" LangLing "

English Language, Jokes, Facts, Etymology, Translation, etc

" LangLing "

English Language, Jokes, Facts, Etymology, Translation, etc

find out

Meaning: to discover a fact or information about something


weigh in

Meaning: to be weighed before participating in a sport like boxing or horse-racing


turn away

Meaning: If someone turns you away, they don't allow you to enter a place. 


turn up

Meaning: to increase the volume, heat, power, etc. of an appliance by turning a knob or pressing a button


factor in

Meaning: to include a certain item when calculating or planning something


come to

Meaning: to add up to a particular total 


pack up

Meaning: If something packs up, it stops working and needs to be fixed.


get out

Meaning: If you get something out, you remove it from whatever it's in.


turn down

Meaning: to decrease or lower the volume, heat, power, etc. of an appliance by turning a knob or pressing a button


let off

Meaning: to give someone little or no punishment for doing something wrong


get up

Meaning: to stand up or to get to one's feet


hunt down

Meaning: If you hunt down someone, you try to find them and capture or kill them.


call off

Meaning: to cancel an event that was planned or scheduled


occur to

Meaning: If a thought or an idea occurs to you, it comes to you.


associate with

Meaning: If you associate with someone, you regularly spend time with them.


resort to

Meaning: to do something you'd rather not do only because better options or solutions are not possible


take off

Meaning: If a plane takes off, it leaves the ground and rises into the sky.


jam up

Meaning: If something jams up, it can't work properly because one of its moving parts is jammed by something.


take out

Meaning: If you take somebody out, you invite them to go out with you, usually for a meal or entertainment. 


cut out

Meaning: If you tell someone to "Cut it out!", you want them to stop doing something annoying.


print out

Meaning: to make a printed copy of a document 


advise of

Meaning: If you advise someone of something, you tell them about it.


toy with

Meaning: to think about doing something, but not very seriously 


run down

Meaning: to hit somebody with a vehicle such as car or a truck