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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 |
| STAND UP FOR You’ve got to stand up for what you believe in. I learned how to stand up for myself early on in life. | to defend someone or something that is being criticized or attacked защитавам, предпазвам |
| PULL OFF 1. to pull off a schollarship, a bargain, a deal 2. The plan was difficult and risky, but we pulled it off. Give me all the data you've got, and I'll pull this thing off. | 1. to succeed in achieving or gaining s.th. 2. accomplish in spite of difficulties успявам, справям се |
| SET ON 1. He set the dog on to the trespassers. 2. I opened the gate and was immediately set on by a large dog. | 1. to tell a person or animal to attack another person or animal насъсквам 2. to attack someone or something нападам, атакувам |
| EGG ON 1. And frankly, as activists, she and I egg each other on. 2. He’d never have stolen it if she hadn’t egged him on. | to encourage someone to do something 1. that they should do окуражавам 2. that they should not do подстрекавам |
| MAP OUT Jane is very ambicious - she mapped out her career at the age of 16 | to plan in detail how something will happen планирам в детайли |
| FILL OUT It took me several hours to feel out the application form. | to complete a form to add information such as your name or address in the empty spaces on an official document попълвам (бланка) |
| RUN OUT OF SOMETHING The printer run out of ink. We run out of bread. | if you run out of something it means you have used all of it and there is no more left свършва (изчерпва се) |
| NOTE DOWN Did you note down themain points from meeting? | to write something down, so that you will have a record of it записвам |
| COME UP An urgent situation has just come up. | if something comes up, it means that something has happened or it has arrisen възниквам случвам се (обикновено неочаквано) |
| SET UP 1. It's your turn to set up the Christmas party. 2. Could you help me to set up the printer? | 1. to set up something means to organize it or to get it started организирам 2. to make a piece of equipment ready for use нагласявам нещо за да работи |
| FIND OUT We may never find out the truth about what happened. The police are determined to find out who killed Louise. Her parents found out that she had a boyfriend. I don’t want anyone else to find out about this. | to discover a fact or piece of information намирам информация |
| CALL OFF The match came close to being called off completely. | to cancel прекратявам |
| RULE OUT The president has ruled out the use of US troops. Police said arson could not be ruled out. The threat of war can not be entirely ruled out. | to stop considering something as a possibility изключвам нещо като възможност |
| CLAMP DOWN ON The government plans to clamp down on illegal militant groups. The police are clamping down on drunk drivers. | to make a determined attempt to stop people doing something bad or illegal слагам край на нещо упражнявам натиск върху нещо, за да го спра |
| DRAW SOMEBODY TO SOMETHING What first drew you to teaching? Beth felt strangely drawn to this gentle stranger. The festival is likely to draw huge crowds. | to attract someone or make them want to do something привличам |
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