Learning English Day One
- March 2nd, 2011
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1.Be in the mood
Explain: To feel like doing something
Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.
2.Over the moon
Explain: Extremely happy
Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion – she really wasn’t expecting it.
3.Get a move on
Explain: To hurry up
Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave.
4.Over and above
Explain: In addition to
Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year.
5.Get the picture
Explain: To understand something, to grasp some meaning
Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.
6.Be out of pocket
Explain: To be without money
Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.
7.Keep somebody posted
Explain: To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.
Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.
8.In the long run
Explain: Over a long period of time, once a process has matured
Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.
9.On a shoestring
Explain: In a thrifty manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum
Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.
10.Lose track of
Explain: To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is
Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.
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