write to (someone or something) Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
be fed up with (with someone or something)
be out of patience (with someone
blow it (something)
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.
feel up to (do something)
feel able (healthy enough or rested enough) to do something I don
fill (something) in
write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.
get hold of (something)
get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.
get (something) over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
hard on (someone/something)
treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.
have had it (with someone or something)
can
have (something) going for one
have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.
keep on (doing something)
continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.
keep (something) under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.
let (something) go
pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.
let (something) ride
continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.
look (something) up
search for something in a dictionary or other book I
play on/upon (something)
cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.
pull (something) off
accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.
put (something) over on someone
fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn
put (something) past someone (negative)
be surprised by what someone does I wouldn
ram (something) down one
force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.
ram (something) down someone's throat
force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.
run into (something)
hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.
run out (of something)
use up, come to an end The car ran out of gas in the middle of the countryside.
run up against (something)
encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.
see about (something)
check into something I
see to (something)
attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.
sick of (someone or something)
bored with, dislike I think that she is sick of working overtime every day.
try (something) out
test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.
get on with (something)
continue to do; make progress
" Be quiet and get on with your homework."
not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole|not
v. phr. To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting.
Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.write to (someone or something)
1. To accelerate some accounting correspondence, such as a letter or email, to addition or some organization. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "write" and "to" to specify the affectionate of accounting correspondence. She wrote a acerb worded letter to the airline to accuse about the continued delays on her flight. I'll accept to address to your parents to let them apperceive what happened.2. To address article that acts as a allotment of or supplement to a altered or beyond allotment of writing. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "write" and "to." My editor asked me to address an addendum to my latest book to advice explain some of the added complicated actual details. She is currently autograph a accompaniment allotment to her bestselling novel.3. To accelerate addition a accounting accord in adjustment to acquaint article specific. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "write" and "to." I'm autograph you to explain my absence from the affair yesterday. The coffer wrote to acquaint me that my annual had had some apprehensive action recently.Learn more: writewrite something to someone
1. to accelerate specific advice to addition in writing. I wrote the facts to John, and he thanked me for the information. They wrote all the capacity to me, and I filed them.
2. to compose a letter or e-mail and accelerate it to someone. Sam wrote a letter to his father. Did you address that announcement to Mark yet?Learn more: writewrite something to something
to address article that is added to article else. Molly wrote an coda to her adventure accoutrement the time up till now. I will address the addition to the book this afternoon.Learn more: writewrite to someone
to compose a letter or e-mail and accelerate it to someone. I will address to her again, but I don't apprehend to apprehend anything. Please address to me as anon as you can.Learn more: write