13/05/2012
ESSENTIAL IDIOM FOR TOEFL TEST [8]
ESSENTIAL IDIOM FOR TOEFL TEST [8]. Idiom atau ungkapan adalah gabungan kata yang membentuk arti baru yang artinya tidak mudah dipahami hanya dengan memahami kata yang membentuknya. Postingan Idiom I 'Three in One" dan audionya dapat direview "here" dan Pelajaran Idiom ke-2 "here". Idiom ke-3 dapat disimak "here". Idiom sesi ke-4 dapat direview "here' . Postingan Essential IDIOM ke-5, Idiom ke-6 . Idiom ke-7. Berikut adalah Essential Idiom ke-8,
With prices so high now, I'll have to do without a new suit this year.
o As a traveling salesperson, Monica can't do without a car.
o It's a shame that so many poor people in the world have to go without basic necessities of life such as nutritious food and suitable shelter.
2. according to: in the order of; on the authority of
o The students on the football team were ranked according to height, from shortest to tallest.
o According to my dictionary, you are using that word in your essay incorrectly.
3. to be bound to: to be certain to, to be sure to
This idiom is used when the occurrence of an event seems inevitable or unavoidable.
o We are bound to be late if you don't hurry up.
o With the economy improving now, their business is bound to make more money this year.
4. for sure: without doubt (also: for certain)
o In the dark, I couldn't tell for sure whether it was Polly or Sarah who drove by.
o I now for certain that Gene will move back to Washington next month.
5. to take for: to perceive or understand as (S)
This idiom is usually used when someone is mistakenly perceived. A noun or pronoun must separate the idiom.
o Because of his strong, muscular body, I took him for a professional athlete. As it turns out, he doesn't play any professional sports.
o What do you take me for --- a fool? I don't believe what you're saying at all.
6. to try out: to test, to use during a trial period (S)
o You can try out the new car before you decide to buy it.
o I can let you try the computer out for a few days before you make a decision.
7. to tear down: to destroy by making flat, to demolish (S)
o The construction company had to tear down the old hotel in order to build a new office building.
o The owners had to tear the house down after it burned down in a fire.
8. to tear up: to rip into small pieces (S)
o Diedre tore up the letter angrily and threw all the pieces into the trash can.
o He told the lawyer to tear the old contract up and then to prepare a new one.
9. to go over: to be appreciated or accepted
This idiom is usually followed by the adverb well. (I Lesson 6 this idiom has
the meaning to review, as in the second sentence of the second example below.)
o The teacher's organized lessons always go over well with her students.
o The comedian's jokes weren't going over well; the audience wasn't laughing much at all. I think that the comedian should go over his material more carefully before each act.
10. to run out of: to exhaust the supply of, not to have more of
o We ran out of gas right in the middle of the main street in town.
o It's dangerous to run out of water if you are in an isolated area.
11. at heart: basically, fundamentally
This idiom is used to describe the true character of a person.
o James sometimes seems quite unfriendly, but at heart he's a good person.
o The Fares often don't see eye to eye, but at heart they both love each other very much.
12. about to: ready to, just going to
o We were about to leave the house when the phone rang.
o I'm sorry that I broke in. What were you about to say?
This idiom is often used when one accepts more responsibility than one can
handle alone. It is usually used in the form to bite off more than one can chew.
o When I accepted the position of chairman, I didn't realize how much I was biting off.
o When James registered for 18 units in his last semester at college, he
2. bit off more than he could chew.
3. to tell apart: to distinguish between (also: to pick apart, to tell from) (S)
o The two brothers look so much alike that few people can tell them apart.
o That copy machine is so good that I can't pick the photocopy and the original apart.
o Most new cars are very similar in appearance. It's almost impossible to tell one from another.
4. all in all: considering everything
o There were a few problems, but all in all it was a well-organized seminar.
o Leonard got a low grade in one subject, but all in all he's a good student.
5. to pass out: to distribute (also: to hand out) (S); to lose consciousness
The verbal idiom to hand out can be made into the noun handout to refer to items that are distributed in a class or meeting.
o Please help me pass out these test papers; there must be a hundred of them.
o Alright, students, here are the class handouts for this week.
o The weather was so hot in the soccer stadium that some of the fans in the stands passed out.
6. to go around: to be sufficient or adequate for everyone present; to circulate, to move from place to place
o We thought that we had bought enough food and drink for the party, but actually there wasn't enough to go around.
o There's a bad strain of influenza going a
7. to be in (the/one's) way: to block or obstruct; not to be helpful, to cause inconvenience (for both, also: to get in the/one's way)
o Jocelyn couldn't drive through the busy intersection because a big truck was in the way.
o Our small child tried to help us paint the house, but actually he just got in our way.
8. to put on: to gain (pounds or weight) (S); to present, to perform (S)
o Bob has put on a lot of weight recently. He must have put at least fifteen pounds on.
o The Youth Actor's Guild put on a wonderful version of Romeo and Juliet at the globe Theater.
9. to put up: to tolerate, to accept unwillingly
o The employee was fired because his boss could not put up with his mistakes any longer.
o While I'm studying, I can't put up with any noise or other distractions.
10. in vain: useless, without the desired result
o All the doctors' efforts to save the injured woman were in vain. She was declared dead three hours after being admitted to the hospital.
o We tried in vain to reach you last night. Is your phone out of order?
11. day in and day out: continuously, constantly (also: day after day; for longer periods of time, year in and year out and year after year)
o During the month of April, it rained day in and day out.
o Day after day I waited for a letter from him, but one never came.
o Year in and year out, the weather in San Diego is the best in the nation.
12. to catch up: to work with the purpose of fulfilling a requirement or being equal to others
The idiom is often followed by the preposition with and a noun phrase. It is
similar in meaning to keep up with from Lesson 17.
o The student was absent from class so long that it took her a long time to catch up.
o If you are not equal to others, first you have to catch up with them before you can keep up with them.
LESSON 18
1. to do without: survive or exist without something (also: to go without)With prices so high now, I'll have to do without a new suit this year.
o As a traveling salesperson, Monica can't do without a car.
o It's a shame that so many poor people in the world have to go without basic necessities of life such as nutritious food and suitable shelter.
2. according to: in the order of; on the authority of
o The students on the football team were ranked according to height, from shortest to tallest.
o According to my dictionary, you are using that word in your essay incorrectly.
3. to be bound to: to be certain to, to be sure to
This idiom is used when the occurrence of an event seems inevitable or unavoidable.
o We are bound to be late if you don't hurry up.
o With the economy improving now, their business is bound to make more money this year.
4. for sure: without doubt (also: for certain)
o In the dark, I couldn't tell for sure whether it was Polly or Sarah who drove by.
o I now for certain that Gene will move back to Washington next month.
5. to take for: to perceive or understand as (S)
This idiom is usually used when someone is mistakenly perceived. A noun or pronoun must separate the idiom.
o Because of his strong, muscular body, I took him for a professional athlete. As it turns out, he doesn't play any professional sports.
o What do you take me for --- a fool? I don't believe what you're saying at all.
6. to try out: to test, to use during a trial period (S)
o You can try out the new car before you decide to buy it.
o I can let you try the computer out for a few days before you make a decision.
7. to tear down: to destroy by making flat, to demolish (S)
o The construction company had to tear down the old hotel in order to build a new office building.
o The owners had to tear the house down after it burned down in a fire.
8. to tear up: to rip into small pieces (S)
o Diedre tore up the letter angrily and threw all the pieces into the trash can.
o He told the lawyer to tear the old contract up and then to prepare a new one.
9. to go over: to be appreciated or accepted
This idiom is usually followed by the adverb well. (I Lesson 6 this idiom has
the meaning to review, as in the second sentence of the second example below.)
o The teacher's organized lessons always go over well with her students.
o The comedian's jokes weren't going over well; the audience wasn't laughing much at all. I think that the comedian should go over his material more carefully before each act.
10. to run out of: to exhaust the supply of, not to have more of
o We ran out of gas right in the middle of the main street in town.
o It's dangerous to run out of water if you are in an isolated area.
11. at heart: basically, fundamentally
This idiom is used to describe the true character of a person.
o James sometimes seems quite unfriendly, but at heart he's a good person.
o The Fares often don't see eye to eye, but at heart they both love each other very much.
12. about to: ready to, just going to
o We were about to leave the house when the phone rang.
o I'm sorry that I broke in. What were you about to say?
LESSON 19
1. to bite off: to accept as a responsibility or taskThis idiom is often used when one accepts more responsibility than one can
handle alone. It is usually used in the form to bite off more than one can chew.
o When I accepted the position of chairman, I didn't realize how much I was biting off.
o When James registered for 18 units in his last semester at college, he
2. bit off more than he could chew.
3. to tell apart: to distinguish between (also: to pick apart, to tell from) (S)
o The two brothers look so much alike that few people can tell them apart.
o That copy machine is so good that I can't pick the photocopy and the original apart.
o Most new cars are very similar in appearance. It's almost impossible to tell one from another.
4. all in all: considering everything
o There were a few problems, but all in all it was a well-organized seminar.
o Leonard got a low grade in one subject, but all in all he's a good student.
5. to pass out: to distribute (also: to hand out) (S); to lose consciousness
The verbal idiom to hand out can be made into the noun handout to refer to items that are distributed in a class or meeting.
o Please help me pass out these test papers; there must be a hundred of them.
o Alright, students, here are the class handouts for this week.
o The weather was so hot in the soccer stadium that some of the fans in the stands passed out.
6. to go around: to be sufficient or adequate for everyone present; to circulate, to move from place to place
o We thought that we had bought enough food and drink for the party, but actually there wasn't enough to go around.
o There's a bad strain of influenza going a
7. to be in (the/one's) way: to block or obstruct; not to be helpful, to cause inconvenience (for both, also: to get in the/one's way)
o Jocelyn couldn't drive through the busy intersection because a big truck was in the way.
o Our small child tried to help us paint the house, but actually he just got in our way.
8. to put on: to gain (pounds or weight) (S); to present, to perform (S)
o Bob has put on a lot of weight recently. He must have put at least fifteen pounds on.
o The Youth Actor's Guild put on a wonderful version of Romeo and Juliet at the globe Theater.
9. to put up: to tolerate, to accept unwillingly
o The employee was fired because his boss could not put up with his mistakes any longer.
o While I'm studying, I can't put up with any noise or other distractions.
10. in vain: useless, without the desired result
o All the doctors' efforts to save the injured woman were in vain. She was declared dead three hours after being admitted to the hospital.
o We tried in vain to reach you last night. Is your phone out of order?
11. day in and day out: continuously, constantly (also: day after day; for longer periods of time, year in and year out and year after year)
o During the month of April, it rained day in and day out.
o Day after day I waited for a letter from him, but one never came.
o Year in and year out, the weather in San Diego is the best in the nation.
12. to catch up: to work with the purpose of fulfilling a requirement or being equal to others
The idiom is often followed by the preposition with and a noun phrase. It is
similar in meaning to keep up with from Lesson 17.
o The student was absent from class so long that it took her a long time to catch up.
o If you are not equal to others, first you have to catch up with them before you can keep up with them.
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