If you bring up your children in New Zealand, they’ll probably speak English.

If you split up with your girlfriend, you’ll probably get married soon.

If your shirt goes with your trousers they look nice together.

If you put your friend up for the night he/she won’t like you very much the following day.

A Mercedes is a car that breaks down often.

If you look after your neighbours dog, you try to find it.

People who put on weight get fatter.

It’s not a good idea to eat fish which has gone off.

One of the first things you should do when you arrive at an airport or at a hotel is to check out.

People usually throw away things that they don’t want.

You should feel very happy if somebody tells you off.

I cleaned up my flat and now it looks much better.

The policeman caught me speeding and he let me off so I had to pay a fine.

We weren’t allowed into the night club. They turned us off.

Another way of saying ‘wait a minute ’ is ‘hang on a minute ’.

My brother got a new motor bike. Yesterday he let me try it on.

I can’t put up with my husband. He’s so easy to live with.

You really take after your grandfather. You’re so much like him.

If a company takes on staff, they probably have more workers.