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– a phrase used to mean that it is too late to
ask for something now; you should have asked for it earlier
* The time to ask for a day off this week was last week when I was making up the
schedule.
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– to take the blame for something
* Even though all four of the kids were responsible for breaking the window,
Lionel took the heat.
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– to watch someone very closely, usually
making the person being watched uncomfortable
* Stop breathing down my neck! I’ll finish cooking dinner faster if you stop
bothering me.
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– I give you my promise
* _______ that I will be there at 10 a.m. to help you with the
presentation.
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– to disappoint someone
* I’ll give you another chance, but don’t let me down this time.
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– to give something the most effort that you can; to try
as hard as you can
* The university research team pulled out all the stops to make the discovery
before any other university.
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– to delay to give yourself more time
* He didn’t have enough money to pay his rent and tried _______ the landlord by
telling her that he had already sent a check in the mail.
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– to delay; to reschedule for a later time
* She’s too busy right now to take time off from work, so we decided _______
our vacation from August to September.
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– to expect; to predict; to think something is likely to happen
* All of the employees in the company anticipated getting a large cash bonus at
the end of the year.
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– the boundaries or the outside limit of something
* The wide _______ of power he has in this company allows him to make decisions
at all levels of management.