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| Question | Answer |
| She couldn't find the right words. She just FORGOT ABOUT IT. When they asked the postal code at her last address, she FORGOT ABOUT IT. | to blank out /to draw a blank about something = to forget something: I’ve blanked out everything about the accident. When they asked the postal code at her last address, she drew a blank. |
| The charming toddler held her hand palm up, pursed her lips, and SEND her Grandma A KISS WITH THE HAND. | to blow a kiss to someone I blew my wife and daughter a kiss before getting in my car to leave for the airport. |
| There is a hurricane warning, and residents of Atlantic Canada are PREPARING (MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY) FOR THE WORST SCENARIO I had PREPARED myself for rejection, so hearing that I'd gotten the promotion was a very pleasant surprise! | to brace for the worst = To physically or mentally prepare oneself for something, typically something that is imminent, in an attempt to limit any adverse impact. As the boat leaned to the right, I braced myself for whatever might happen next. |
| The business is making as much as it has spent, so it is NOT PROFITS OR LOSSES. It is viable. Thanks to increased sales this quarter, I'm confident that we will HAVE NO PROFITS OR LOSSES. When I play the slot machines, I'm happy when I HAVE NO GAINS OR LOSSES. And then I wonder why I'm even playing. | to break even = Of a financial enterprise, to neither gain profit nor incur debt; to earn and spend money in equal amounts. In the first year of the business we only just managed to break even. |
| The dishonest company made the sale, but in the process, it DID IT USING UNACCEPTABLE METHODS . He will USE UNACCEPTABLE METHODS to win the elections. | to break every rule in the book = TO DO/ USE NEGATIVE MEANS IN ORDER TO GET SOMETHING |
| One example of this was Jeff Bezos who described the process of creating Amazon.com in which, after being told by numerous people that what he was trying to do was impossible or wouldn't work, he STARTED AGAIN WITH NO PRECONCEPTIONS. | THROW OUT EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK =The general idea is “start again with no preconceptions”, or “abandon all the established methods and try something new” |
| Judge Judy PUNISHED HIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY THE LAW. | To throw the book at someone = This English idiom is used in a legal context, and it is connected with a trial. It means “to punish someone to the fullest extent allowed by law.” |
| The thief ENTER ILLEGALLY the store through the back window, and stole the computer. | to break into |
| The little girl OPENED the chocolate egg BY BREAKING IT and pulled out the prize. | to break open |
| If our son spends any more on fancy cars, he'll break the bank. We just can't afford it. It will hardly break the bank if we go out to dinner just once. Buying a new dress at a discount price won't break the bank. | to break the bank = to use up all one's money. I guess the price of a movie won't break the bank. |
| They brought all the facts to APPLY/ EXERT ON the case and solved it. If you want a confession from that guy, you're going to have to BRING pressure to APPLY / EXERT ON him. Every possible pressure was BROUGHT TO APPLY / EXERT ON the minister to ensure the unjust law was not passed | to bring to bear on = To use pressure or force to cause a certain result. All his efforts are brought to bear on the new problem. The union is bringing pressure to bear on management. |
| The criminals were PUNISHED FOR A CRIME. They will all be doing time behind bars. My lawyer is confident that we can PUNISH the man who stole my money FOR HIS CRIME. | to bring to justice = To punish one for a crime committed. The court must bring this criminal to justice. |
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