پیشنهاد‌های حامد جباری (٣,٩٢١)

by all means =certainly, of course, e. g. May I make a suggestion. “By all means. ”

beside the point =closely connected with the main thing, e. g. I know it was an accident, but that’s beside the point. Go and apologize.

stay behind =to not leave a place when other people leave, e. g. The teacher asked me to stay behind after class.

leave behind =to forget, e. g. When I got to the station I realized I had left my credit cards behind, so I went back home to get them.

get behind =to fail to do sth on time, e. g. We got behind on our rent

fall behind =to fail to do sth fast enough, e. g. If he takes too much time off school, Ari will fall behind. Then he'll have to study hard to catch ...

put forward 1 =to offer, e. g. He put forward an interesting argument, but no - one was really convinced by it.

put forward 2 =to bring forward, e. g. Uncle Roger has to go to Japan in April, so we've put our wedding forward a couple of weeks so he can come.

look forward to =to wait for sth with pleasure, e. g. We’re looking forward to seeing you again.

bring forward =to make sth happen earlier, e. g. Let's bring the wedding forward to October so it'll be a spring wedding.

backward and forward =first in one direction and then in the other, many times, e. g. The dog ran backward and forward, fetching sticks.

win back =to get sth back again after having lost it, e. g. It's not easy to win back someone's trust after you've done something to lose it.

turn back =to return in the way from which you've come, e. g. The police were turning everybody back because the road had been blocked by a landslide.

think back =to think about a past time, e. g. I realize now, thinking back, that he was probably right to do what he did.

talk back =to reply rudely, e. g. Some of the students were punished for talking back to their teachers.

take back 2 =to withdraw, e. g. After the argument with his wife, David said, I'm sorry I said those awful things and I take back everything I said.

take back 1 =to return, e. g. According to the store's website, if you change your mind after you've bought something, you can take it back and get a ...

strike back at ( strike back against ) =to try to harm sb in return for an attack you have received, e. g. The bombing was apparently carried out by ...

stand back =to move back, e. g. The police told the crowd to stand back

step back =to temporarily stop being involved in, e. g. Let's just step back from the problem and think about what we could do.

sit back =to do nothing, e. g. If you want to make friends, you have to make an effort. You can't just sit back and wait for people to call you.

set back 1 =to delay, e. g. He's had another small stroke, and this will set his recovery back a bit, I'm afraid.

set back 2 =to cost, e. g. His new TV must have set him back at least $2, 000

send back =to return sth, e. g. The jacket I ordered arrived in the mail, but it was the wrong color so I sent it back.

ring back =to return a telephone call, e. g. I'll ask Mr. Smith to ring you back when he's free. He said he'd ring me back in ten minutes.

report back 2 =to give sb information about sth that they have asked you to find out about, e. g. Find out as much as you can about him and report ba ...

report back 1 =to return to a place, especially in order to work again, e. g. Take an hour for lunch and report back at 2.

put back 1 =to replace, e. g. If you cook something, make sure you put back all the stuff you use when you're finished.

put back 2 =to postpone, e. g. Would you mind if we put back your appointment until April the first.

pull back =to withdraw, e. g. Even though they were being pounded by rockets and mortars, the general refused to pull his forces back.

play back =to play sth that's just been recorded, e. g. When Paul gets home he checks his answering machine and if there are any messages, he plays t ...

pay back 1 =to return money that you borrowed from sb, e. g. Thanks for lending me the money. I'll pay you back when I get paid next week.

pay back 2 =to do sth to sb in return, e. g. Jim was angry after I fired him and he said he'd pay me back one day.

look back on =to remember, e. g. Terry tries not to look back on his time in the war. He has too many painful memories.

knock back 2 =to reject sth sb, e. g. Lots of men have asked Marlin to marry them, but she has knocked back all of them.

knock back 1 =to take a drink, e. g. The bartender poured Amy a whisky soda and she knocked it back and asked for another one.

kick back =to relax, e. g. If you have a stressful job, it's important to spend time each day just kicking back and relaxing.

keep back 2 =to hold back, e. g. She's a talented musician, but her health problems are keeping her back.

keep back 1 =to not tell sb about sth, e. g. The police suspected that he was keeping back some important information.

hold back =to stop sb from going forward, e. g. Joey was so angry that he wanted to attack the referee, but luckily his teammates held him back.

hit back =to fight to defend yourself, e. g. After being harshly criticized by the music press, James hit back by calling his critics frustrated musi ...

hand back =to give sth back to sb by hand, e. g. If the immigration officer doesn't hand back your passport straight away, he's probably just seeing ...

give back =to return, e. g. Have you given back the books you borrowed from your sister yet.

go back =to return, e. g. I'm feeling much better, thanks. I should be able to go back to work tomorrow.

get back =to return, e. g. The kids go to school at 9 in the morning and they usually get back about 4 in the afternoon.

fight back =to defend yourself, e. g. When people blame the new government for the economic crisis, the president fights back and says his government ...

draw back =to move away from sth sb, e. g. He came close but she drew back

cut back =to reduce, e. g. The government had to cut back programs for things like education and healthcare in order to pay the cost of invading fore ...

date back =to go back, e. g. Some of the pieces of pottery we dug up at the site date back a thousand years or more.

come back =to return, e. g. He's gone out for a while, but he said he'd come back around 4 o'clock.