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question		réponse
to not be of good quality nichts hermachen commencer à apprendre		not be up to much The food wasn't up to much.
become even worse commencer à apprendre		go from bad to worse Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
used to suggest that sb should do sth differently commencer à apprendre		be better off doing sth
to not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely finished commencer à apprendre		drop out of sth
used for talking about ways in which two people or things are different commencer à apprendre		by comparison
in a situation one knows well and enjoys commencer à apprendre		in one's element Gerard stood up to sing in front of his classmates, and you could see he was in his element.
to make a quick decision or give an answer quickly commencer à apprendre		think on one's feet I'd never heard about the company before, so I had to think on my feet.
be successful in the future commencer à apprendre		go far
relax, especially by not doing anything or not getting involved commencer à apprendre		sit back
produce ideas or a solution to sth commencer à apprendre		come up with sth
know a lot about a particular subject commencer à apprendre		know one’s stuff
make progress weiterkommen commencer à apprendre		get on He wanted desperately to get on with his career.
used to say that sb is responsible for sth commencer à apprendre		thanks to sb
make sb behave in the best or worst way that they can commencer à apprendre		bring out the best/worse in sb
not know or understand recent ideas in particular subject or area commencer à apprendre		be out of touch with sth Slashing the company's insurance policy shows that the CEO is totally out of touch with the needs of his workers.
INFORMAL make a bad start at a relationship commencer à apprendre		get/ start off on the wrong foot He got off on the wrong foot with my parents by arriving late.
work as hard as everyone else in a job or activity commencer à apprendre		pull one’s weight Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness.
to have a low opinion of sb commencer à apprendre		not think much of sb I don’t think much of this techno music.
to feel great love or affection for sb commencer à apprendre		to think the world of sb I think the world of my niece - she's a smart, loving girl.
to have a high opinion of sb commencer à apprendre		to think a lot of sb He thinks a lot of Patricia.
think about a future event and plan for it commencer à apprendre		think ahead to sth The new year is a natural time to think ahead and make plans for the future.
form your own opinions rather than simply believing what other people say commencer à apprendre		think for yourself
discuss sth with sb, especially to help you make a decision commencer à apprendre		talk sth over I'd like to talk it over with my wife first.
think carefully about the possible results of sth commencer à apprendre		think sth over/ through I'll think it over and give you an answer next week.
suddenly, without planning in advance commencer à apprendre		on the spur of the moment We hadn't planned to go away - it was one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions.
decide commencer à apprendre		make up one’s mind
think in a clear and logical way commencer à apprendre		think straight Don't assign him anything else right now—he's so stressed about this case that he can't think straight.
think very carefully about sth or before doing sth because you know about the possible danger and problems commencer à apprendre		think twice
think about things that happened in the past commencer à apprendre		think back to sth Now, try and think back to the night of January 16. I can't think back. My mind is preoccupied with other things.
fully understand and remember what you hear, see, or read commencer à apprendre		take sth in Did you understand the lecture? I couldn’t take it in. I was too tired.
be naturally good at doing calculations, remembering facts etc. commencer à apprendre		have got a good head for sth I haven’t got a head for figures.
forget sth or forget to do it commencer à apprendre		slip one’s mind
INFORMAL know a place very well commencer à apprendre		know sth like the back of one’s hand He knows London like the back of his hand.
INFORMAL learn or begin to understand how to do sth commencer à apprendre		get the hang of sth Do you think it’s easy for a beginner to get the hang of skiing?
INFORMAL have experience in doing sth and understand it fully commencer à apprendre		know what you are doing
less good at doing sth than you used to be, because you haven’t done it for some time commencer à apprendre		be out of practice
make an attempt to do sth commencer à apprendre		give sth a try
be able to do sth well commencer à apprendre		be any good at sth
be unable to do sth (not to have a skill) commencer à apprendre		be no good at sth
be able to use hands well commencer à apprendre		be good with one’s hands
unable to deal with sb (or sth) commencer à apprendre		be no good with sb
be the first to tell sb about some important news commencer à apprendre		break the news
find or make contact with sb by email or phone commencer à apprendre		get hold of sb I can’t get hold of Uncle Nick.
be contacted by sb by email, phone or letter commencer à apprendre		hear from sb
INFORMAL phone sb (x2) commencer à apprendre		give sb a ring / give sb a call
INFORMAL write a short letter or email to sb commencer à apprendre		drop sb a line
say nothing about sth commencer à apprendre		keep quiet about sth
be sth that everyone knows commencer à apprendre		be common knowledge
not to tell sth important to sb commencer à apprendre		keep sb in the dark
not tell anyone about sth that is secret (x2) commencer à apprendre		not breathe a word about/of sth /not say a word about sth
be in contact with sb by speaking or writing to them commencer à apprendre		be in touch with sb
make contact with sb commencer à apprendre		get in touch with sb
continue to have contact with sb commencer à apprendre		keep in touch with sb
no longer have contact with sb commencer à apprendre		lose touch with sb
talk to sb as if they are less intelligent or important than you commencer à apprendre		talk down to sb I wish politicians wouldn't talk down to us as if we were idiots.
INFORMAL say or do sth that makes sb embarrassed or upset commencer à apprendre		put one’s foot in it I really put my foot in my mouth – I asked her if Jane was her mother, but she said Jane is her sister.
succeed in making sb understand sth commencer à apprendre		get sth across to sb This is the message that we want to get across to the public.
say things that are sensible and correct commencer à apprendre		talk sense It's good to hear someone finally talking sense on this issue.
speak more loudly commencer à apprendre		speak up
say exactly what you think in a very direct way commencer à apprendre		speak one’s mind He's certainly not afraid to speak his mind.
without sb knowing about it + opposite commencer à apprendre		behind sb’s back /to sb’s face
reply rudely to sb who has more authority than you commencer à apprendre		answer sb back Don't you dare answer me back, young lady!
INFORMAL speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong commencer à apprendre		tell sb off for sth Mum told me off for slopping water all down her shirt.
not be able to say anything because sb else is talking too much commencer à apprendre		not get a word in edgeways Rosa was talking so much that nobody else could get a word in edgeways!
succeed in speaking to sb on the phone commencer à apprendre		get through to sb
stop of interrupt sb’s phone conversation by breaking the connection commencer à apprendre		cut sb off
make a phone connection that lets sb speak to sb else commencer à apprendre		put sb through
phone or speak to sb later, especially to give a reply commencer à apprendre		get back to sb
plug one’s mobile to supply of electricity until enough is stored commencer à apprendre		charge sth up
pay more money so that you can make more calls commencer à apprendre		top up
INFORMAL be very expensive (x2) commencer à apprendre		cost a fortune = cost the earth
wait for a short time (x2) commencer à apprendre		hang on = hold on
wait for a short time in a phone call commencer à apprendre		hold the line
end a phone call and put the phone down commencer à apprendre		hang up
end a phone conversation suddenly without saying goodbye commencer à apprendre		hang up on sb
used to wish sb health or success as you lift a glass and drink to them commencer à apprendre		here’s to sb
used in exams and competitions to tell people there is no more time left commencer à apprendre		time’s up
INFORMAL used to ask sb to tell you when you should stop pouring their drink or serving their food because they have enough commencer à apprendre		say when
INFORMAL used when you are giving sth to sb (x3) commencer à apprendre		here you are = there you are = there you go
INFORMAL to some extend, but in a way that is not easy to explain (x2) commencer à apprendre		sort of = kind of
INFORMAL used when you are telling people you are just going to do sth exciting, dangerous commencer à apprendre		here goes

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