Essential English
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ESSENTIAL ENGLISH IDIOMS
Elementary
= Easy English =
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LESSON 1
to get in/to get on : to enter or to board a vehicle To get in is used for cars, to get on is used for all other forms of transportation. - It's easiest to get in the car from the driver's side. The door on the other side doesn't work well. - I always get on the bus to work at 34th Street. to get out of/to get off : to leave or to descend from a vehicle To get out of is used for cars, to get of is used for all other forms of transportation. - Why don't we stop and get out of the car for a while - Helen got off the train at the 42nd Street terminal. to put on : to place on oneself (usually said of clothes) (S) - Mary put on her coat and left the room. - Put your hat on before you leave the house. to take off : to remove (usually said of clothes) (S) - John took off his jacket as he entered the office. - Take your sweater off. The room is very warm. to call up : to telephone (also: to give someone a call ) (S) To call can be used instead of to call up, as in the first example below. - I forgot to call up Mr. Jones yesterday I'd better call him now. - Call me up tomorrow, Jane. We'll arrange a time to have lunch together. - I promise to give you a call as soon as I arrive in New York. to turn on : to start or cause to function (also: to switch on ) (S) - Please turn on the light; it's too dark in here. - Do you know who turned the air conditioning on to turn off : to cause to stop functioning (also: to switch off, to shut off ) (S) Turn on and turn off, as well as their related forms, are used for things that flow, such as electricity, water, gas, etc. - Please turn off the light when you leave the room. - Are you really listening to the radio, or should I turn it off right away : very soon; immediately (also: at once ) - Dad says that dinner will be ready right away, so we'd better wash our hands and set the table. - Tell Will to come to my office right away. I must see him immediately. - Stop playing that loud music at once! to pick up : to lift from the floor, table, etc., with one's fingers (S) - Harry picked up the newspaper that was on the front doorstep. - Could you pick your toy up before someone falls over it sooner or later : eventually, after a period of time - If you study English seriously, sooner or later you'll become fluent. - I'm too tired to do my homework now; I'm sure I'll do it sooner or later. to get up : to arise, to rise from a bed For the last definition a noun phrase must separate the verb and particle. - Carlo gets up at seven o'clock every morning. - At what time should we get the children up tomorrow at first : in the beginning, originally - At first English was difficult for him, but later he made great progress. - I thought at first that it was Sheila calling, but then I realized that it was Betty.

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