Commonly used english part 64 pps

"You have no money so going to Brazil for a holiday is out of the question." out of the red - to be out of debt The small company is out of the red after two years of cutting costs.. out

"You have no money so going to Brazil for a holiday is out of the question."

out of the red

- to be out of debt

The small company is out of the red after two years of cutting costs

out of the running

- to be no longer being considered

The new movie is out of the running for any major awards

out of the way

- to be remote

We went to an out-of-the-way restaurant for our first dinner together

out of the woods

- to be out of danger, to be in the clear

His injury is very serious and I do not think that he is out of the woods yet

out of thin air

- out of nothing, from nowhere

The deer seemed to jump out of thin air and onto the road

out of this world

- to be wonderful, to be fantastic

The new dessert that she made last weekend was out of this world

out of touch with (someone or something)

- to be no longer in contact with someone

I am out of touch with many of my friends from high school

out of town

- to be temporarily not in one's own town

My father has been out of town a lot this year

out of tune

- to be not in agreement, to be not going well together

We are out of tune with what the other members of the group think

out of turn

- to be not at the proper time or order

The teacher becomes angry when her students speak out of turn

out of whack

- to be crazy/silly, to be out of adjustment or order

My DVD player is out of whack and I can't use it at all

out of work

- to be unemployed

There are many people out of work in our town

to be/go out on a limb

- to be in a dangerous or risky position

The man went out on a limb to offer his brother the job

out on bail

- to be out of jail after bail money has been paid

The man is out on bail after being arrested for stealing money from his company

out on parole

- to be out of jail but still under police supervision

The bank robber is out on parole after being in jail for seven years

out on patrol

- to be away from a central location and checking for something

The soldiers were out on patrol most of the night

out on the town

- to be celebrating someplace around town

I am tired today because we were out on the town last night

out to lunch

- to be crazy/mad

He seems to be out to lunch but everybody likes him

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outgrow (something)

- to get too big/old for something

The little boy has begun to outgrow his small bicycle

outguess (someone)

- to guess what someone else might do

It is difficult to outguess my boss She always knows what is going on in our

company

outside of (something)

- other than something, except for something

Outside of the weather our vacation was quite enjoyable

outside the box

- not bound by old and limiting structures/rules/practices

Everybody in the design company was encouraged to think outside the box in order to

be creative

over Idioms

over a barrel

- to be in a helpless or trapped position

I think that we have the other company over a barrel and we should be able to win the contract easily

over and above (something)

- in addition to something

Over and above my salary I also get an allowance for transportation from my

company

over and done with

- to be finished

I want to get my legal case over and done with and forget about it

over and over

- repeated many times

I told my friend over and over that I do not want to go to that restaurant again

over one`s dead body

- never, under no circumstances

Over my dead body will I let him come to the party next week

over one`s head

- to be in a situation that is too difficult to understand

The joke went over the girl's head so we had to explain it to her

over (someone`s) head

- to go to a more important person who is in charge, to go to a higher official

We did not receive a good answer from the official so we went over his head and talked to his boss

over the hill

- to be past one`s prime, to be unable to function as one used to

I thought that my friend was over the hill and should not be working at all

over the hump

- to be over the difficult part of something

We are over the hump with our project and should be able to finish it soon

over the long run/haul

- over a long period of time

Over the long run he plans to expand his business slowly

over the short run/haul

- for the immediate future

Over the short run using the old computer should be adequate to do our job

over the top

- to be excessive/overdone

The demands of our boss are over the top and everybody is becoming angry

over with

- to be at the end of something, to be finished with

When the game on television is over with we can eat dinner

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owing to (someone or something)

- because of someone or something

Owing to the bad weather many airplane flights were recently canceled

own up to (something)

- to accept the blame for something, to admit one`s guilt about something

The suspected murderer owned up to the murder of his wife

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pack a punch/wallop

- to provide a burst of energy/power/excitement

The storm packed a wallop and did much damage to the coast

a pack of lies

- a series of lies

Everything that the man said was a pack of lies and nobody believed him

pack them in

- to attract a lot of people

The new restaurant is able to pack them in with its new and exciting menu

packed in like sardines

- to be packed very tightly

The commuters on the train were packed in like sardines during the morning rush hour

pad the bill

- to add false expenses to a bill

The salesman always pads the bill when he goes on a business trip

paddle one's own canoe

- to do something by oneself

I was forced to paddle my own canoe when the rest of the staff went away for a seminar

a pain in the neck/ass

- an annoying/bothersome thing or person

Dealing with my neighbor is always a pain in the neck

paint oneself into a corner

- to get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of

My friend has painted himself into a corner now that he has begun to fight with his supervisor

paint the town red

- to go out and party and have a good time

We decided to go out and paint the town red after we passed our exams

pal around (with someone)

- to be friends with someone

I have begun to pal around with a friend from my evening language class

pale around the gills

- to look sick

My colleague was looking a little pale around the gills when he came to work today

palm (something) off on (someone)

- to deceive someone by a trick or a lie, to sell or give something by tricking

The man palmed off his old television set as one that was new and reliable

pan out

- to end or finish favorably, to work out well

"I hope that your plans to go back to school pan out."

paper over the cracks (in/of something)

- to try to hide faults or difficulties

Our boss is trying to paper over the cracks in the office and will not deal with the problems of the staff

par for the course

- to be just what was expected, to be nothing unusual

That was par for the course He always comes late when there is a lot of work to do

paradise (on earth)

- a place on earth that is as lovely as paradise

The resort in the mountains was paradise on earth

part and parcel of (something)

- a necessary or important part of something

The house that we bought is part and parcel of a much larger piece of property

part company (with someone)

- to leave someone, to depart from someone

The two business partners decided to part company and begin their own businesses

partake of (something)

- to eat or drink something

I decided not to partake of the large dinner before the golf tournament

partial to (someone or something)

- favoring or preferring someone or something

Our boss is partial to the new person who recently began to work in our company

the particulars of (something)

- the specific details about something

I have no knowledge of the particulars of my father's business dealings

parting of the ways

- a point at which people separate and go their own ways

I had a parting of the ways with my closest friend from high school

party line

- the official ideas of a group (usually political) that must be followed by all members The members of the political party were forced to follow the party line on most issues

the party's over

- a happy or good time has come to an end

The party's over and I must now begin to work after my long holiday