GET ON
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- Roberto Carlos is really a friendly person. He gets on well with his team mates.
- I and my best friend get on well with each other because we have a lot of things in common.
- Mr.Locke and Jack haven’t been getting on well since they quarelled.
- Ms.Selen is a great teacher. She gets on well with her students and all of the students in her class love her deeply.
MEANING: to have a friendly relationship with somebody. ( birisiyle iyi geçinmek )
SET OFF
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MEANING: to begin a journey.
CUT somebody OFF
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While I was talking to her, the operator cut me off.
You have been cut off. Try to reconnect.
While they were checking the telephone lines, they cut me off.
MEANING: 1) to interrupt a telephone conversation by breaking the connection.
2) to interrupt somebody when they are speaking.
My son cut me off while I was talking to my manager on the phone.
He is a very rude man. He always cut people off when they are talking.
GET IN; GET IN SOMETHING
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- A: Have you heard the news? Two burglars got in Jack’s house by breaking the kitchen window.
- It was a small car. However, five of us could get in it easily.
- As soon as the police officer saw the suspects, he got in the car quickly and started to follow them.
- Because it was raining heavily, I got in a taxi.
MEANING
GET IN, Get something IN: to enter or go inside.
HOW MUCH YOU LEARN
Two sentences are not correct. Can you find them?
1. She got in her car and drove away.
2. After a long walk, I got in a chair and relaxed.
3. He couldn’t get in the office as he forgot to take his keys.
4. My sister got in her bike and went away.
5. Since the alarm system of the car broke down, we couldn’t get in it.
KEY: Sentences 2 and 4 are incorrect.
OPPOSITE: get in X get out; get out of something
FILL SOMETHING IN
Before you have to attend the conference, you have to fill in the registration form.
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs.
In order to apply for a loan, you must fill in the application form which is given by the bank.
This form is in Turkish. I can’t fill it in. Can you tranlate it for me?
MEANING
FILL something IN: to complete a form or document by writing the necessary information on it.
CHECK IN; CHECK somebody or something IN
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- In summer days it’s a good idea to check in two hours before your flight because the airports are really crowded.
- While I was checking the visitors in, the computer broke down.
- We’ve just closed the flight. All the passengers have been checked in.
- When I arrive in Paris, I will go and check in to my hotel.
MEANING
Check in somebody: to take somebody’s name, check their reservation, give them a key etc…
Check in something: to leave or accept luggage to be put on a plane.
LOOK FOR somebody or something.
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Semih has been looking for his tie for nearly an hour but he hasn’t found it yet.
Since the rent of my house is too much, I’ve decided to look for a cheaper one.
Last year while I was shopping in IKEA, I lost my daugher. Everybody in IKEA looked for her and fortunately we found her.
When I got out of the train, my eyes started to look for you. However, you weren’t there.
MEANING:
TO LOOK FOR somebody or something: To search for somebody or something.
TÜRKÇE ANLAM: LOOK FOR: Birini ve ya bir seyi aramak.
SLOW DOWN; Slow somebody or something down
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As soon as I saw the speed limit sign, I noticed that I was driving too fast and began to slow down.
The ageing process will be slowed down by the scientists in the future.
Look at her. She is always behind us. She slows us down everytime.
Mert always slows the class down by asking silly questions to the teacher.
HOW MUCH YOU LEARN
Fill in the blanks by using the words below. Use each word once
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1) The ____________weather in Antalya slows down working performance.
2) The thich _____________ slowed the airport traffic down last night.
3) Although the traffic lights were red, the ____________ driver couldn’t slow down.
4) Because of the _____________, all the workers are slowing their work down.
SETTLE DOWN
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After I lived in France for seven years, I settled down somewhere near Madrid.
By the time she settled down Hong Kong, she had been working for a TV company for 3 weeks.
After long and boring job expreiences, I settled down and started a new career in Germany.
MEANING
By looking at the sentences above can you guess the meaning of SETTLE DOWN. Try to find the correct definition.
SETTLE DOWN means
a) travel a lot b) get married c) begin or start living in one place
d) have a lot of friends e) start a family
PUT somebody or something DOWN
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1) If you don’t want to lose your keys, put them down somewhere you can remember easily.
2) Put down these boxes. You can’t carry all of them.
3) At the end of the meeting, the manager put down his pen and left the meeting room.
MEANING
PUT something or somebody DOWN: to place somebody or something that you are holding on the table or another place.
HOW MUCH YOU LEARN
Complete the senteces by using put smb or smt. down.
1) The novel is so exciting that I ____________________________________.
2) He has too many books in his hands. He had better ________________________.
3) When the exam time was over, the instructor told us to _____________________________.
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