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Question
Find out the meaning of the phrase given below and use them in your own sentence.
win lots of money
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Solution
Meaning: to earn money by a matter of chance
Sentence: People who gamble in casinos expect to win lots of money.
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| 1. | cut in | ||
| cut out | |||
| 2. | be held by | ||
| be held up | |||
| 3. | run away | ||
| run for | |||
| 4. | be known as | ||
| be known for | |||
| 5. | go with | ||
| go after | |||
| 6. | put fire into | ||
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Discuss with your partner and find proverbs, idioms, or phrases of similar meaning to the one given and fill them in the stars given below:
When different Prepositions are added to the same action verb meaning of the phrase, thus formed changes.
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call out - announce
call at - visit
call for - summon
call up - make a telephone call
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- He promised me to look into the matter.
- He wanted to look for his lost book.
When different Prepositions are added to the same action verb meaning of the phrase, thus formed changes.
For example,
call out - announce
call at - visit
call for - summon
call up - make a telephone call
Try to guess the meaning of the underlined phrase and write them down.
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Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase “to belong to”.
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| dream something away | selling-point |
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| dream something up | selling price |
| look like a dream | seller’s market |
Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase 'to run away'.
Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase ‘to look after’.
