make an entry

When he is on a journey he keeps a diary and makes an entry of every interesting

event.

set off
Well have to go to bed if we wish to set off at 6:00.

at times sometimes from time to time

be deaf to
He was deaf to all my advices.

on end
I can read his novels for days on end.

to put to death
He was put to death for having drowned his girlfriend.

as to
As to his latest novel, we must say it wasnt a great success.

to wear away
She was worn away by hard work and poverty.

in no small degree
The war affected workers salaries in no small degree.

in a friendly ( silly/ lovely)

to be at the mercy of
Having lost her mother the little girl was at the mercy of a vulgar and cruel father.

to give way to
The rain gave way to a cold wind.

to supply a livelihood
Tourism supplies a livelihood to many people along the coast.

to get to ones feet stand up

When the commander entered the room all the soldiers got to their feet.

back and forth

He was passing the room back and forth trying to find a solution.

to give a cry

to make out
The noise of the aeroplane was so loud that I couldnt make out what she said.
it wouldnt do
He will have to work harder because the work he had done wouldnt do.

to embark on
Before I embarked on my new career my friend gave me some useful advice.

to send forth
Some of the planets send forth very brilliant light.

to play somebody a fool

Im going to be played a fool in my own house.

something of a. . .
I like to talk to him. He is something of a philosopher.

on the part of
There were very many objections to her marriage on the part of her family.

to come as a surprise
Her sudden departure came as a surprise to everybody.

to learn about
I learnt about her accident from the newspapers.

a long way apart/off

Australia is a long way off.
The two families live a long way apart.

it does for me
A little flat does for me better than a big one.

to get into the swim

Whenever/come to a new place it takes me some days to get acquainted with what is
going on to get into swim.

in reply
In reply to your letter Im sorry to state that Im not able to accept your offer.

at the far end

The first thing he saw at the far end of the room was a cupboard with two skulls on it.
At the far end of the park there is a zoo.

his (my, her) heart jumped

My heart jumped with joy when I got the job.

to push (break) open

I pushed the door open and found myself in a dark cellar.
The burglars broke open the safe and ran away with the money and jewellery.
to rank with
Our symphony orchestra ranks with the best in the world.

to set to music
Many of Shakespeares sonnets have been set to music.

in a body
The miners left work in a body and started a strike asking for better wages.

to take to
To take to the sea means to become a sailor.
Like his grandfather, who was captain of a ship, he left college and took to the sea.

on account of
She could not attend the lectures on account of flu.

for fear
He has never bought a car for fear of an accident.

to take a seat
as soon as we took our seats the performance began.

to feel bound to
As a judge I feel bound to put this question to you.

to approve of something
I didnt approve of your behaviour at dinner last night.

at any rate
He is coming tomorrow. At any rate he said he would come.

a months(a years, 3 months) notice

You can not dismiss him without a months notice
They have to move from their flat because they have been given 3 months notice.

advanced in years
She is advanced in years but she dresses like a young woman.

now to minor matters

Now to minor matters means let us now speak about less important things

by birth
She is French by birth but she married an American.
Are you English by birth?

there was a bright look about her

When Mrs. Morel heard of her sons success there was a rosy, bright look about her.
to do well
Her daughter is at the university now and she seems to be doing well.

unknown to
Unknown to his wife he booked two seats for the opera and surprised her pleasantly.

to find fault with

It is very difficult to please him. He always finds fault with everything.

so far
So far all is well and we hope that the patient will soon recover.

to weigh on ones mind

The question of how to get the money for the repair of our cottage weighs heavily on
my mind.

(she) had no business to

You had no business to take my documents out of this drawer.

what on earth
What on earth do you mean by refusing such an excellent job?

to make money
For some people the only aim in life is to make money.

terrified lest (afraid lest)

He was afraid lest they should discover he had forged his fathers signature.

lest - so that no
He ran away lest should be punished means He ran away so that he should not
be punished

to give a boot (U.S slang) to kick with a booted foot

I saw some schoolboys today give a boot to an empty can.

all of a sudden
All of a sudden the lights went out and we were left in complete darkness.

to hang around
Instead of hanging out you could do some shopping for me.

take it easy
After his exam he decided to take it easy some time.

to feel swell (U.S slang)

I had a terrible headache but after two aspirins I feel swell.

to be given the axe (U.S slang)

In American schools boys who are expelled say that they have been given the axe.
to be around means to be near
If you need my help, Ill be around

I sort of
He is not a very likeable chap but I sort of like him.

to keep doing
He kept talking about himself and everyone got bored.

I was set to go (to leave, to do)

He was set not to let anybody know that he had been expelled from school.

at the top of ones voice

The old man is so deaf that he will not hear you unless you speak at the top of your
voice.

that is why
He was a sickly child. Thats why his parents did not let him play with other children.

that will do
Ill give you 5 . Will that do?

The street ran on

The afternoon was drawing on

to keep up
When will you stop keeping up this stupid belief that a black cat brings bad luck?

beyond control
Some of the natural phenomena are beyond our control.
You must not take his word too seriously. His anger was beyond control.

out of ones mind

He was out of his mind when he let the boy drive his new car.

out of range
If I hadnt been out of his range he would have hit me in the face.

no good
It is no good crying over spilt milk.

to take off
Because of the fog the aeroplane could not take off in time.
to put things straight
Everything went wrong in the business until the new manager came and put things
straight.

whats what
Sometimes it is very difficult to know whats what.
by luck
I did not expect to see hi, any more but I met him by luck on my way to the station.

to keep the fire going

you cant keep a fire going without putting some fuel on it.

how many are we?

He looked at the list of their names and said: I didnt know we were so many
Before the battle we were twenty. I am afraid we are not so many any more.

by means of
We have learned a lot about the microbes by means of a microscope.

from head to foot

I was caught in the rain and returned home soaked from head to foot.

more dead than alive

The mountain climbers were rescued more dead than alive.

let alone
I have no time for reading all the letters, let alone for answering them.

well under way

When I reached the harbour the ship was already well under way.

lost in thoughts
After her husbands death she always seems to be depresses and somehow lost in
thoughts.

to take up quarters
When I am in London I take up quarters at a Youth Hostel.

to do life drawing means to draw from a model

According to Henry Moore you cannot do life carving without ill-treating the
material.

to keep fit
Every evening I go for an hours walk in order to keep fit.

to get into a formula

A teacher must always be careful to vary his methods of teaching or he runs the risk
of getting into a formula.

one-man show
The one-man show of Van Gogh in Belgrade attracted a lot of people

to receive a commission
Last year I received a commission to translate Trevelyans English Social History

to attach importance to something

He attaches to much importance to peoples appearances and less to their character.

open air (exhibition, theater, cinema)

In many summer resorts open-air theaters are very popular.

out of doors
He spends a lot of time out of doors playing games.

attract ones attention

The new circus in the town attracted all the childrens attention

to get hold of
If I ever get hold of that man he will pay for all he has done to me.

to find out
You must find out where he lives so that you can send him these documents.

to get up a subscription
To get up a subscription means to organize collecting money to help a person or a
cause.

on the spot
When he was caught stealing he was dismissed on the spot.

take it easy
He never worries about anything. It is in his nature to take things easy.

to set to work
It is difficult to set to work with brilliant sunshine outside.

what about?
What about a long weekend, now that the snow is good for skiingd?

slip away
Our holiday slipped away so quickly, we could hardly believe that we had to return to
work the next day.

to stand something
I cant stand the pain any longer. I must take something to stop it.

to drive mad
This constant noise of the traffic will drive me mad.

to be sick of ( + ing doing..)

I am sick of listening his complaining every day.

to read for the Bar( for an exam..) to study law in order to become a lawyer
I wont be able to come to your party because I have to read for my exam.
to be in debt
He spends more than he earns and therefore he is always in debt.

to turn to
I turned to my uncle for help but without any result.

to rest upon
His success rests only upon hard work.

to pull through
So weak was he that we were afraid he would not pull through.

to feel at ease
I never feel at ease in their rich and luxurious house.

to catch ones eye

Among all the pictures in the gallery Reynoldss portrait of Dr. Johnson caught my
eye.

to make an attempt

to come to pass
As a young boy I dreamt of so many things that have never come to pass.

on the average
On the average there are three hundred visitors at the hotel every day.

all day long

He used to sit all day long in front of his hut and smoke his pipe.

on end
Our team won three matches on end.

to think little ( well, nothing, highly) of

The more I know about him the less I think of him.
I think little of some of the modern painters.

first and foremost

She is good actress but first and foremost she is a good mother to her children.

that will (not) do

How much sugar do you tae in your tea? Will one spoonful do?

to catch hold of
When I wanted to leave, the little girl caught hold of my hand and would not let me
go.
to lie (fall) flat
He was hit by a bullet and when we found him he was lying flat on the ground.
He wanted to show what a good jumper he was but he fell flat into the water and
produced general laughter.

to come up to somebody
The boy came up to me and asked me If I knew the way to the swimming pool.

to face each other

When we met after so many years we faced each other without saying a word.

to box somebodys ears

Now, look here, if you do it again Ill box your ears, you naughty boy!

in the limelight
Ambitious people enjoy being in the limelight.

to throw aside
He threw aside all the offers for a steady job because he wanted to have all his time
for painting.

close connection

on all sides
On all sides of the island there were smaller islands.

open to the weather

The Shakespeare theatre in Londons Regent Park is open to the weather and often, if
it starts to rain, the audience must move into a tent.

to crowd into
As soon as the door was opened people crowded into the shop.

to lend ones ear

Antony wanted the masses to listen to him attentively. That is why he said to them:
Lend me your ears

to be with

A lot of water has flown under the bridge and gone up in the world

Be ready; be alert on ones toes

Be at a loose end bored and have nothing else to do

Big frog in a small pond someone who is considered to be important in a small

place, a leader in a small group
Come out of one shell to stop being shy

Cry over spilled milk to cry or complain about sth that has already happened

Is a far cry from

Isnt a patch on

To drop someone a line izvestuva

Drop me a line when you know what time youre coming and Ill meet you at the
station.

Drop dead crkni

Go down the drain go bankrupt

To kick the habit otkazuva

He has smoked since 16 and found it difficult to kick the habit.
Ive tried so many times to stop biting my nails but I just cant kick the habit.

To think a world of someone to have a very good opinion of smb, sth

He thinks a world of his son;
Ive never seen a couple so in love. They clearly think the world of each other.

To kiss sth good-bye to accept as certain the loss or failure to sth zboguva
so ne{to
When my teenage son learnt to drive, I had to buy him a car or kiss my own car good-
bye.
You can kiss the money good-bye. Hell never pay you back.

To blow your own trumpet to praise ones own ability and achievements
Tell you brother to stop blow his own trumpet. We dont want to hear how wonderful
he thinks he is.

To hit the roof to become suddenly very angry

My parents hit the roof when I said Id been to an all-night party

Hit the bottle to drink too much alcohol over a long period
After she died, he really hit the bottle.

Hit the jackpot become very successful

To hold your breath smiruva, zapira

The best way to stop hiccups is to hold your breath and count to ten.

Bossy fond of giving people orders

Hit the big time

Drive smb nuts (mad) izluduva nekogo

Live beyond one means `ivee mnogu siroma{no

Know how to make a fine show before a lady znae kako da se pretstavi
pred dama

Just in jest prosto na {ega

Fell to thinking se zamisli

On his behalf

On the tip of my tonge Ill remember in a minute

Have time to kill

Hung up a delay in some process, service or problem or difficulty

There seems to be a hung up at the airport. All flights are arriving at least an hour
later.

To hop in to enter (a car, truck)

Bob stopped the car and asked me to hop in.

In the clips rich, having plenty of money

After he won the lottery, he was in the clips.

Let sleeping dog lie dont cause or make trouble if you dont have to: dont provoke
someone to anger and cause danger or trouble
Dont tell mother about your mistake let sleeping dog lie.

Turn blind eye to gleda nekomu preku prsti

In the public eye vo o~ite na javnosta

Pooped out exhausted, very tired.

After a day working in the yard he was pooped out.

Pop the question to ask someone to marry you

Steve went with Mary only 3 months before he popped the question

You said a mouthful to say something of great importance or meaning.

Something to crow about to have sth to be proud, or to have sth in which one takes
pleasure or satisfaction.
Mark really has sth to crow about. He won the state championship in golf.

Stick ones chin out to act boldly despite the risk or danger.
Vera is a kind of person who is willing to stick her chin out to help a friend in trouble.
Sweat out - to wait anxiously, worry while waiting.
Wayne was sweating out the results of his final exam.

Take it on the chin to be badly beaten or hurt

Our soccer team really took it on the chin yesterday.

To hop in to enter (a car, truck)

Bob stopped the car and asked me to hop in.

Too big for ones boots feeling more important than one really is.
After he was made Captain of the team, Frank began to get too big for his boots.

Up in the air In great anger and excitement

When he saw the damage of the car, my father went up in the air.
When he saw the opponent player scored a goal, he went up in the air.

Number one first rank or importance

They say that hes the number one race car driver in the USA.

Pull yourself together sozemi se

When I reached the harbour the ship was already well under way.