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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