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23-Aug-2009, 15:41
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Current Location: Karachi, Pakistan First Language: Urdu Member Type: Student or Learner | |  Re: The ways we use just one word
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Originally Posted by PROESL  To help develop fluency in English, it's, of course, important to learn new words. However, it's also important to know the ways in which we use words in combination with other words. From the simplest English words, it is sometimes possible to learn a number of expressions simply by knowing how a word is used. So what does it mean to really know a word? Knowing a word means understanding a number of common ways in which it is used by native speakers of English.
Let's start with the word "flip". How do we use "flip"? Here are a few ways.
flip a coin
flip out
flip an egg
flip a burger
flip a house
be flip
Post questions about these expressions. When we finish with the word "flip", we can move on to another word. If you know of other ways to use the word "flip", add them to the list.   |  | | The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to dawoodusmani For This Useful Post: | |
23-Aug-2009, 16:09
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hey I m not aware of all these terms.. whenever you please a mention a sentence which illustrates its usage.. | | The Following User Says Thank You to anupumh For This Useful Post: | |
23-Aug-2009, 17:11
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Current Location: Karachi, Pakistan First Language: Urdu Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The ways we use just one word
How about
flip over/on/off? | | The Following User Says Thank You to dawoodusmani For This Useful Post: | |
23-Aug-2009, 22:07
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Current Location: Home sweet home First Language: Polish Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The ways we use just one word
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Originally Posted by PROESL It's time to move on to another word. The new word is "out".
check it out
check-out counter
leave it out
take it out
take-out orders
out and about
out of the blue
out of nowhere
out to lunch
out back
outback
go all out
go out
talk something out
move out
have a falling out
speak out
outspoken
talk out loud
Got any more? |  what if we do?
here it comes..... out of sight out of sight, out of mind out of the way out of this world out of order on the outs (informal) out for (revenge) or out to (out to get me) bring out come out out of work hand it out out of hand left out out like a light bulb out for the count out cold  'out of bread and rice' - I have never heard it before, care to explain, pretty please  |
24-Aug-2009, 00:47
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Current Location: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA First Language: Business English and English for Professionals Member Type: English Teacher | |  Re: The ways we use just one word
We're out of bread. = We don't have anymore bread. We ate it all. We have to buy more.
We're out of rice. = We don't have anymore rice. We cooked and ate all of it. We have to buy more.  | | The Following User Says Thank You to PROESL For This Useful Post: | |
24-Aug-2009, 00:50
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Current Location: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA First Language: Business English and English for Professionals Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: The ways we use just one word
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Originally Posted by misiania what if we do?
here it comes..... out of sight out of sight, out of mind out of the way out of this world out of order on the outs (informal) out for (revenge) or out to (out to get me) bring out come out out of work hand it out out of hand left out out like a light bulb out for the count out cold 'out of bread and rice' - I have never heard it before, care to explain, pretty please | Those look good. Got any questions about any of them? 
(We use "got" colloquially in place of "have you got" for a yes-no question. It's informal and used regularly.) |
24-Aug-2009, 00:53
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Current Location: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA First Language: Business English and English for Professionals Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: The ways we use just one word
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Originally Posted by dawoodusmani How about
flip over/on/off? | Yes, we can flip a pancake over or flip an egg over.
flip on - flip off - Those aren't exactly familiar to me, but I would say they might mean, or are similar to, "turn something on" or "turn something off", such as a light switch or something similar. |
24-Aug-2009, 01:50
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Current Location: Indonesia First Language: English Member Type: Other | | Re: The ways we use just one word
Quite a common saying my mum used to say was, 'for crying out loud'. Don't really hear it so much nowadays though. My own entry would be 'sold out', which I suppose we could use in a couple of different contexts. |
24-Aug-2009, 05:56
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Current Location: Boston, Massachusetts Boston, MA First Language: Business English and English for Professionals Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: The ways we use just one word
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Originally Posted by indonesia Quite a common saying my mum used to say was, 'for crying out loud'. Don't really hear it so much nowadays though. My own entry would be 'sold out', which I suppose we could use in a couple of different contexts. | I don't hear "for crying out loud" either these days. Yes, "sold out" can mean a couple different things. |
24-Aug-2009, 10:45
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Current Location: Home sweet home First Language: Polish Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The ways we use just one word
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Originally Posted by PROESL We're out of bread. = We don't have anymore bread. We ate it all. We have to buy more.
We're out of rice. = We don't have anymore rice. We cooked and ate all of it. We have to buy more. | hehe I thought we're out of bread/rice has got a different, hidden meaning. Other than that I know the meaning 'to be out of something' 
Thanks PROESL
What about 'hear me out'? | | |
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