IDIOM - Use of english

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Flashcards	23
Language	Deutsch
Category	English
Level	Other
Created / Updated	23.06.2020 / 26.08.2020
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DECIDED

I made the decision to go to university after all

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decided to do

What I decided to do was go to university after all.

MEMORY

I´m really bad at remembering people´s names when I meet them

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memory for

I have a bad memory for peoople´s name when I meet them.

GROUNDS

He lost his job because he was inefficient

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on the grounds of

He lost his job on the grounds of

REGRET

I´m sorry that I didn´t helt him

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regret not helping

I regret not helping him

PREVENTED

I couldn´t go away for the weekend because I didn´t have enought money

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prevented to

I was prevented to stay at home for the weekende by lack of money.

RECOMMENDED

Jane was adviseed to work harder by her Math teacher

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reccommended to s.o. for doing sth.

The Maths teacher recommended to Jane for working harder.

FACED

This was Peter´s biggest challange to date

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faced with

Peter had never faced with such a big challenge before.

REGRET

I wish I had tried harder when I was at school

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regret not trying harder

I really regret not trying harder when I was at school

NERVES

I wish people wouldn´t talk during the performance - it makes me realy uptight

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gets on my nerves

It really gets on my nerves when people talk during a performance

MARK

He is so ambitious - he´s determindes that he´ll be successful in the company

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to make a mark

He is determinded to make a mark in the company

TRUE

Can you suggest a way of turning dreams into reality for ambitous people?

to make s.th. become true

Can you suggest how to make dreams become true for ambitious people?

INTERESET

Those working with pre-school ages children will probably find the course interesting

to be of interest to

The course is likely to be of interest to those working with pre-school age children.

SOONER

During the winter I prefer watching football to playing it

would sooner

During the winter I would sooner watch footbool than play it

REQUIRED

Students wishing to enrol on the course should complete all section of the application form

are required to

Students wishing to enrol on the course are required to fill in all sections of the application

BETTER

It´s a long walk home, so I advise you not to miss the last train

you had better not

It´s a long walk home so you had better not miss the last train.

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