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Common Idioms and Phrasal verbs

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    about to, Up in the air, Better off, All of a sudden, from scratch, benefit of the doubt, for the best, for good, Look up, put on, hand in, jot down, check out, call up, call off,
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  • 'Wow, I was just about to call you when the phone rang.' What does the idiom 'about to' mean?
    planning to do sth at the moment
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  • 'Have you ever tried to build a website from scratch?' What does 'from scratch' mean?
    to start from the beginning (back to the drawing board)
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  • 'Sometimes we do things that we don't want to do because it is for the best.' What does 'for the best' means?
    a bad situation that has some positives
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  • Do you hate leaving things up in the air?
    Up in the air means to be undecided
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  • Create a sentence using the idiom 'all off a sudden'
    All of a sudden means suddenly
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  • Do you give people the benefit of the doubt?
    Benefit of the doubt means to believe someone even when you are doubtful
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  • 'Austin looked up the recipe from the internet.' What does the phrasal verb 'Look up' means?
    Look up means to search for and find a piece of information
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  • Use the phrasal verb 'Pick Out' in a sentence.
    Pick out means to choose someone or something
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  • When you are in meeting, do you jot down notes?
    Jot down means to write sth quickly
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  • What things can you turn over?
    Turn over means to change the position upside down
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  • How important is it to hand in your reports before the deadline?
    Hand in means to submit or to give sth to someone with authority
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  • 'Put on' is a phrasal verb, can you use it in a sentence?
    I put on my make up before going out for dinner.
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