Idiom: To be up forFirst example: Jason is in medical school. He has been studying for the last eight weeks...
Idiom: to soften the blow; used as a verb First Example: Noreen: I’m sorry to hear you lost your job...
Idiom: in other words; used as an adverb First Example: Movie Review: The dialogue sounds so fake, and the acting...
To Borrow From Meaning: to take another idea and add it to your own Example 1: Terri: I’m so excited!...
To Take Something Back Meaning: to say that something you said before is not true Example 1: Terri: I feel...
Example 1: Carly: I don’t want to study anymore! I have been a student for too long! I should just...
Example 1: My boyfriend loves action movies, but I prefer romantic comedies. He gets so excited when we go to...
Context #1: David: So what are you going to do this weekend? Sam: I had such a busy and stressful...
to be/get tied up Context #1: Tom: What happened to you yesterday? You were supposed to go out to dinner...
“to go back” vs. “to come back” These two phrasal verbs are often confused because they both mean “to return,”...