look back-вспоминать
I enjoy looking back on the old times.
look down on -смотреть свысока
Sir Douglas is a very rich aristocrat. Fred is a very poor tramp. Sir Douglas thinks that he is a much better person than Fred — he looks down on Fred.
look for искать
Fred wanted to open his front door but he couldn’t find his key. He looked for it everywhere. ‘It’s in one of my pockets,’ he thought.
look forward to -предвкушать
Bill is looking forward to next year.
look into- изучать
The police are looking Into the death of Mr James. They want to know how he was murdered. They are looking at the evidence and asking lots of questions. They want to find the murderer.
look over -тщательно проверить (изучить)
Joe wanted to buy a second-hand car. ‘That one looks good,’ he said to the salesman. ‘Give me some time to look it over. If it’s in good condition, I’ll buy it.’
look round -осмотреть
They looked round the house.
look up -искать в справочнике He looked up the word.
look up to -восхищаться
Young Jimmy’s favourite footballer is Ted Ross of Arsenal. Jimmy looks up to Ted and he tries to be like him.
make out (1)- понять разглядеть разобрать He couldn’t make out the thing on the horizon.
make out (2)- выписать (счет, чек) I made out a cheque for ten pounds.
make up (1) -мириться
Yesterday Joan and Jack had a big argument about politics. Earlier today they decided to forget their differences and make up.
make up (2)- выдумать сочинить
Colin overslept and was late for work. It was the third time he had overslept that month, so he decided to make up an excuse. He told his boss that the engine of his car had exploded.
make up for- компенсировать
He made up for being late. He made up for it.
mistake for- принять (за что-то)
I mistook a piece of old rope for a dangerous snake. I saw a piece of old rope and I mistook it for a dangerous snake.
own up - признаться, сознаться
James owned up to drawing a silly picture of his teacher on the board.
pass away/pass on/pass over -отойти в мир иной
red Bloggs passed away (passed on/passed over) in 1985 after a long illness.
pass out -терять сознание
When the air-conditioning stopped working, James found it difficult to breathe and passed out.
pick up -подбрасывать
Jeff picked up the hitchhiker.
point out -указать
My uncle showed me the building he used to work in and he pointed out his old office on the sixth floor.
put (someone) off (2) -отвлекать
Ron was trying to read, but the noise from the television put him off and he had to stop.
put forward- выдвигать предполагать (идею) He put forward the idea.
put off (1)- откладывать Martin was very unhappy when he saw the huge pile of dirty dishes in the kitchen. He felt a little happier after deciding to put off the washing-up until the next day.
put on- нацепить, влезть Perry put on his new sweater because he wanted to wear it for work.
put out- погасить Steve put out the light in the lounge before going upstairs to bed.
put through- соединить по телефону Wait a moment and I’ll put you .through
put up with -переносить (страдания) Uncle Mike puts up with their bad behaviour.
run in- обкатывать George is running in his new car, so he can’t drive fast.
run into -столкнуться (с кем то случайно) I was on my way to work when I ran into Jeremy Thomas. It was a lovely surprise because I hadn’t seen him for a long time.
run out of- кончиться Howard has run out of bread, so he can’t make himself a sandwich. If he wants a sandwich, he’ll have to go to the baker’s shop and buy some more bread.
see off-провожать Bill arranged to go to Scotland to stay with his grandmother for a few days. His father, Frank, drove him to the railway station and saw him off.
set off- отправляться(в путь) Barry set off on his camping holiday at six o’clock in the morning and reached the campsite, in France, at midday.
soak up -собрать (губкой воду) The sponge soaked up the spilt milk.
speak up говорить громче She asked you to speak up because she couldn’t hear you.
stand for означать It stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
take after- быть похожим (на отца) Mike takes after his grandfather
take down- записать
When the policeman arrived at the scene of the accident he took down the witness’s statement.
take in -обмануть
The wolf’s disguise took in the sheep.
take off (1)- взлетать
At the beginning of a journey an aeroplane takes off. At the end of a journey an aeroplane lands.
take off (2)— снять, раздеться
Nick took off his jacket because he was feeling very hot.
take over - принимать должность от другого
Simon took over the manager’s job from Mr Jones when he retired.
take up -заняться, браться за что-то
Tim wanted to take up painting, so he joined an evening class at the local College of Art.
tear up - разорвать на клочки Brian tore up the letter.
tell off - отругать Howard told his son off for breaking a window with his football.
think over обдумывать размышлять
Owen is playing chess with a friend. At the moment he is thinking over his next move.
try on - примерять
I tried on three hats.
try out - проверить
Angela saw an advertisement for a new soap powder called ‘Zap’. She decided to try it out because she wanted to see if it was better than her usual soap powder.
turn down - отказать (кoму-то)
Jeff was interviewed for the job at Bloggs Ltd but they turned him down because he was too young.
turn into обернуться
The beautiful princess kissed the frog and it turned into a handsome prince.
wear off стихать (боль)
The pain in Jim’s foot wore off after he look some painkiller.
Wear out (1) - износить
Paul wore out his jumper.
Wear out (2) - выдохнуться
Carrying the heavy box across the street wore Fred out. When he got home he went straight to bed.
work out решать (задачку)
Jimmy is busy doing his homework. At the moment he is working out the answer to a sum.
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