Ms.

Loan’s class
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UNIT 1
DO EXPRESSIONS

No Do expression Meaning Examples

1. do (sb) a good turn: do something nice for sb else She's so helpful; she always likes to do a good turn for
people.

2. do the honours act as host/hostess; perform a Paul, will you do the honours and pour everyone a
social duty/ceremony drink?

3. do the sights go sightseeing We did all the sights when we were in Lisbon.

4. do justice to: do or show something in the The photograph does not do full justice to the
best light colours of the painting.

5. do the trick: work, succeed in doing If you've got a headache, these, will do the trick.
something

6. do credit to enhance the reputation of She did her teacher credit/did credit to her teacher by
passing the exam.

7. do the donkey work: do most of the heavy work Although he does all the donkey work, she takes the
credit.

8. do wonders/miracles: have a very good effect on You work too hard; a long holiday would do miracles
for you.

9. do the best one can: try as hard as one can You should do the best you can if you want to succeed

10. do damage: cause damage The hurricane did a lot of damage to the new marina.

11. have a do: have a party/celebration The Simpsons are having a do next weekend to
celebrate their son's graduation.
12. that will/won't do: be enough, suitable/be You needn't use an expensive wine for cooking; a cheap
insufficient, unsuitable one will do.

13. do 60 miles (an hour) travel (at the speed of) 60 miles We've already done 60 miles. Let's stop for coffee.
(an hour)

14. do everything (with) : try as hard as possible, do all I've done everything in my power to persuade him, but
in one's power one can (to accomplish sth) he still refuses to go

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AT EXPRESSION

at ease:
completely
relaxed at one's wits' end: not
knowing what to do or
say because one is very
worried

at a low ebb: worse

AT
than usual; depressed
at loggerheads: in
disagreement

at a loose end: at one's

having nothing to do disposal:
available for use

BODY PARTS

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A. VERBS
IDIOMS MEANING EXAMPLES
1. Mouth the words pretend to sing She wasn't actually singing the song in the film - just
mouthing the words.
2. thumb a lift hitchhike
3. face up to sth deal with
4. head for somewhere go
5. toe the line obey John ultimately got the sack. He just couldn't learn
to toe the line
6. foot the bill pay The father of the bride footed the bill for the entire
wedding
7. nose into interfere I wish your mother would stop nosing into our
affairs
8. elbow one's way through push Latecomers had to elbow their way through the
the crowd crowd to get to the ticket office
9. shoulder the accept The ruling party must shoulder the
blame/responsibility blame/responsibility for our failing economy
10. hand it to sb praise I must hand it to you - you're a very persuasive
speaker.
NOUNS
11. hands of the clock pointers
12. spine of a book narrow part of the cover

13. leg of a journey stage of a trip

14. foot of a mountain the lowest part
15. arm of a chair part at the side of a chair He threw his jacket over the arm of the chair.
16. at the head of the table at the end of the table
17. in this neck of the woods in this area/around here You won't see many tourists in this neck of the
woods; it's too remote
18. in the back of beyond at a distant/isolated place
19. have a lot of cheek have cool confidence/
impudence
20. have the heart to be willing to do or say sth I didn't have the heart to tell her she wasn't needed;
unkind or unpleasant she was so anxious to help.

21. with the heavy heart very unwillingly It's with a heavy heart that I must announce my
decision not to stand for re-election.

22. keep/lose one's head remain calm/panic

23. get sth into/out of one's come to believe sth, I don't know how he got it into his head that she was
head begin/stop believing sth, interested in him;
forget (about You'd best get any idea of an extra day off out of
your head now.
24. Take st to heart be upset/influenced by sth She seems to take everything we say to heart.
25. set one's heart on have a strong desire to do sth He had set his heart on going to Europe this
summer.