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sit on the runway |
to wait on the runway while sitting in a plane |
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The plane sat on the runway for five hours, and everyone was
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verb (phrase) |
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experience turbulence |
when the plane starts to shake in the air |
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I have never experienced bad turbulence. |
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live out of one's suitcase |
to stay for a short time in different destinations and never
unpack your luggage |
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I travelled around Japan for nine months, living out of my
suitcase. I didn't have an apartment or a place to call home. |
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circle the runway |
to fly around the airport while waiting for permission to
land |
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When airports are really busy, planes sometimes have to circle
the runway a few times. |
verb (phrase) |
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make a crash landing |
when the plane crashes |
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The plane made a crash landing on a deserted island. |
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make an emergency landing |
when the plane lands where it is not supposed to |
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The plane had to make an emergency landing on the road. |
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miss a flight |
to not board a plane in time and the plane ends up leaving
without you |
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I missed my flight to Seattle. I arrived at the airport too
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torrential rain |
very heavy rain |
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Typhoons feature torrential rain. |
noun (uncountable) |
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muggy |
to be humid |
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It was so muggy while I was over there. |
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snowed in |
to be unable to leave due to heavy snow |
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The snow was so deep that I couldn't open the door; I was
snowed in. |
adjective (phrase) |
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run up a bill |
to spend a lot of money and as a result get a large bill |
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I ran up quite a big bill. |
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shoebox |
a small room |
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I live in a shoebox, seriously. My apartment is six
tatami. |
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dive |
a low quality hotel |
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The hotel was a dive. |
noun (countable) |
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B.O. |
bad body odor |
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The guy next to me on the plane has terrible BO |
noun (uncountable) |
noun (uncountable) |
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bawl |
to cry loudly |
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There was a bawling baby on the airplane. |
verb (intransitive) |
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nag |
to ask someone repetitively to do something |
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My mom was always nagging me to drink more milk. |
verb (transitive) |
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have a hard time |
to have difficulty |
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I had a really hard time finding the hotel |
verb phrase + present participle |
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ripped off |
to pay too much for something |
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I bought a fake Prada bag in China, but I thought it was real.
I got ripped off! |
verb (passive) |
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appalling |
to be very bad |
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The heat in Japan during the summer is appalling. |
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argue about |
to fight by using words |
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The couple argued about their household budget. |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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ditch |
to leave someone or something behind |
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I can't believe my friends ditched me in Rome. |
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stranded |
to leave (a person or animal) in a place without a way of
leaving it |
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I missed the last train home, so I was stranded in Osaka
overnight. |
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trapped |
to force (a person or animal) into a place or position from
which escape is very difficult or impossible |
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The train was so crowded, I was trapped. I couldn't get off at
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