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PUT UP WITH somebody or something

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Tolga can’t put up with his wife any more. I think they will get divorced.

Although my neighbours are too noisy, I put up with them with great patience.

I must put up with this hotel because it’s the cheapest one in the town.

MEANING

to put with somebody or something: to tolerate. ( tolare etmek )

SPEAK UP

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I can’t hear you. Speak up please!

Let’s not sit at the back. We have to speak up otherwise.

As Mr.Ulus is deaf, you should speak up.

MEANING

SPEAK UP: to speak louder. ( yüksek sesle konu?mak, bagirmak )

SET something UP

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I’ve always wanted to set up my own business.

We set the company up in 1991. We have been running it for 18 years.

Our school manager set up a group of five people to find out school’s major problems.

MEANING

set up something: to create or start something. ( bir is kurmak, baslatmak )

TAKE UP something ( 2 )

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• I can’t stand seeing this refrigrator in the kitchen. It takes up a lot of space.
• Recently looking for a new job has been taking up all my time.
• I was sorry to take up so much of my teacher’s time but it was really urgent.

MEANING

take up something: to fill a particular space or time.

TAKE UP something ( 1)

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• You should take up doing exercises if you want to lose weight.
• As I haven’t driven a car for nearly 20 years, it will be better for me to take up driving lessons.
• Although he is 60, he has taken up tennis.
• My sister took up the guitar when she was 6.

MEANING

take up something: to start to do a new activity. ( ba?lamak )

OPPOSITE ( X )

take up something X give up something

TURN something OFF

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• Can you turn off the lights? Don’t you see I’m trying to sleep.
• Turn the playstation off now! You’ve been playing for 5 hours. IT’s enough.
• Don’t forget to turn the taps off and check them when you set off for a holiday.

Meaning

TURN something OFF: to stop the flow of electricity, gas or water by moving a switch or pressing a button.

OPPOSITE: TURN something OFF X TURN something ON

TURKISH MEANING: kapatmak, güç baglantisini kesmek.

HOW MUCH YOU LEARN!

Fill in the blanks by using the phrasal ‘turn off’ and a suitable object.

1. This program is not for children. Please…………………………………………

2. While I was studying English, somebody ……………………………….

3. He ……………………………… as soon as he saw the police.

4. Brrrr! It is freezing here. Could you ………………………………, please?

5. She hates technology. She doesn’t even know how to turn on and …………………………..

KEY

For this exercise more than one answer is possible. These are the suggested answers.

1. Please turn the TV off.

2. …………………. somebody turned the lights off.

3. He turned the radio off as soon as he saw the police.

4. Could you turn off the air conditioning?

5. turn on the computer.

TELL somebody OFF

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If I don’t do my homework when my father comes, he usually tells me off.

Whenever the employees get to the office late, the manager tells them off.

She started to cry when her boyfriend told her off about her behaviours.

MEANING

Tell somebody off means to speak angrily to somebody because they have something wrong. ( azarlamak )

TAKE something OFF

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In some cultures you must take off your shoes when you enter somebody’s house.

It’s very hot here. Why don’t you take your sweater off.

I want to take off my tie as soon as posible because I hate wearing a tie.

The refree has just told Carlos to take his necklace off.

MEANING:

take something off: to remove

OPPOSITE: take something off = put something on

TAKE OFF

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Our plane to Madrid took off at 9.30

When James and I arrived at the airport, the plane had already taken off.

Before taking off, they checked the boarding cards of all passengers.

MEANING

TAKE OFF: To leave the ground and start to fly.

OPPOSITE: take off X land

GO ON

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After I had lunch, I went on repairing my watch.

Despite warnings, he goes on driving fast.

Please don’t stop. Go on speaking, everybody is listening to you carefully.

I can’t go on working for this company because I have some personal problems.

MEANING: GO ON: continue ( Devam etmek )

SYNONYM: Go on = Carry on = Keep on