Category: Languages
Created by: marija.horvat
Number of Blossarys: 21
To show or introduce (to the public); to make available. This idiom is separable. Example: Most automobile companies bring out new models each year. My mother brought some snacks out for my friends ...
To return a bought or borrowed item; also "to take back". To bring back is used when you are speaking at the place that an item is bought or borrowed, to take back is used when speaking at ...
To have the necessary skills or talent for. This idiom is most often used in negative or in questions. Example: John is certanly not cut out for the work of a trial lawyer. Are you certain that you ...
To drive or go backwards; to defend, to support; te return to a previous thought. This idiom is separable. Example: I couldn't back my car up because there was a bicycle in a driveway behind ...
To drive a vehicle out of a parking space; to withdraw the support, to fail to fulfill the promise or obligation. This idiom is separable. Example: The mechanic had to back another car out before he ...
In general, in most ways. Example: He is, on the whole, a good student.
To say nothing of; not to mention — used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example. "Let alone" is used after negative forms. Example: I'm to sick to walk to ...