We ended uo eating a sandwich on the beach, INSTEAD of going to a fancy restaurant.
COUNT ON
If you need a friend, you can COUNT ON me.
WORK OUT
a) I need to WORK OUT if I want to be fit ________ b) It's difficult to WORK OUT the meaning of some parts of the text if your vocabulary isn't good enoug
GET ON WITH
Many people don't GET ON well WITH their siblings.
I can't believe he got so angry ___ my marks.
about
However
ex: I don't like action movies, HOWEVER I gave 'Die Hard' a chance.
Although
ex. ALTHOUGH not many people came to the show, we had a great time.
IN CASE
Take an umbrella IN CASE it rains.
FIND OUT
They finally FOUND OUT who the murderer was after years of investigation
DUE TO
ex: The football game had to be postponed DUE TO the heavy rain
AS LONG AS
I'll go with you AS LONG AS you pick me up on time.
WHEREAS
The present simple is so easy, WHEREAS phrasal verbs are a nightmare.
GIVE UP
GIVING UP smoking is the best thing many people could do for the sake of their health.
Every full moon he gets transformed ___ a werewolf.
into
She stands accused ___ theft.
of
COME ACROSS
When I was looking for my keys, I CAME ACROSS a watch I had lost.
SHOW OFF
whenever he has the chance to say how good he is, he does. He's always SHOWING OFF.
END UP
We ENDED UP eating a sandwich on the beach, instead of going to a fancy restaurant.
RUN OUT OF
I don't know what to write about, I've RUN OUT OF ideas.
KNOCK OUT
Atlético de Madrid KNOCKED Valladolid OUT to win the league.
TURN DOWN
I don't know where I'm going to study, the university I wanted TURNED me DOWN
SHOW UP
No one wants to hang out with him, you never know if he's going to SHOW UP
HANG OUT
No one wants to HANG OUT with him, you never know if he's going to show up.
PROVIDED
You'll pass your exams PROVIDED that you study hard.
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