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Thursday, April 19, 2012

"to get ahead"

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Example 1: Boss: You're still here? It's almost 7:30! Employee: I know, don't worry... I just want to get ahead because I hav...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

"to beat traffic"

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Example 1: Mary: Let's go to the Laker game this weekend! Steve: Sounds like fun, but the traffic around Staples Center is such a nigh...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

to point the finger at

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Idiom: to point the finger at ; used as a verb First Example: When Charlene asked her kids who ate the cake in the fridge, her son Osc...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

to shell out

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Idiom: to shell out ; used as a verb First Example:  If you want a car like mine, you're going to have to shell out $23,000;   tha...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

to chew out

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To Chew Out Example 1: Kaly: You are not going to believe what Jenny just told me! Sanae: What? Kaly: Well, you know that it was Jenny's...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

To Tune Up

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To Tune Up Example 1: Paul: I can't wait to go to Las Vegas next weekend! I really need to get out of town. George: Are you goi...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

to put someone on

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Example 1: Jack: I feel so stupid! Travis: Why? Jack: Bill and Mark kept telling me that Jennifer, a girl in my English class, rea...
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