11186 Spoken English II
Example: She soon tired of the course and dropped out.
Tone down = make something sound more moderate
Example: The Minister tried to tone down what she had said when
the press started attacking her.
Top off = finish something in a special way
Example: He complained for an hour and to top it offstarted shouting
his head off.
Top up = refill something that isn/t empty yet
Example: Shall I top up your drink while I'm pouring myseff one?
Track down = find after a long search
Example: It took me ages to track them down in the crowd at the
football game.
Trade in. = exchange something old as part of the price of some-
thing new
Example: She traded in her old car for the new model.
Trade off = bat:!Jain~ make a deal or compromise
Example: A longer working week was traded off for a pay rise.
Trade up = buy lat:!Jer or more expensive items
Example: British wine drinkers have traded up over the last few
years from cheap plonk to expensive wines.
Try on = put clothes on to see if they fit
Example: I tried the jacket art before I bought it.
Try out = test
Example: Scientists are trying out a new drug in the fight against
the disease.
Turn against = stop liking and start disliking
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