27 /May/2011

*be inundated (with/by something)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/inundate_1?q=inundated#inundate_1__3
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/inundate

*be swamped (with/by something)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/swamp_3
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/swamp_2

*biased
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/biased?q=biased
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/biased

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/manipulate

21/03/2011

*do up a coat, a shoelace, buttons etc. = fasten, tie etc

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/do-sth-up_1#do-sth-up_1__2
I put my shoes in and did up the shoelaces.
It's quite cold. Do up your coat before you go out.

*hold up a person, a plan etc.= delay
http://dictionaries.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=hold.up*2+0&dict=P
Don't wait for me. I don't want to hold you up.
Linda was late because she was held up in the traffic.

*take up space or time = use space or time
http://dictionaries.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=take.up*1+0&dict=P
Most of the space in the room was taken up by a large table.
I do a lot of gardening. It takes up most of my free time.

*fix up a meeting etc.= arrange it
http://dictionaries.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=fix.up*1+0&dict=P
We expect to go away on holiday sometimes in July, but we havn't fixed it up.

18/03/2011

*dither
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/dither_1#dither_1__3
http://www.ldoceonline.com/pronunciation/sound_player.html?soundpath=3/MED.pronsentence-p008-000809653.mp3&soundtype=pronsentence&hwdid=12672&sentnum=1
Stop dithering and choose which one you want!

*throughout
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/throughout

15/03/2011

strike (feel/think)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/strike_7I told Peter that I had invited James,too.When he became so angry it struck me (that) he was jealous.

10/03/2011

*manipulative

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/manipulative
She was sly, selfish, and manipulative.

09/03/2011

*provide/supply somebody with
I got all the information I needed from jane.
=jane provided me with all the information I need.

08/03/2011

*improvement
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/improvement
There's been a big improvement in the children's behaviour.
Maggie is still in hospital, but there has been a big improvement in her condition in the last couple of days.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/room-for-improvement#room-for-improvement__1
Her writing is better but there is still room for improvement.

04/03/2011

*brush up (on) something
to practise and improve your skills or your knowledge of something that you learned in the past:
I must brush up on my French before I go to Paris.
http://dictionaries.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=brush.up.on*1+0&dict=P

01/03/2011

*a slip of the tongue

http://dictionaries.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=slip*3+0&dict=I
a small mistake in something you say:
Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue.

*on the tip of your tongue
What is her name? It's on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That's it!

28/02/2011

*interfere (in sth)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/interfere
Interfering in other people's relationships is always a mistake.
My daughter-in-law said that I was interfering, but I was only trying to help.

*interfere with sth
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/interfere
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/interfere-with-sth#interfere-with-sth__2
This noise is interfering with the baby's sleep.

*urge somebody to do something
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/urge_2
He urged me to stay for a fer more days.
I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.

*vow
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/vow_1
I vowed that I would never drink again.

*allage
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/allege
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/allege

*concede
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/concede
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/concede
she conceded that she treated Jane unkindly.