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Flashcards by Reni Apostolova, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Reni Apostolova
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| GET OFF GET OUT OFF get off the bus get out off the car | слизам от превозно средство ако сме ON - се използва GET OFF (bus, train) ако сме IN - се използва GET OUT OFF (car) |
| COME INTO (SOMETHING) He’s just come into some money. | to be left money by somebody who has died наследявам |
| BE TAKEN WITH We were all very taken with his girlfriend. I think he's quite taken with the idea. | to find somebody/something attractive or interesting привлечен съм от |
| COME ROUND 1. We were sure she’d come round in the end. 2. Why don’t you come round after work? | 1. to change or modify one's mind or opinion променям мнението си 2. to go to a place where someone is, especially their house, in order to visit them посещавам; наминавам |
| WRAP UP We ought to wrap up this meeting and get back to work. | to finish something (informal) приключвам, завършвам |
| BREAK OFF 1. The two countries have broken off diplomatic relations. 2. Did you know they’ve broken off their engagement? | 1. break off relations/contact прекратявам 2. break off an engagement (=end an agreement to get married) |
| MAKE FOR He picked up his umbrella and made for the door. | to move towards a place отправям се към |
| TURN UP There is no need to book – just turn up on the night. We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up. | to come somewhere, especially unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement to arrive пристигам; идвам, стигам някъде |
| STICK UP FOR Don’t worry, the family will stick up for you. She taught her children to stick up for themselves at school. | to speak in support of a person or an idea, belief, or plan, especially when no one else will застъпвам се; подкрепям |
| POUR OUT 1. Would you pour some water out for me, please? 2. She began pouring out her fears about the future. | 1. to put some drink into a glass or cup from another container наливам 2. to tell someone everything that you are feeling изливам (чувствата си) |
| SET OFF We set off early the next morning. | to start a journey, or to start going in a particular direction (for a town, for a school, on a journey, on a long walk) тръгвам, заминавам отправям се на пътешествие |
| CATCH UP The deadline’s tomorrow. How are we ever going to catch up in time? I just want to go home and catch up ON some sleep. Staff are struggling to catch up WITH the backlog. | to do something that should have been done before наваксвам |
| SETTLE DOWN I settled down in front of the television for the evening. | to make yourself comfortable in a place, especially in order to do something that will take a lot of time or effort настанявам се удобно |
| PAY UP We’re waiting for the insurance company to pay up. | to pay money that you owe, especially when you are unwilling to pay издължавам се; изплащам си задължението |
| SET OUT They set out to build their own house. He set out to become chief executive. They succeeded in what they set out to do. | to start an activity with a particular aim залавям се; поставям си за цел, задача |
| PAY OFF 1. All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam. 2. Only another six months and the house will be paid off. | 1. If something you have done pays off, it brings you some benefit отплащам се 2. to give someone all the money that you have borrowed from them to buy something разплащам се, разчиствам сметки |
| TAKE OFF Her business has really taken off. Her singing career took off after her TV appearance. | to become successful or popular very fast ставам успешен |
| GET OVER It can take weeks to get over an illness like that. Don is pretty upset, but he’ll get over it. | to start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happened to you преодолявам |
| SHORE UP He called for action to shore up the ailing university. to shore up a wall to shore up a shaky marriage | to give support or help to something that is having problems or is likely to fail подкрепям, подпирам крепя (и прен) |
| STAY OVER It’s getting late; do you want to stay over? | to sleep in someone’s house as a guest for one night пренощувам |
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