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Every person in the world once in a life time finds himself or herself in the position to need a tool to communicate with others in a foreign language. The purpose of this Blossary is to make it easier for the non – native English speakers to communicate with other people in the proper manner. Essential English Idioms – Intermediate level is the list of the English idioms with the examples of their use in everyday communication.

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To know about, to be familiar with. It can be used in the meaning "to consider", but in that meaning it is always used in the negative. Example: When I asked for the direction to the Oak Street, the ...

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To receive news or information from. "To hear from" is used for receiving the letter, phone call, etc., from a person or organization. Example: Have you heard from the company about that ...

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To arrange matters the way one wants (especially when someone else doesn't want the same way). Example: My brother always wants to have his way, but this time our parents said that we could do ...

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To complete the form. This idiom is very similar to the idiom "fill in". "To fill in" refers to completing various parts of form, while to fill out refers to completing a form as ...

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To write answers in; to inform, to tell. This idiom is separable. For the second part of the definition, the idiom can be followed by the preposition on and the information that someone is ...

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To have a desire to, to want to consider. This idiom is usually followed by the gerund (the -ing form of the verb used as a noun). Example: I don't feel like going out tonight. Let's stay at ...

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To eat at home/ to eat in a restaurant. Examples: I'm to tired to go out. Let's eat in again tonight. When you eat out, what restaurant do you generally go to?

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