Robert_J._Dixson]_Essential_Idioms_in_English__Ph

to live up to: to fulfill (a standard or promise) o It was clear that the lazy student would never live up to his family's expec ...

o Our plan to travel to Europe last summer fell through when we were unable to save up enough money. o Felix made plans to have ...

o The valuable football player held out for more money before signing a new contract with his team. to hold over: to extend, to ...

Let alone is used after negative forms. The example that follows let alone is much less possible than the example that precedes ...

to back out: to drive a vehicle out of a parking space (S); to withdraw support, to fail to fulfill a promise or obligation o Th ...

o Instead of throwing out our paper waste in the office, we should recycle it. o When a fight broke out between two people on th ...

to come to an end: to end, to stop This idiom is used with finally and never when some activity lasts too long. o The meeting fi ...

to go through: to undergo, to experience; to consume, to use (also: to use up) The first definition is used when someone is havi ...

o Jim doesn't seem very athletic at tennis, but if you're not careful, he'll get the better of you. o Lynn gets frustrated when ...

For the second definition, the idiom is followed by the pronoun it. o Sometimes it's necessary to step on children when they do ...

o The police officer radioed to the station that she had the emergency situation in hand and didn't require any assistance. on h ...

o Mr. Simpson was so frightened when he heard footsteps behind him on the lonely, dark street that it took several minutes to pu ...

o When John asked to borrow money from me for the fourth time, it was the last straw. I finally told him that I couldn't lend hi ...

o The Masons wanted to believe their son, but unfortunately they had fallen for his lies too many times to be deceived once agai ...

LESSON 35 to pin on: to find guilty of a crime or offense (S) (also: to hang on) This idiom is divided by a noun phrase containi ...

o Terry knew that she should have paid the electric bill on time instead of letting it slide. Now the utility company has turned ...

to check out: to pay the bill at a hotel or motel and then leave; to investigate, to examine (S) The adjective form check-out de ...

o We know that the annual summer camp will be held in August, but let's leave the exact dates open for now. to turn on: to inter ...

o You're asking me to invest in that poorly rated company just because you know the son of the president? Not on your life! o Wh ...

o It took the new schoolteacher a year to learn the ropes regarding administrative and curricular matters. to keep one's fingers ...