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Flashcards by Reni Apostolova, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Reni Apostolova
over 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| GET UP TO (SOMETHING) The children get up to all sorts of mischief when I’m not here. What on earth will he get up to next? | to do something, especially something that other people think is wrong, surprising or unpleasant |
| COME ACROSS She comes across well in interviews. She comes across as very self-confident. He came across as shy. | to seem to be a particular type of person представям се (като) изглеждам (като) |
| CRY OUT FOR This room is crying out for some new furniture. | to clearly need something a lot има крещяща нужда от плаче за |
| CATCH UP Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you. I'll catch you up. | to reach somebody who is ahead by going faster настигам |
| CRY OUT to cry out in fear/alarm/pain | to make a loud noise because you are in pain or because you are afraid or shocked крещя |
| CUT OUT I’ve cut out chocolate completely. | to stop eating something or doing something, especially because it is bad for your health отказвам се от нещо преставам да правя нещо |
| FALL APART I’ve read this book so often it’s falling apart. | to break because of being old or badly made разпадам се |
| END UP Keep on doing that and you’ll end up in serious trouble. Somehow they all ended up at my house. | to be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it завършвам (оказвам се) (озовавам се) |
| THROW OUT 1. I’ve thrown out my old boots. 2. The judge threw out their claim. | throw away изхвърлям if someone in authority throws out a plan, proposal etc, they refuse to accept it отхвърлям |
| CARRY OUT The building work was carried out by a local contractor. An investigation is being carried out by the prison governor. | to do a particular piece of work, research etc осъществявам, провеждам |
| STRIKE BACK The most vulnerable are also those least able to strike back. | to attack, harm, or criticize someone who has attacked, harmed, or criticized you отвръщам на атака, критика и пр |
| NOTCH UP 1. The company notched up over £10 million in profits last year. 2. He has notched up a total of 34 goals this season. | to win something, or to achieve something 1. разг. постигам (нов рекорд) 2. бележа, отбелязвам (и с up, down) |
| GET AWAY A police officer grabbed him, but he got away. The dog got away from me in the park. | to escape from a person or place избягвам |
| COME UP WITH Is that the best you can come up with? She came up with a new idea for increasing sales. | to think of something such as an idea or a plan предлагам (измислям) идея, план, решение |
| ABIDE BY They promised to abide by the rules of the contest. You'll have to abide by the rules of the club. We will abide by their decision. | to follow a rule, decision, or instruction спазвам, съблюдавам |
| GET IN WITH | to begin to be involved with a particular person or group привлечен съм от |
| SLEEP THROUGH He slept through the whole storm. | to remain sleeping although there is a lot of noise around you проспивам |
| STAY UP Josh could stay up all night without getting tired. | to not go to bed будувам; стоя буден |
| DOUBLE UP The children won’t mind doubling up. | if two people double up, they share something, especially a bedroom споделям (стая) |
| BREAK INTO The burglars broke in through the kitchen window. My car's been broken into twice this month. | to get into a building or car using force, usually to steal something влизам с взлом |
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