jueves, 2 de septiembre de 2010

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Review~ on phrasal verbs

Make it easier: to make sth less difficult (That makes it easier to decide)

Make do: To make sth work (I'm gonna make do with less)

Make a difference: To do sth that will be taken seriously against the traditional point of view (We will make a difference with our OpenSource program!)

Make a point: to express an idea which is strongly considered (Ana made a good point there, when she was talking about the pinguins)

Make time: To consider sth and make a bit of space for it on your schedule. (I'm gonna make the time for my personal hobbies)

Make or break: To cause something to succeed or fail . (She's gonna graduate next week. This could be make or break for her)

Make the most of something: to get as much out of something as is possible (She doesn't know how to make de most of her life.)

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To name but two, three, etc.: To mention just 2, 3, etc (of all the others).

To name but a few: To mention things with out numbering them

To mention but two: To mention just 2

Such as: like (example)

In particular: Mentioning one thing in specific

Among other things: among things that you won't mention.

For instance, for example: giving examples
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Idioms

To be under the weather: feeling down/blue

To be given a clean bill of health: means you’re perfectly healthy

To be at death’s door: means you’re feeling worse than ever because of a illness

To be going/coming down with something: starting to have a cold or sth.

A bug going around: viruses on the air that make people sick

To be in good shape: perfectly healthy

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