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PHRASES PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS UNIT 8

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  • steady your nerves : This drink will steady your nerves
    to make someone calm or calmer
  • run on sth : Yeah, that remote runs on batteries.
    To be powered by some particular source of energy.
  • What does it mean back into sth ? : you help me? I'm having a hard time backing into this parking space.
    To move or maneuver something backwards into something else.
  • run sb a bath : Could you run me a nice hot bath while I finish my meal?
    to fill a bath with water
  • make a move : Lisa really seems like she likes you, dude—now's the time to make a move!
    To take a decisive action
  • What does it mean fall ill ?: Mom has fallen ill, so she can't watch the kids tonight after all.
    If you fall ill or are taken ill, you suddenly become ill
  • follow suit : To do the same thing as others, especially by following their example.
    The people in front of us began to file out of the auditorium, and we followed suit.
  • a sore point: Whatever you do, don't mention his ex-wife—his divorce is really a sore point with him.
    A topic that makes one angry or uncomfortable.
  • turn nasty : I didn't know they had a problem with each other until things turned nasty and resulted in a screaming match at my dinner party.
    To become unpleasant or troublesome.
  • go for days/ weeks/ months: He would go off for days at a time without telling anyone where he was.
    continuously for a period of several days​/​weeks etc.
  • get going : I better get going so I don't miss the train.
    to depart/ to go
  • The total vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority
    fail to meet an expectation or standard
  • mad rush : Shoppers across the country are always in a mad rush to pick up products at staggeringly low prices on Black Friday.
    A wild, frantic hurry to go somewhere or to obtain something.
  • raise voice : We told him not to raise his voice to our children.
    to speak in a loud angry way
  • What does it mean come as a shock ? : His death came as a shock
    it was a huge surprise / sth unexpected
  • fly by : I don't know, we just started chatting, and then I looked up and two hours had flown by!
    To pass or go by swiftly, usually a period of time.
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