Catch up on
- 1. Vocabulary log. 1. Catch up on/with: Meaning: To do something you did not have time to earlier. Example: I was ill for a fortnight and now I’ve got to catch up on the work I missed. 2. Dropped out: Meaning: Quit a course. Example: She dropped out of college and went straight into a job. 3. Meet up with: Meaning: To meet someone, or a group of people, in order to do something together. Example: We met up for dinner and then went to the theater. 4. Fall behind: Meaning: To make less progress. Example: I was ill for a week and fell behind with my work. 5. Make up: Meaning: To reschedule a meeting, a test, etc. Example: The teacher make up the test to next Monday. 6. Put off: Meaning: To decide or arrange to do something at a later time. Example: The concert’s been put off until next month. 7. Kicked out: Meaning: To expel from school or college. Example: Lisa was kicked out of school because of her behavior. 8. Read up on: Meaning: To read a lot about a particular subject in order to learn about it. Example: I’ve been reaching up on Japan as I’m going to live there next year. 9. Read over: Meaning: To read something from the beginning to the end in order to find any mistakes or to understand it at better. Example: Chester was reading over his essay before the class. 10. Study under: Meaning: To be taught by someone. Example: Lucas was study under his classmate´s notes.
- 2. 11. Kick off: Meaning: The time when a football match begins. Example: The match kicks off at three o´clock. 12. Go for: Meaning: To try to get or achieve something. Example: When she finished college she tried to go for her own goals. 13. Knock out: Meaning: To defeat a person or team in a competition so that they have to stop taking part of it. Example: The reigning middleweight champion knocked out the challenger in the fourth round of the fight. 14. Work out: Meaning: To exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body. Example: Things were going wrong for them but fortunately it all worked out in the end. 15. Work off: Meaning: To get rid of an unpleasant feeling by doing something energetic. Example: She goes to the gym to work off her anger. 16. Cool down: Meaning: To become calmer, or to make someone or something become calmer. Example: It took me ages to cool down after the argument. 17. Join in: Meaning: To become involved in an activity with other people. Example: Amelia is very shy. She never joins in with the other children’s games. 18. Twenty four seven: Meaning: To do something four hours for seven days. Example: You can access our website 24/7. 19. Get the ball rolling: Meaning: To start something immediately. Example: Let´s get the ball rolling. 20. Sleep on it: Meaning: To think carefully about a decision. Example: I´ll get back to you tomorrow, I have to sleep on it.