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And all that jazz - This idioms means everything related or similar is included
Blow your own trumpet – Boasting about your achievements and success
Change your tune – when someone suddenly changes their mind or thoughts
Face the music – when you have to accept some negative consequences
Music to my ears – when something said is exactly what you want to hear
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The following idioms and expressions use the preposition ‘around’. Each idiom or expression has a definition and two example sentences to help understanding of these common idiomatic expressions with ‘around’. Once you have studied these expressions, test your knowledge with our quiz at the end of the blog.
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Around the bend – crazy
Tom’s going round the bend with all the new responsibilities.
She’s a little around the bend if you ask me!
Clown around – joke, play games and have fun
Stop clowning around and get to work!
Let’s take a break and clown around a bit.
Mess around with someone or something – treat poorly
I think Tony is messing around with you.
Stop messing around with that expensive vase.
Kick around – consider
Let’s kick around the new proposals.
Do you have any ideas we can kick around?
Stick around – stay
Could you stick around after the show so we can talk?
I think I’ll stick around here for a while.
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Love Speaking is bringing you another series of blogs every week to help you improve and build your list of idioms. In part 1, we will look at some sports idioms and what they really mean before putting into use in an example conversation. Then recap what you have learned by completing the quiz at the end.
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strike out – to fail
contender – with a good chance of success
going to play ball – to do business with
locker talk – gossip or rumours
game plan – a plan or strategy of action
two strikes - close to not succeeding
fumbled – made a serious mistake
Bob: Well, is Trevisos going to play ball (to do business with) or are we going to strike out (to fail) on this deal?
Pete: The latest locker talk (gossip, rumors) is that our game plan (plan of action) is a real contender (with a good chance of success) for the contract.
Bob: Yeah, the other team has two strikes against it (close to not succeeding) after they fumbled (make a serious mistake) last week.
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This is part 4 of the TOEIC gerunds blogs, click here to read part 1 or click here to read part 2 or click here to read part 3.
Below you can read some of the rules and situations where the gerund is used, with some examples to help you understand it’s usage. Then test your knowledge with the quiz at the bottom by choosing the correct gerund verb to fill the blank space.
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Gerunds are used with phrasal verbs that end in prepositions. Phrasal verbs are verb phrases which are made up of two or more words, generally the verb plus one or two prepositions. Not all phrasal verbs combine with other verbs. Here are some of the most common phrasal verbs that do combine with other verbs in the gerund form:
bring about – call off – check into – cut out - figure out
get over – look into – put off – take over
Examples:
The coach called off practicing for the day.
Laura looked into finding a new job.
She took a long time to get over losing her dog.
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This is part 3 of the TOEIC gerunds blogs, click here to read part 1 or click here to read part 2.
Below you can read some of the rules and situations where the gerund is used, with some examples to help you understand it’s usage. Then test your knowledge with the quiz at the bottom by choosing the correct gerund verb to fill the blank space.
Gerunds also follow common adjective + preposition combinations. Remember that prepositions are always followed by the gerund form. In other words, any adjective + preposition form you learn will always be followed by the gerund if used in combination with a verb. Here are some of the most common adjective + preposition combinations:
interested in – guilty of – proud of – bored with
known for – scared of – tired of – worried about
Examples:
She’s interested in taking French lessons.
The man was found guilty of committing the crime.
Tom is proud of donating his free time to the charity.
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This is part 2 of the TOEIC gerunds blogs, click here to read part 1.
Below you can read some of the rules and situations where the gerund is used, with some examples to help you understand it’s usage. Then test your knowledge with the quiz at the bottom by choosing the correct gerund verb to fill the blank space.
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There are many verbs that are always followed by the gerund form. Here are some of the most important:
deny – discuss – postpone – advise – regret
consider – avoid – suggest – recommend
Examples:
He avoided paying late fees on the account.
She denied knowing anything about the crime.
I postponed making a decision until Monday.
She regrets not studying French in college.
NOTE: Notice that the negative gerund form is ‘not + verb + ing’.
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