May 10

English Reference:Common Idioms-Idioms -C

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Common Idioms-Idioms -C
calculated risk
- any action that could fail but has a good chance of succeeding
They company took a calculated risk when they expanded their operations in Asia.

call a spade a spade
- to speak directly
Fred always tells you what he thinks, he calls a spade a spade.

call it quits
- to stop doing something
It’s already 7:30, lets call it quits for the day and go home.

call of nature
- the need to go to the bathroom
Can we find a bathroom, I feel the call of nature.

call off
- to cancel something
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May 09

English Reference:Common Idioms-Idioms - B

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Common Idioms-Idioms - B

back on one’s feet
- to return back to good financial or physical health
They are finally back on their feet after they lost their house in the earthquake.

back out

- to withdraw from an agreement or promise
They backe3d out of the contract to but the house.

back to the drawing board
- go back to start a project or idea from the beginning
Our idea didn’t work so I guess we must go back to the drawing board.

bail someone out
- to help or rescue someone
The government decided to bail out the troubled airline companies one last time.

bank on
- to be sure of, count on
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May 09

English Reference:Common Idioms-Idioms - A

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Common Idioms-Idioms - A

about to “do something”

- the time that a person it just ready to start doing something

I was about to eat dinner you when you called me.

about time

- something that one expected should have happened earlier

It is about time that you got a haircut, you hair was too long.

absent-minded

- someone who is always forgetting things

I have been very absent-minded lately, I have been forgetting all my appointments.
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Mar 06

Prepositions-”ilgeçler” in Advanced Level

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PREPOSITIONS ADVANCED

  • at for a POINT
  • in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
  • on for a SURFACE

at

in

on

POINT

ENCLOSED SPACE

SURFACE

at the corner

in the garden

on the wall

at the bus stop

in London

on the ceiling

at the door

in France

on the door

at the top of the page

in a box

on the cover

at the end of the road

in my pocket

on the floor

at the entrance

in my wallet

on the carpet

at the crossroads

in a building

on the menu

at the entrance

in a car

on a page

Look at these examples:

  • Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
  • The shop is at the end of the street.
  • My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.
  • When will you arrive at the office?
  • Do you work in an office?
  • I have a meeting in New York.
  • Do you live in Japan?
  • Jupiter is in the Solar System.
  • The author’s name is on the cover of the book.
  • There are no prices on this menu.
  • You are standing on my foot.
  • There was a “no smoking” sign on the wall.
  • I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.

Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions:

at

in

on

at home

in a car

on a bus

at work

in a taxi

on a train

at school

in a helicopter

on a plane

at university

in a boat

on a ship

at college

in a lift (elevator)

on a bicycle, on a motorbike

at the top

in the newspaper

on a horse, on an elephant

at the bottom

in the sky

on the radio, on television

at the side

in a row

on the left, on the right

at reception

in Oxford Street

on the way

 

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