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Idiomatic expressions
1. telephone = call up
e.g I forget to call up Mr. jones yesterday although I promised to call him up exactly at three o’clock.
2. tired out : (extremely tired)
I have worked very hard and am tired out.
3. to take one’s time : (to work or go leisurely, not to hurry)
There is no hurry. You can take your time doing that work.
4. to talk over: (to discuss, consider)
We talked over Mr. Brown’s plan but could not come to a discussion.
5. to call of : (to cancel)
The game was called of on account of darkness.
6. To count on : ( to depend upon)
We are counting on you to help us with this.
7. Once in a while : (occasionally)
Once in a while, he goes with us to the movies on Saturday night.
8. To be out of the question : ( to be impossible)
When I asked him whether he could go with us, he said that it was out of the question at this time of the
year.
9. To get through : (to finish)
I didn’t get through studying last night until almost eleven o’clock.
10. To take for granted: ( to accept as true without investigation)
He spoke English so well that I took it for granted that he was an American.
11. To take advantage of : (to use an opportunity, also to impose upon or to profit at the expense of another
person)
I took advantage of the special sale and brought half a dozen new shirts.
12. To run out of : (to exhaust the supply of)
The troops ran out of ammunition and had to window.
13. To make the best of ( to accept a bad situation cheerfully and to do the best that one can under the
circumstance)
If we cannot find apartment, we will continue living here and simply make the best of it.
14. To keep up with: (to maintain the speed to be the same)
Helen works so fast that no one in the office can keep up with her.
15. To go round : (be sufficient for every one)
If there are not enough chairs to go round, I can bring some from the other room.
16. To show off : (to display to excess one’s ability or possessions)
John swims well but I don’t like the way he always shows off in front of everyone.
17. To bring up : ( to rear, raise from child hood)
 His mother died when he was young, and his grandmother brought him up.
18. To hold good : (to remain valid, continue to be good)
That promise I made to you last week still holds good.
19. To take by surprise : (to surprise)
His offer took me completely by surprise.
20. To stand a chance : (to have the possibility)
Not having any previous experience, John doesn’t stand a chance of getting a job.
21. To serve one right: (to receive one’s just punishment)
e.g It served him right to lose that job, because he never appreciated it.
22. To met half-way : (to compromise)
In an effort to end the strike, the owners agreed to meet the striker half- wavy.
23. To stick to : (to adhere to; to preserve; to be constant)
e.g He had five different jobs in the last year because he never sticks to anything very long.
24. To beat about the bush: (to be indirect in approaching something)
e.g Instead of beating about the bush, Jones came straight to the point.
25. To waste one’s breath : (to lose time talking in an effort to convince someone of nothing)
e.g Don’t argue with him any longer. You are only wasting your breath.
: (to telephone)