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consequence |
a bad result |
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If you do that, there is going to be a consequence. |
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make a joke |
to say something with the hope of causing laughter |
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Sam made a mean joke at my expense and really embarrassed
me. |
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a point of view |
the way someone sees or understands someone (usually a
problem) |
Synonym: viewpoint |
What's your point of view as to why this happened? |
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at one’s expense |
an expression used to express the situation where someone laughs
at you because of a joke |
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Everyone had a good laugh at my expense. |
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speculate |
to think about and make guesses about something |
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No one knew why the problem happened so people could only
speculate about the cause |
verb (intransitive) |
verb (intransitive) |
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get someone back |
to get revenge on someone |
You can add "for" if you want to state what the action you are
getting revenge for is |
I'm going to get Simon back for what he did |
phrasal verb (includes object) |
phrasal verb (includes object) |
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a good idea could be to |
an expression used to make a weak suggestion Grammar: expression
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A good idea could be to just discuss the problem with him |
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impress |
to cause someone to feel admiration or interest |
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Everyone was very impressed with the design |
verb (transitive) |
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make something worse |
to cause something to become worse than it currently is |
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If we do that, we will probably just make the whole thing
worse |
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make matters worse |
an expression used to link two negative reasons. The second
reason is usually stronger than the first reason |
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It was raining yesterday when I left work, and to make matters
worse, I had left my umbrella at home |
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It’s possible that |
an expression used to show possibility. |
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It's possible that Sam will be late today. |
expression + sentence |
expression + sentence |
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sort out |
to solve a problem |
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Let Tom sort it out. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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Sounds like a plan |
expression used to mean "I agree with your suggestion" |
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A) Let's meet at 4:00 B) Sounds like a plan. |
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cancel on |
to cancel plans you had with someone |
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I can't believe Tom cancelled on my last night |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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result in |
to cause something to happen |
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If we do that, it will probably result in more problems |
verb + preposition + object |
verb + preposition + object |
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check up on |
to secretly try to discover what someone is doing |
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You don't need to check up on me every 5 minutes. I'm
fine. |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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cause |
something that produces an effect |
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What was the cause of the problem? |
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trust |
to believe that someone is reliable |
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I don't trust Tom. |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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perspective |
a way of thinking about and understanding something |
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Have you thought about looking at the problem from a different
perspective? |
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noun (countable) |
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critical of |
expressing criticism or disapproval of something |
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Sam is always incredibly critical of my ideas |
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cut someone from |
to remove a someone or something from a group |
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I think we should cut Sam from the team because he hasn't shown
up to practice all season |
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productive |
working hard and getting good results |
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Simon isn't very productive |
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ignore |
to refuse to show that you notice something |
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Please don't ignore the problem |
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short-staffed |
not having enough staff available to do the job |
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We are really short-staffed at the moment |
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up to scratch |
being at an acceptable level (usually work) |
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Sam's work hasn't really been up to scratch recently |
adjective (phrase) |
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have a family emergency |
a situation where something bad happens to a family member
(usually sickness or accident related) |
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I had a family emergency last week |
verb (phrase) |
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make something shorter |
to cause something to be shorter |
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Let's make lunchtime 20 minutes shorter |
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end up |
to come to a situation or condition that was not expected |
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That ended up making the problem worse |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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