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Priscila Byrnes Spanish 48 cards

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  1. 1FIRST OF ALLBEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE
    First of all, let me ask you something.
  2. 2GO OVER/THROUGH STHLOOK AT, CHECK, OR DISCUSS STH CAREFULLY
    Go over your work before you hand it in.
  3. 3LEAVE STH/SB OUTNOT DO STH (AN EXERCISE)
    NOT INCLUDE SB
    Leave me out of this quarrel, please.
    She left out an ‘m’ in ‘accommodation’.
  4. 4RUB STH OUTREMOVE MARKS MADE BY A PENCIL, CHALK, ETC. USING A RUBBER
    To rub out a mistake.
  5. 5TAKE IT IN TURNSDO STH ONE AFTER ANOTHER SO THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT
    We take it in turns to do the housework.
  6. 6SWAP PLACES (WITH SB)TAKE SB’S SEAT OR POSITION SO THEY AN TAKE YOURS.
  7. 7FINISH STH OFFDO THE LAST PART OF STH
    I need about an hour to finish off this report.
  8. 8PUT STH AWAYPUT STH WHERE YOU USUALLY KEEP IT, ESPECIALLY AFTER USING IT.
    I'm just going to put the car away (= in the garage).
  9. 9CALL IT A DAYINF TO DECIDE TO STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING (OFTEN WORK)
    After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire).
  10. 10HAND STH INTO GIVE SOMETHING TO A PERSON IN AUTHORITY, ESPECIALLY A PIECE OF WORK OR SOMETHING THAT IS LOST
  11. 11HAND STH OUTTO GIVE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO THE MEMBERS OF A GROUP
    SYN: DISTRIBUTE
    Could you hand these books out, please?
  12. 12HAND STH ROUNDTO OFFER OR PASS SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY FOOD OR DRINKS, TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN A GROUP
    Lars, could you hand the cakes round, please?
  13. 13TAKE STH SERIOUSLYTO THINK THAT SOMEBODY/SOMETHING IS IMPORTANT AND DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION AND RESPECT
  14. 14LOOK UPTO LOOK FOR INFORMATION IN A DICTIONARY OR REFERENCE BOOK, OR BY USING A COMPUTER
  15. 15IN ROUGHIF YOU WRITE OR DRAW SOMETHING IN ROUGH, YOU MAKE A FIRST VERSION OF IT, NOT WORRYING TOO MUCH ABOUT MISTAKES OR DETAILS
  16. 16CROSS STH OUTTO DRAW A LINE THROUGH A WORD, USUALLY BECAUSE IT IS WRONG
  17. 17IT’S NO GOOD/USE (DOING STH)TO NOT BE USEFUL; TO HAVE NO USEFUL EFFECT
  18. 18GO BACK (TO)TO RETURN TO A PLACE, PERSON, SUBJECT OR ACTIVITY
  19. 19BUILD STH UPTO CREATE OR DEVELOP SOMETHING
    She's built up a very successful business.
  20. 20THE TIP OF THE ICEBERGONLY A SMALL PART OF A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM
  21. 21AT HOMEIN A PERSON’S OWN HOUSE, FLAT/APARTMENT, ETC.
  22. 22DO’S AND DON’TSRULES THAT YOU SHOULD FOLLOW
  23. 23MAKE YOURSELF UNDERSTOODTO MAKE YOUR MEANING CLEAR, ESPECIALLY IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE
    He doesn't speak much Japanese but he can make himself understood.
  24. 24TRIAL AND ERRORTHE PROCESS OF SOLVING A PROBLEM BY TRYING VARIOUS METHODS UNTIL YOU FIND A METHOD THAT IS SUCCESSFUL
  25. 25MAKE THE MOST OF STHTO GAIN AS MUCH ADVANTAGE, ENJOYMENT, ETC. AS YOU CAN FROM SOMEBODY/SOMETHING
  26. 26LEARN STH (OFF) BY HEARTUSING ONLY YOUR MEMORY
  27. 27SAY / READ STH OUT LOUDIN A VOICE THAT CAN BE HEARD BY OTHER PEOPLE
  28. 28GET BEHIND (WITH US)TO FAIL TO MAKE ENOUGH PROGRESS OR TO PRODUCE SOMETHING AT THE RIGHT TIME
    I'm getting behind with my work
  29. 29CATCH UP (WITH SB)TO REACH SOMEBODY WHO IS AHEAD BY GOING FASTER. TO REACH THE SAME LEVEL OR STANDARD AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS BETTER OR MORE ADVANCED
  30. 30GIVE UPTO STOP TRYING TO DO SOMETHING
  31. 31STICK AT ITTO CONTINUE TO WORK IN A SERIOUS AND DETERMINED WAY TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING (EVEN THOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT)
  32. 32GET THERETO ACHIEVE YOUR AIM OR COMPLETE A TASK
  33. 33BRUSH UP ON STHTO QUICKLY IMPROVE A SKILL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE NOT USED IT FOR A TIME
  34. 34MAKE SENSE OF STHTO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFICULT OR HAS NO CLEAR MEANING
    I can’t make sense of that painting.
  35. 35KEEP UP (WITH SB)TO MAKE PROGRESS AT THE SAME SPEED AS OTHERS
  36. 36SINK IN(OF WORDS, AN EVENT, ETC.) TO BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD OR REALIZED OR REMEMBERED
  37. 37KEEP YOUR MIND ON STHTO CONTINUE TO CONCENTRATE ON STH
    I find it hard to keep my mind on my reading.
  38. 38PICK STH UPTO GET INFORMATION OR A SKILL BY CHANCE RATHER THAN BY MAKING A DELIBERATE EFFORT
    She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico.
  39. 39GOES IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHERTO BE HEARD AND THEN SOON IGNORED OR FORGOTTEN.
  40. 40RACK YOUR BRAINSTO THINK VERY HARD OR FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT SOMETHING
    She racked her brains, trying to remember exactly what she had said.
  41. 41COMES BACK TO SBIF INFORMATION COMES BACK TO YOU, YOU REMEMBER IT
    It's all coming back to me now.
  42. 42TIP OF YOUR TONGUEIF A WORD OR NAME IS ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE, YOU ARE SURE THAT YOU KNOW IT BUT YOU CANNOT REMEMBER IT.
  43. 43GET STUCK (ON STH)NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH STH BECAUSE IT IS TOO HARD
    I got stuck on exercise 3.
  44. 44MISS/LEAVE STH OUTTO NOT INCLUDE OR MENTION SOMEBODY/SOMETHING IN SOMETHING
  45. 45GO BLANK(= I COULD NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING).
    Suddenly my mind went blank.
  46. 46BREATHE IN/OUTTAKE AIR INTO/ OUT OF YOUR LUNGS
  47. 47READ THROUGH STHTO READ STH TO CHECK DETAILS AND LOOK FOR MISTAKES
    I read through my notes looking for a mistake.
  48. 48MAKE SENSETO HAVE A MEANING THAT YOU CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND
    This sentence doesn't make sense.

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