:*TY &4e"8IN7 Fre$.h
- 1erh"4& I 't ('ght 00 IN >A+E ; '$3$'t've
E- : It ('ght r"'$ to,"! &o t"8e "$ u(bre##" t"8e "$ u(bre##" IN >A+E 't r"'$&
- To &t"rt " &.hoo# to +ET :1
E- : Te".her& ro( the Br't'&h >ou$.'# &t"rte, th'& &.hoo# Th'& &.hoo# %"& +ET :1 b!
te".her& ro( )
- To be bought out b! &o(eo$e e#&e to BE :NDER NEW MANA7EMENT
EX : A44"re$t#!G the re&t"ur"$t '$ to%$ h"& bee$ bought out b! &o(eo$e e#&e I he"r
the re&t"ur"$t '$ to%$ I+ :NDER NEW MANA7EMENT
- To .r! o$e2& e!e& out to BRAKE DOWN IN TEAR+
EX : +"r"h .r'e, her e!e& out '((e,'"te#! &he %"& to#, &heD, "'#e, her ,r'v'$g te&t
+"r"h BROKE DOWN IN TEAR+ "& &oo$ "& &he he"r, &heD, "'#e, her ,r'v'$g te&t0
- To &"! the 4rob#e(& "re &o(eo$e2& "u#t to 1*A>E I 1:T THE B*AME ON
&o(eo$e
E- : The 7over$(e$t re.e$t#! &"', our 4rob#e(& "re the "u#t o the %or#,%',e
e.o$o('. &#o%,o%$
The 7over$(e$t h"ve 1*A>ED THE B*AME ON the %or#,%',e e.o$o('. &#o%,o%$ or
our 4rob#e(&0
- To #e", &o(eo$e to be#'eve &o(eth'$g to 7I/E THE IM1RE++ION
*EA/E &o(eo$e WITH
THE IM1RE++ION
BE :NDER THE IM1RE++ION
HA/E THE IM1RE++ION
E- : You #e, (e to be#'eve the 5ob %"& ('$e ' I %"$te, 't I WA+ *EFT WITH THE
IM1RE++ION th"t the 5ob
- To $ever gue&& *ITT*E ; "u- ; &ub5 ; verb ; THAT
EX : He %ou#, $ever h"ve gue&&e, th"t "t the "ge o 9J he %ou#, be 4#"!'$g or h'&
.ou$tr!
*ITT*E DID HE KNOW th"t "t the "ge o 9J he %ou#, be 4#"!'$g or h'& .ou$tr!
- To ("8e &o(eo$e u$,er&t"$, to 7ET IT A>RO++ (TO &o(eo$e )
to 7ET THE ME++A7E A>RO++ (TO
&o(eo$e)
EX : Ho% ."$ I ("8e h'( u$,er&t"$, th"t I ,o$Dt %"$t to &ee h'( "$! (oreK Ho%
."$ I 7ET IT A>RO++ (to h'() th"t I ,o$Dt %"$t to &ee h'( "$! (oreK

- To 4re,'.t &o(eth'$g to RE+:*T IN &o(eth'$g
E- : 1"re$t& 4re,'.t .h"o& '$ &.hoo#& u$#e&& the &tr'8e '& ."##e, oC 1"re$t& .#"'( 't
%'## RI+:*T IN .h"o& ' the te".herD& &tr'8e goe& "he",0
- To .he.8 or &o(eth'$g to BE ON THE *OOKO:T FOR &o(eth'$g
E-: 1o#'.e "re %"r$'$g 4eo4#e to .he.8 or orge, $ote& %h'.h "re .urre$t#! '$
.'r.u#"t'o$ 1o#'.e "re %"r$'$g 4eo4#e to be ON THE *OOKO:T FOR orge, $ote& %h'.h
"re .urre$t#! '$ .'r.u#"t'o$
- To get the %ro$g ',e" to REA>H THE WRON7 >ON>*:+ION
6:M1 TO THE WRON7 >ON>*:+ION
E- : ItD& 4o&&'b#e th"t the! got the %ro$g ',e" "$, thought the 4"rt! %"& $e-t %ee8
The! ('ght h"ve REA>HED THE WRON7 .o$.#u&'o$ "$, thought the 4"rt! %"& $e-t
%ee80
- To be .ert"'$ th"t !ou ,o &o(eth'$g to MAKE A 1OINT OF ,o'$g &o(eth'$g
E- : It %"& " ('&t"8e $ot to %r'te the te#e4ho$e $u(ber ,o%$ I &hou#, h"ve MADE A
1OINT OF %r't'$g ,o%$ the te#e4ho$e $u(ber
- To 4o&&'b#! ,o &o(eth'$g to A11RE>IATE
E- : >"$ !ou 4o&&'b#! get (e the %or8 "& &oo$ "& 4o&&'b#e I WO:*D A11RE>IATE IT
IF !ou .ou#, get the %or8 to (e "& &oo$ "& 4o&&'b#e0
You .ou#, h"ve bee$ &er'ou&#! '$5ure, $ot %e"r'$g " &e"t be#t
THINK
You &hou#, THINK YO:R+E*F *:>KY YO: WEREN2T &er'ou&#! '$5ure, $ot %e"r'$g " &e"t
be#t0
- To "$&%er "& &oo$ "& 4o&&'b#e re&4o$, AT &o(eo$e2& EAR*IE+T >ON/ENIEN>E
EX: Wou#, !ou g've u& !our "$&%er "& &oo$ "& 4o&&'b#e 1#e"&e re&4o$, AT !our
EAR*IE+T >ON/ENIEN>E
- To be "r "%"! ro( &o(eth'$g to be NOWHERE NEAR "& .#o&e to &o(eth'$g
"&
E- : The hote# %"& urther "%"! ro( the be".h th"$ %"& .#"'(e, '$ the bro.hure
The hote# %"& NOWHERE NEAR A+ >*O+E TO the be".h "& the!D, .#"'(e, '$ the
bro.hure0
- Not to e-4e.t &o(eth'$g to be TAKEN ABA>K
to be TAKEN BY +:R1RI+E
e- : I %"&$Dt e-4e.t'$g (! .o##e"gue& to org"$'&e " "re%e## 4"rt! o$ (! #"&t ,"! "t
the .o(4"$!0
I %"& TAKEN ABA>K %he$ (! .o##e"gue& org"$'&e, " "re%e## 4"rt! o$ (! #"&t ,"!0
- Not #'8e#! to h"44e$ IN THE :N*IKE*Y E/ENT THAT
EX : ItD& $ot #'8e#! to h"44e$ but ' !ouDre $ot &"t'&3e, %'th the 4ro,u.t %eD## reu$,
!our (o$e!0
IN THE :N*IKE*Y E/ENT th"t !ou "re $ot &"t'&3e, %'th the 4ro,u.t !our (o$e! %'## be
reu$,e,0
- The ,'Cere$.e bet%ee$ t%o th'$g& " WOR*D OF DIFFEREN>E
EX : ItD& o$e th'$g to th'$8 thereD& " ,e("$, or !our 4ro,u.t "$, "$other to ".tu"##!
("8e " &"#e0
ThereD& A WOR*D OF DIFFEREN>E bet%ee$ th'$8'$g thereD& " ,e("$, or !our
4ro,u.t "$, ".tu"##! ("8'$g " &"#e0
- To go the %ro$g %"! to TAKE THE WRON7 T:RN or T:RNIN7
EX : ID( &ure %e %e$t the %ro$g %"! "t the #"&t 5u$.t'o$ We (u&t h"ve TAKEN THE
WRON7 T:RNIN7 "t the #"&t 5u$.t'o$0
- Not to re"#'Ae 't '& #"te to *O+E TRA>K OF THE TIME
EX : ID( &o &orr!G I ,',$Dt re"#'&e 't %"& &o #"te +orr!G I .o(4#ete#! *O+T TRA>K OF
THE t'(e0
To be on good terms with
To .o(('t o$e&e# TO ,o'$g &o(eth'$g
To .o(e u4 TO &o(eo$e2& e-4e.t"t'o$& : to be "& goo, "& e-4e.te,
But or A$$2& be"ut!G he %ou#,$2t be ("rr!'$g her L $$ o&&e 4er #" be##eAA" ,' )
To come as a surprise TO &o(eo$e L to &ur4r'&e &o(eo$e
To ("8e to (o&t o
T"8e M "%"! ro(
W'## h"ve 3$'&he, b!
W'## ru$ out = %'## h"ve ru$ out
I&$2t ver! 8ee$ o$
.ou#, h"ve ,o$e %'th L ."$=.ou#, ,o %'th 4reer're I "ver vog#'" ,' I trov"re ut'#e
't2& bou$, to
h"ve$2t "##e$ out or "ge&
5oh$ h"& come/gone down with a cold
h", better go
came up against ( " 4rob#e() L be ".e, %'th
H"& 4'.8e, u4 L '(4rove
Do !ou "$! h"r( L hurt
A44er& to be r'&'$g
Dont like the look of L to be %orr'e,
H"ve "##e$ through to "## through L "'# I .o(e to $oth'$g
Not to 4'.8 u4 L #'t
D',$2t put you of L to ,'&.our"ge
Th'& '& the th'r, t'(e th"t
Finds it dicult ("8'$g u4 h'& ('$,
W"& set !ack L ,e#"! I
From top to !ottom
"!rought it home to me that # made me reali$e that
To get round doing something # to ne%er &nd the time to do something '
deal with a task
To ("8e ur&e# "t ho(e
To ("8e o$e2& %"! out L to beg'$ to go "%"!
To get e, u4 %'th %"t.h'$g tv
B", %e"ther re"##! gets me down '$ the %'$ter L ("8e ee# u$h"44! I ,e4re&& I
,e(or"#'Ae
W"& he#, u4 b! og L ,e#"! " N'ght
I$ urge$t $ee, o he#4
Our e-4e$,'ture '& gre"ter th"$ our '$.o(e
I ,o$2t &ee the $e.e&&'t! o h"v'$g - I ,o$2t &ee "$! $e.e&&'t! '$ h"v'$g
No%here $e"r "& (u.h "&
To !e not much to look at # !e %ery unattracti%e
Theres no longer any demand for
(e will ha%e to cut !ack on our spending ne)t year # to reduce
Is !eing mo%ed/!rought forward