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Include; invite.
Incluir; envolver; invitar.
A. Count me in for the shopping trip to Holland this weekend.
B. We are launching a campaign at the end of this month to help the homeless, and a number of well-known celebrities asked to be counted in for the launching event.
Incluir; envolver; invitar.
Count on
Depend/rely on
Depender de; contar con; confiar; fiar; prescindir.
A. When I find myself in times of trouble I can count on my mother coming to my rescue.
B. Friends are those one can count on when one is in need of a helping hand. In truth, a friend in need is a friend indeed.
Count out
Exclude
Excluir; exceptuar; eliminar; descartar; prescindir; quitar; no contar con.
A. One can always count James out when it comes to playing cricket since he is not very partial to the game.
B. Sara and Sally have proposed a trip to the Middle East at the end of this month but I asked them to count me out since I have no desire to travel abroad for the time being.
Count up
Put in; add up; top up; count; tally; reckon; calculate.
Sumar; agregar.
A. Traders at Croydon market count their banknotes and coins up at the end of the day.
B. James is a good rider and a charming person but I am sure that he is aware of his shortcomings and ought to count his blessings for surviving a plane crash.
Cross out
Place a line through something, delete with a cross or lines; mark with a cross; eliminate.
Borrar; tachar; rayar; quitar;; eliminar; cancelar; revocar; anular; invalidar; marcar.
A. Alex crossed out David’s name on the list of people United would like to welcome to their Christmas party.
B. Neptune crossed Jupiter’s name on the list of the All Stars’ baseball game when Jupiter reported problems with his arm.
Cut down/on
Decrease the amount of; to reduce the amount one does something
Reducir; disminuir; reducir; acortar; restringir.
A. Maria needs to cut down on the amount of chocolate she eats daily or she might end up obese if she isn’t careful.
B. The O.P.E.C. countries are cutting down on oil production in order to allow existing reserves to be sold.
Cut in/on
Barge in; break off; butt in; disrupt; break up; cut short; Interrupt; stop.
Interrumpir
A. The Landlord of the Red devils’ Public House suddenly cut in and asked us to leave the premises immediately since the building was on fire.
B. She cut in on the conversation and delivered the news.
Cut off
Barge in; Butt in; interrupt a conversation; remove; stop an action;.sever with a knife.
Interrumpir; herir a alguien con una navaja o cuchillo.
A. Sara cut James off before he said something he would regret afterwards.
B. Gordon’s finger was cut off when he was trying to open a can of sardines; he was taken to a nearby hospital where a surgeon was able to save his finger.
Cut out
Incise; piece; cut into; slit open; segment; notch; carve; slice; bring to a halt; discontinue; stop; bring to an end; refrain from.
Cortar; fragmentar; desmenuzar; dividir; partir; pararse; contenerse; aguantarse.
A. The butcher cut the bone skilfully out of the thick slice of meat.
B. The F.A advised players to cut violence out on the pitch or face disciplinary action.
C. Cut that out before I lose my patience, young lady. You are driven me to the wall with your nonsensical behaviour.
Cut up
Cut into small pieces
He cut the beef up and put the pieces in the soup
Dip into
Be forced into using one’s saved money in order to make ends meet.
A. I have no alternative but to resolve to break into my savings to pay my rent and my telephone bill since I have not been able to find employment for six months now.
B. Sara had to dip into her saving pot to pay for a holiday in Spain.
Died away
Diminish in intensity
The applause died away after five minutes
Die down
Diminish in intensity
The controversy about the president’s affair finally died down
Die out/off
Become extinct
Whales are in danger of dying off
Disagree with
Cause to feel sick due to food or drink
Spicy food disagrees with me
Do away with
Abolish
Some Americans want to do away with the death penalty
Do over
Repeat
You made many mistakes, so I want you to do the report over
Do without
Manage without something one wants or needs
I couldn’t do without a car in California
Draw up
Create a contract
Let’s draw an agreement up before we go any further with this project
Dress down
Reprimand severely
The mother dressed her son down for skipping school
Dress down
Dress casually
I am dressing down because we’re going to a barbecue by the beach
Dress up decorate
You could dress this house up with some bright colours
Dress up
Wear elegant clothes
She always dresses up at work
Drive back
Repulse
The invaders were driven back by the army
Drop in/by/on/off
Call on, visit someone unexpectedly; to visit someone informally; caught unawares of someone’s temporary stay; to to deliver someone or a thing to a destination.
A. My girlfriend dropped in this morning and found Marie, who I had met the previous night at O’Neill’s Public House in Crystal Palace, having breakfast at my place. All hell broke loose and a mighty row developed.
B. I was at loose end last night in my flat when Gloria and Jennifer dropped in for a chat.
C. Sally and Sara decided to drop in on Lesley for a chinwag when they were near her house. However, Lesley could not spend much time with them since she was preparing dinner for Lucy and Thomas.
D. Deborah dropped by this afternoon to reminds us of nana’s 70th birthday party.
E. My mother dropped me off at school yesterday morning.
F. The postman dropped off a package this morning addressed to the Headmaster.
Drop out/of/over
Quit an organized activity; quit an organized activity school ; visit someone casually.
A. David decided to drop out of the football team because Alex was making his life a misery.
B. My brother dropped out of the course because he was not able to combine work and college at the same time. He needed to work for a living since he did have the economic support that a great number of undergraduates have to carry on with his high level education.
C. Marie asked me to drop over when I was in Paris. I promised her that I would next summer when I would be going to France with my family for a holiday.
EAR
Ears burning
All ears
In at one ear and out of the other
To set people by the ears
To be sent away/ to go away with a flea in his ear
To have a person’s ear
To earmark
To prick up one’s ears
To keep one’s ears to the ground.
ELBOW
Elbow-grease
Elbow-room
Out-at-elbows.
More strength to his elbow.
To raise the elbow too often.
EYE
An eyesore
A nice eyeful
A blue-eyed boy
To keep an eye on
Keep your eyes open
To make eyes at
To pull the wool over another’s eyes
To see eye to eye with another
To see with half an eye
A sight for a sore eyes
In the twinkling of an eye
Not bat an eyelid
Up the eyes in work
Up the eyes in debt
To do someone in the eye
To do something with one’s eyes open
To hang on with /by one’s eyelids
To have an eye for the main chance
Shut-eye
A spot of shut-eye
Green-eyed
Green with envy
Face up to
Acknowledge something difficult or embarrassing
I’ll never be able to face up to my colleagues after getting so drunk last night at the work party
Fall back on
Be able to use in case of emergency
Sally can fall back on her degree in biology if she doesn’t succeed in her acting career
Fall behind
Go slower than scheduled, lag, hurry up or you will fall behind!
Fall behind in
Go slower than scheduled, lag behind.
Sara has missed several days of school and now she is falling behind in her homework
Fall off
Decrease
Interest in the project fell off when they realized it wouldn’t be profitable
Fall out with
Have an argument with
I had a falling out with my girlfriend's mother last month and we haven’t talked to each other since
Fall through
Fail to happen, fail, be unsuccessful.
Unfortunately, my trip to Japan fell through because I couldn’t save enough money to make the trip.
Feel up
Grope
Mary sued her boss for sexual harassment after he felt her up
Feel up to
Have the energy to do something
I don’t feel up to going out tonight because I had a long day at work
Figure on
Expect where do you figure on living when you move to Figueras?
Figure out
Solve something; understand
I finally figured the joke out. Now I understand why everybody was laughing
Figure up
Calculate
I need to figure my expenses up before I give you an estimate
Fill in
Complete
Don’t forget to fill in all the blanks on the application
Fill in
Substitute
Who is going to fill in while you’re gone?
Fill in for
Substitute for
Miguel filled in for me at the meeting yesterday because I was sick
Fill out
Complete an application
I filled out an application to rent the apartment last week
Fill out
Mature, grow bigger
Now that you’re filling out , I must get you a bra
Fill up
Fill to the top
Fill the car up with unleaded gas, please
Find out
Discover
You will never find out all my secrets!
Find out
Discover
Vicky’s parents are going to be so mad when they find out she got a tattoo
Fix up
Repair, renovate, remodel
My neighbours are fixing their house up
Fork out/ over
To pay for something, usually something you would rather not have to pay for.
I had to fork out £800 for a laptop that I'd hardly use since my daughter has decided that it was hers.
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