linking words and phrases exercises pdf

... somethingby ear. play cat and mouse (with one) to capture and release some-one over and over play fast and loose (with some-one or something) to act carelessly, thoughtlessly, and irresponsibly toward ... something → on pins and needles → so quiet you could hear a pin drop → so still you could hear a pin drop pin someone down (on something) and nail someone down (on something) to demand and receive a ... pitch camp to set up or arrange a campsite pitch in (and help) to get busy and help with something pitch in (and help) (with some-thing) to join in and help someone with something pitch someone a

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... @ dZi] 1 n. the study and science of the mind and the behavior of individuals (No plural.) 2 n the way people behave, think, and feel; the way a person behaves, thinks, and feels (No plural.) ... plural.) 2 n an amount of land and any structures that have been built on it (No plural.) prophecy ["praf @ si] n the ability to foresee the future (Plural only for types and instances.) prophesy ... the table and lay one’s cards on the table to reveal everything; to be open and honest with someone put one’s foot in it Go to put one’s foot in one’smouth. put one’s foot in one’s mouth and put

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... especially for birds and other wild animals sand ["sAnd] 1 n very tiny parti-cles of rock or seashells, such as are found on beaches and in deserts (Plural only for types and instances.) 2 ... with sandpaper to make it smooth; to smooth something with sand-paper 3 tv to put or sprinkle Q on a surface, such as an icy street → bury one’shead in the sand → hide one’shead in the sand sandpaper ... sand sandpaper ["sAnd pe p#] n a paper lightly coated with sand particles, used to polish or smooth a surface (Plural only for types and instances.) salt 518 Trang 4the sands of time the accumulatedtiny

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... witness stand.) → make someone’shair stand on end → more than onecan stand → not have a leg to stand on → take the stand → witness stand stand around to wait around, standing; to loiter stand aside ... for someone stand on one’s own two feet to be independent and self-sufficient, rather than being supported by someone else stand one’s ground and hold one’s ground to defend and demand one’s rights; ... ["stAnd baI] 1 n an extra thing or person, nearby and ready (Plural: standbys.) 2 n a person traveling on standby (Plural: standbys.) 3 adv traveling when one is not able to reserve a seat and

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... ONE”S WORDS STICK IN ONE'S THROAT — PUT IN A GOOD WORD (FOR SOMEONE) — PUT WORDS INTO SOMEONE'S MOUTH —> TAKE THE WORDS (RIGHT) OUT OF ONE'S MOUTH — TRUE TO ONE'S WORD —> TWIST SOMEONE'S WORDS ... stiff; not easily moved; not moving easily; not flexible (Figurative on @) Adv: woodland ['wud land] x an area of land that is covered with trees (Singular or plural with the same meaning, but not ... 1 ? an order; a com- mand (No plural Treated as sin- gular.) 2 ? news; information (No plural Treated as singular.) wordy ['wz-di] a7 having too many words; using more words than necessary to

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:17

... Trang 1JAPANESE CORE WORDS ™ PHRASES Things you Can't | Trang 2 Previously published as Core Words and Phrases: Things You Can’t Find in a Dictionary in Kodansha ... realize that previously learned words and phrases must be transformed from locutions that are simple and fixed in meaning into ones that are multidimensional and many-layered This book is an ... po?- 4% words are sometimes used with = words to refer to a random thing, place, matter, and so on HRPINVLE, FZUTLMB THIN Are ya kore ya to suru koto ga okute tsukareru What with this and that,

Ngày tải lên: 27/03/2014, 12:21

... closing and opening of the eyes 2 iv [for a light] to flash on and off quickly 3 tv to close and open one’s eyes quickly 4 iv [for one’s eyelids] to close and open quickly 5 tv to turn a light on and ... ["boT] 1 adj one and one other; the two [people or things] (See also eachand every.) 2 pron. one thing or person and another thing or person; the two things or people → burn the candle at both ends ... tense and past participle ofbind 2 adj tied up; fastened; glued into covers 3 iv to jump; to leap forward; to bounce up 4 n an upward jump; a forward jump → by leaps and bounds bound hand and foot

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... the offices in Q and the government leaders work-ing in Q (Sometimes capitalized.) civil ["sIv @l] 1 adj of or about citi-zens and their government, activities, rights, and responsibili-ties ... that provide grain (Plural only for types and instances.) 2 n a food product made from grains, usually served at breakfast with milk (Plural only for types and instances.) ceremony ["sEr @ mon ... tv to remove clothing and put on different clothing 8 tv to replace a baby’s dirty diaper with a clean one 9 iv to become differ-ent 10 iv to take off one set of clothes and put on another achange

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... the sun to the setting of the sun from hand to hand from one per-son to a series of other perper-sons; from one person’s hand to another person’s hand, and so forth from pillar to post from one ... body of water] to get cold and form a layer of ice on top freeze up 1 [for something] to freeze and stop functioning 2 [for someone] to become frightened and anxious, and be unable to continue ... evidence, or stolen prop-erty frog ["frOg] n a small creature, liv-ing in water and on land, that hops and has special feet for swimming → abig frog in a small pond → have a frog in one’sthroat

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... level. grand ["grAnd] 1 adj impressive; magnificent (Adv: grandly Comp: grander; sup: grandest.) 2 n a thousand dollars (Slang No plu-ral.) → (as) busy as Grand Central Station grand total ... ruin; to become ruined; to deteriorate go to rack and ruin and go to wrack and ruin to become ruined (The words rack and wrack mean “wreckage” and are found only in this expression.) go to seed ... hammer and tongs Go to fight someone or somethinghammer and tongs. go at it tooth and nail Go to fight someone or somethinghammer and tongs. go away to leave (Often a com-mand.) go away empty-handed

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... defensive position have one’s cake and eat it too and eat one’s cake and have it too to enjoy both having some-thing and using it up have one’s ear to the ground and keep one’s ear to the ground ... shoulders to have common sense; to be sensible and intelli-gent have a green thumb to have the ability to grow plants well have a handle on something and get a handle on something to have or get control ... heart of gold to be gener-ous, sincere, and friendly have a heart of stone to be cold, unfeeling, and unfriendly have a hold on someone to have a strong and secure influence on someone have a

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... high as the sky → act high-and-mighty → hold someonein high regard → hunt high and low for someone or something → leave someonehigh and dry → run high → search high and low for someone or something ... 1 to wait (Often a com-mand.) 2 to be patient (Often a command.) hold on (to someone or something) Go to hang on (to someone or some-thing). hold one’s ground Go to stand one’s ground. hold one’s ... form that begins a sentence and is followed by a verb, which then is followed by the subject of the sentence (Often used to point out or offer some-thing Takes be, go, stand, rest, or a similar verb.)

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... condition Go to in good shape. in good shape and in good con-dition physically and functionally sound and sturdy (Used for both people and things.) in hand controlled; under control. in heat [of ... ability to observe and identify things that are important (No plural.) 2 n a statement showing that one has observed and identi-fied something important insist (up)on something to demand something ... [In "tEl I dZ@ns] 1 n. the level of someone’s ability to learn and understand (No plural.) 2 n information about an enemy and the enemy’s plans (No plu-ral.) 3 n a department within a military

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... piece of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent 2 n. something that is completely sur-rounded by something else (Figu-rative on Q.) → desert island isle ["aIl] n an island. isn’t ... member of an organiza-tion join hands [for people] to hold hands so that each person is hold-ing the hands of two other people; [for two people] to hold each other’s hands Join the club! an expression ... cleans and takes care of a building January ["dZAn ju Er I] Go to month. jar ["dZar] 1 n a container with a wide, circular top, usually made of glass or clay, and usually without handles

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... of the land → live off the fat of the land → on land the land of Nod sleep (Humorous. From the fact that people some-times nod when they are falling asleep This is a pun, because the land of Nod ... character, personality, and behav-ior are recognized and under-stood knuckle ["n^k @l] n the joint between the bones of a finger or the joint between a finger and the hand knuckle 313 Trang ... someone or somethinglike the palm of one’shand. know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand and know someone or something like the back of one’s hand; know someone or something like a book

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... landlord.) landlord ["lAnd lord] n a person or a company that manages and col-lects rent for houses, apartments, and offices landscape ["lAnd skep] 1 n the land and the things visible on ... 1landlady ["lAnd led i] n a womanwho owns and rents out space where people can live, such as houses and apartments; a woman who manages residential rental property (See also landlord.) landlord ... singular.) left-hand ["lEft hAnd] adj left; on, to, or at one’s left side (Prenomi-nal only.) left-handed ["lEft hAn dId] 1 adj. favoring the use of the left hand (Adv: handed or left-handedly.)

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... take somethinglying down lie down to recline. lie fallow 1 [for land] to remain unused 2 [for a skill and talent] to remain unused and neglected lie fallow 327 Trang 3lie in [for a woman] to lie ... teeth to lie boldly, obviously, and with no remorse lied ["laId] past tense and past par-ticiple oflieW life ["laIf] 1 n the power that causes plants and animals to exist, in general ... between the time of one’s birth and one’s death or between the time of one’s birth and the pres-ent (Plural: lives.) 3 n., irreg the activities, experiences, and habits of a person 4 n excitement;

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... of information about some-thing 2 adj of or about the hand or hands (Adv: manually.) manufacture [mAn j@ "fAk tS#] 1 n the science and business of making products in factories or industry ... written by hand 2 n the original copy of a book or article that is sent to a publisher many ["mEn i] 1 adj., irreg numer-ous; of a large number (See also moreand mostfor the comparative and superlative ... of the U.S Marine Corps, a branch of the United States mili-tary services that serves on land and sea and in the air mark ["mark] 1 n a spot; a stain; a dent; something that spoils a clear

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... misunderstand [mIs @n d# "stAnd] tv., irreg to understand someone or something incorrectly (Past tense and past participle: mis-understood.) misunderstood [mIs @n d# "stUd] past tense and ... may and could.) 3 aux a form expressing permission (See also mayand could.) mighty ["maIt i] adj powerful; strong; very great (Adv: mightily Comp: mightier; sup: mightiest.) → act high-and-mighty ... that have a fresh, strong fla-vor, and the leaves themselves (No plural.) 2 n a candy that is fla-vored with Q 3 n a building where the government makes coins and paper money 4 adj. tasting like

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... ["mor @l] 1 adj of or about good and bad, according to soci-ety’s standards of right and wrong (Adv: morally.) 2 adj showing or representing good behavior and values (Adv: morally.) 3 n the ... drinking cup with a handle 2 n the contents of Q 3 tv to attack and rob some-one mugger ["m^g #] n someone who attacks and robs people on the street muggy ["m^g i] adj hot and humid. (Adv: ... 3more than one can bear andmore than one can take; more than one can stand more of something, such as trouble or something bad, than a person can endure more than one can stand Go to more than onecan

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