پیشنهاد‌های حامد جباری (٤,١٤٤)

get away with =to do sth illegal and not get caught, e. g. Janet got away with shoplifting clothes the first few times, but she soon got caught.

get away - =to escape, e. g. We left the pub to get away from the noise

frighten away =to make sth sb go away by making them feel afraid, e. g. Farmers build scarecrows in their fields in order to frighten away birds that ...

drive away =to cause sth to leave a place, e. g. The government's strict new laws on currency trading will drive foreign investors away.

fade away =to disappear, e. g. The rattles and clunks of her old bicycle faded away as she rode away from the town.

do away with 2 =to murder sb, e. g. Soon after Pedro was seen talking to the police, someone did away with him.

do away with 1 =to get rid of sth, e. g. Governments must do away with laws that make it an offense for people of the same sex to make love.

die away =to gradually get softer and softer, e. g. After about five minutes of non - stop cheering and clapping, the applause began to die away and ...

blow away ( blows, blew, blown, blowing ) =to surprise, e. g. When I saw Tarantino's film Pulp Fiction I was totally blown away. It was brilliant.

back away =to move away backward, e. g. Sally backed away from the big dog

work at =to try hard, e. g. You need to work at improving your writing skills

strike at 1 =to try to hit sth sb with a weapon, e. g. He struck at me repeatedly with a stick.

strike at 2 =to have a serious effect on sth sb, e. g. criticisms that strike at the heart of the party's policies

stick at =to continue to do sth, e. g. Learning English isn't easy, but stick at it and one day you'll be speaking the language fluently.

not at all =no, definitely not, e. g. Are you tired. Not at all. The instructions aren't at all clear.

nibble away at =to gradually reduce, e. g. Inflation is nibbling away at the value of my savings.

nag at =to pester, e. g. Ken lost millions when the stock market collapsed, and the thought that he should have sold his shares when they started goi ...

laugh at =to laugh to show that you think sth sb is funny or silly, e. g. The children laughed at the clown. They all laughed at me when I said I was ...

keep at =to continue doing sth, e. g. Your English has improved a lot, so the new course must be working. You should keep at it.

get at 2 =to mean, e. g. I didn't understand what she was getting at. In this song I think he was getting at the fact that we all need to take respon ...

jump at ( dʒʌmp ) =to take sth with enthusiasm, e. g. When I was offered the position of club president, I jumped at it.

get at 1 =to reach, e. g. Make sure you put any dangerous medicines away so that the kids can't get at them.

feel at ease =to feel comfortable, e. g. Everyone was friendly that I felt completely at ease.

be at the mercy of =to have no power against sth sb, e. g. Farmers are at the mercy of the weather.

be at fault =to be responsible for a mistake, e. g. There are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault.

at the time =at a particular moment or period in the past, e. g. My family moved to Brooklyn in 2010, I was three at the time.

at times =sometimes, e. g. I feel quite sad at times. At times, I wish I had never come here.

at the latest =no later than a time or a date, e. g. Please be here by twelve o’clock at the latest.

at the moment =now, e. g. She’s on vacation at the moment, but she’ll be back next week.

at risk =in danger, e. g. She's putting her own life at risk. Children are most at risk from this disease.

at random =without thinking or deciding before, e. g. She chose a few books at random.

at one time =in the past, but not now, e. g. We were in the same class at one time.

at once 1 =immediately, e. g. Come here at once.

at once 2 =at the same time, e. g. I can’t do two things at once.

at last =in the end, e. g. She waited all week, and at last the letter arrived.

at first sight =when you see sth sb for the first time, e. g. He fell in love with her at first sight.

at any rate =whatever happens, e. g. I hope to be back before ten o’clock, I won’t be late at any rate.

at first - =in the beginning, e. g. At first she was afraid of the water, but she soon learned to swim.

at any cost ( at all costs ) =in any way possible, e. g. He was determined to win at any cost. Security during the president's visit must be maintain ...

at a time =on one occasion, e. g. The elevator can carry nine people at a time

at all =in any way, e. g. I didn’t enjoy it at all

at a loss ( lɑs ) =not knowing what to say or do, e. g. His comments left me at a loss for words. I'm at a loss what to do next.

at a glance =with only a quick look, e. g. I could see at a glance that he was sick

arrive at =to reach a result, e. g. They arrived at the cost of production by calculating raw material, transport, and manufacturing costs.

aim at =to target, e. g. Our new course is aimed at people who want to learn English for business.

all at once =all at the same time, or suddenly, e. g. People began talking all at once. All at once she got up and left the room.

set aside =to put aside, e. g. If I set fifty dollars aside every week, by the end of the year I'll have enough to pay for a trip to Europe.

thrust aside ( θrʌst ) =to refuse to listen to sb's complaints, comments, etc. , e. g. All our objections were thrust aside.

put aside 2 =to ignore, e. g. I know we have unresolved issues, but can we put those aside, just for a moment, and work out what's best for the kids.

put aside 1 =to save, e. g. Laura put aside a few dollars a week for her granddaughter's education.