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Inside out: with the inside facing the outside.
-Someone should tell little
Bobby that his shirt is inside out.
-The high winds ruined the
umbrella by blowing it inside out.
Upside down: with the upper side turned toward the lower
side.
-The accident caused on car to
turn upside down, its wheels spinning in the
air.
-One of the students was only
pretending to read her textbook; the teacher could see that the book was actually
upside down.
To fill in: to write answers in; to inform, to tell. For
the second definition, the idiom can be followed by the preposition on and the information that someone is
told.
-You should be careful to fill in the blanks on the registration form
correctly.
-Barry was absent from the
meeting, so I'd better fill him in.
-Has anyone filled the boss in on
the latest public relation disaster?.
To fill out: to complete a form. This idiom is very
similar to the first definition above. To fill in refers to completing various
parts of a form, while to fill out
refers to completing a form as one whole item.
-Every prospective employee must
fill out an application by giving name, address,
previous jobs, etc.
-The teenager had some trouble filling the forms out
by himself, so his mother helped him.
To take advantage of: to use well, to profit from; to use another person's weaknesses to gain
what one wants.
- I took
advantage of my neighbor's superior skill at tennis to improve my own
ability at the game.
-Teddy is such a small, weak
child that his friends take advantage of him all
the time. They take advantage of him by
demanding money and making him do things for them.
No
matter: regardless of.
This idiom is a shortened form of it doesn't matter. It is followed by a
question word such as how, where, when,
who, etc.
-No
matter how much money he spends on his clothes, he never looks well
dressed.
- No
matter where that escaped prisoner tries to hide, the police will find
him sooner or later.
To take up: to begin to do or study, to undertake; to
occupy space, time, or energy.
-After today's exam, the class
will be ready to take up the last chapter in the
book.
-The piano takes up too much space in our living room. However,
it would take too much time up to move it right now; so we'd better wait until
later.
To take up with: to consult someone about an important matter.
The important matter follows the verb take,
while the person consulted follows with.
- Can I take
the problem up with you right now? It's quite
urgent.
-I can't help you with this
matter. You'll have to take it up with the manager.
To take after: to resemble a parent or close relative (for
physical appearance only, also: to look
like).
-Which of your parents do you take after the most?.
-Sam looks
like his father, but he takes after his
mother in personality.
In the long run: eventually, after a long period of time. This
idiom is similar in meaning to sooner or later.
The difference is that in the long run
refers to a more extended period of time.
-In the
long run, the synthetic weave in this carpet will wear better than the
woolen one. You won't have to replace it so soon.
-If you work hard at your
marriage, you'll find out that, in the long run,
your spouse can be your best friend in life.
In touch: having contact.
-James will be in touch with us soon to relay the details of the
plan.
-I certainly enjoyed seeing you
again after all these years. Let's be sure to keep in
touch.
Out of touch: not having contact, not having knowledge of.
-Marge and I had been out of touch for years, but then suddenly she called
me up the other day.
-Larry has been so busy that he
seems out of touch with world events.
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