drop in on sb. // drop by sb. // stop by sb. ----> pay sb. a visit
drop sb. off ----> get out of the car
drop these letters ----> mail the letters
drowsy ----> feeling sleepy // make sb. feel sleepy
drug ----> pharmacy
dry spell ----> not much rain
due date ----> deadline
due date // hand in ----> finish
due to ----> because of
during ----> throughout
each week ----> weekly
early ----> sooner
early ----> before the end
easier ... than ... ----> difficult // hard
eat meat ----> have meat
eat up too much my time ----> not join
either // neither // both // so // also // too ----> agree
eliminate insects ----> pest control
emergency loan ----> borrow money
end up ----> wind up
enough ----> not any more
entire ----> new
escape into the atmosphere ----> suspend in the air
essay ----> article
Even if ... prefer (A) to (B) ----> not like to (B)
every now and then ----> every so often // (every) once in a while // occasionally // sometimes
every so often ----> only occasionally
every twenty minutes ----> at timed intervals
every week ----> all the time
everybody speak ~ ----> the only language spoken is ~
everyone ----> very popular
everything in the refrigerator ----> a variety of ingredients
exact change ----> right coins
exactly ----> properly
exactly // on the dot ----> at the same moment
exactly round // precise spheres ----> perfectly round
exams ----> study
exchange it for a larger size ----> It doesn't fit sb.
expect ----> anticipate
expensive ----> cost
extension ----> on time
extra work ----> more than the required amount of work
factors ... lead to ----> causes
fail to ----> don't
fall back on ----> turn to
fall back on one's dictionary ----> look up some words
fan ----> like to do sth.
far from being the only one ----> many people
far from new ----> old
fascinating ----> very interesting
faster than ----> exceed
feeble ----> weak
feedback ----> opinion
ferry ----> boat
few ... sit through // out ... entire ----> most ... leave before ... over
few and far between ----> hard to find
figure out // have no idea ----> need one's help
fill in for sb. ----> take the place of sb. // take over for sb. // take over (one's job)
fill in for sb. ----> replace sb. // substitute for sb.
fill one's shoes ----> take one's place
fill out the papers ----> complete the forms
fill sb. in on ----> keep sb. informed of // bring sb. updated/up-to-date on
find ----> look for
find // come up with ----> prepare for
find out about it ----> check on it
fine ----> charge
fine with ----> go along with // agree
finish ----> complete // submit // turn in
finish // put everything together // turn in ----> complete
first start ----> right away
fit as a fiddle ----> in excellent health
five ----> several
fix // take care of // handy ----> repair
fix up ----> work on
float on the air ----> be excited
folks ----> relatives
follow the example of ... ----> follow suit
following the Civil War ----> Post-Civil War
for a while ----> at another time
for more space ----> be well attended
for the third time this month ----> again
forcing the mixture through tiny holes ----> squeezing liquid through small holes
forecast ----> expect
forget ----> not think // quit
form ----> paperwork
forward ----> deliver // send
four o'clock ----> afternoon
four weeks ----> one month
free ----> flexible
free of additives ----> without additives
freeze ----> be very uncomfortable
from ocean beds that dried up long ago ----> in fossils on land
from time to time ----> occasionally // now and then
front-row seats ----> good seats
fun ----> enjoy // enjoyable
function ----> work
furnace ----> heat system
Germany and France ----> Europe
get ----> furnish // receive
get a good night sleep ----> be well rested
get a lift // take up a collection ----> make a donation
get a ride with ----> go with // get a lift with // give sb. a ride
get an acceptance letter ----> be admitted
get at least a month ----> many things to do
get away with sth. ----> get into trouble
get backed up ----> put off
get going on ----> start
get in touch with ----> call
get information ----> obtain data
get into trouble ----> be in hot water
get it over with ----> not delay any longer
get it to talk ----> teach the parrot to talk
get moving ----> hurry
get nowhere ----> not get anywhere
get off the ground ----> have a good talk
get off the phone ----> hang up
get out of ----> take one's place
get out of having to do sth. ----> be excused/exempted from doing sth.
get over with sth. ----> not delay any longer
get rich quickly ----> quick wealth
get sb. to do some of them ----> both (A) and (B) work on them
get sb. to do sth. ----> someone do sth. // sb. take care of sth.
get sb. to do sth. ----> ask someone else to do sth. // persuade sb. to do sth.
get sth. back ----> Sth. be returned. |
