To go
I couldn't finish my meal, as the portions are huge! Thankfully, the waiter offered to put the rest in a box, to go.
bitter
This tea is surprisingly bitter! It could use some sugar or honey...
turbulence
The captain told us the plane could drop altitude quickly during the turbulence. No worries!
twelve
Here are a dozen fancy donuts. I could eat all twelve by myself!
taxi
is slowly taxiing
Our plane is slowly taxiing down the runway. With a line like this it could be 30 minutes until we take off!
taxi
are taxiing
Many planes are taxiing down the runway. With a line like this the wait could be 30 minutes or more!
lend
lent Marie
I lent Marie ten dollars so she could go to the movies.
surroundings
Be aware of your surroundings! You could slip and fall if you aren't careful.
hot
It's really hot out, I wish I could run through that fountain to cool off.
cooker
It's something wrong with the cooker, and I couldn't make a breakfast. Would you call the service?
glass
glasses
Excuse me, could we please have two glasses of orange juice?
afraid
She's afraid of having her tooth pulled because it could hurt a lot!
sit in for
sat in for
My boss couldn't make it to his meeting so I sat in for him.
wild goose chase
I spent the whole day on a wild goose chase looking for my professor so I could ask her a question. She’s away on vacation!
pick up on
I couldn't remember the words to the song, but no one seemed to pick up on it.
be partial to
I'm partial to
Brian: What do you want to eat? We could grab an ice cream, or a lobster roll...Lillian: Ooh, I'm partial to lobster rolls. Let’s go!
take it easy
Alex works too hard -- many long hours with lots of stress. If he doesn't take it easy every now and then he could be the one with a heart attack!
take it easy
After I sprained my ankle, my coach said I could take it easy and only do half of the exercises!
hit a wall
Five years into my career I hit a wall and couldn't advance any further. Maybe I'll go back to school!
be snowed under with
I'm snowed under with
I wish I could go to the movies, but I'm snowed under with schoolwork right now.
what do you say?
Even if it is dangerous, just think of the awesome profile pic you could have! So, what do you say?
hit it out of the park
Patrick suggested that they could take his car down to the beach. Everyone agreed that Patrick had hit it out of the park with his idea.
hit a brick wall
She hit a brick wall when she couldn't find any of the books she needed to do her research.
get a jump on
Cindy wanted to get a jump on her research paper so that she could relax on the weekend, so she went to the library.
excuse
My friend just told me he couldn't help me move. His excuse was that he had hurt his knee.
skip
Luis: Is there any way that you could maybe skip it?
learn the ropes
Nan worked with a supervisor for the first two weeks so that he could learn the ropes.
steal someone's thunder
stole my thunder
I can't believe you told all our friends about my acceptance into college before I could. You stole my thunder!
understand
Sorry, we didn't understand your directions. Could you repeat them?
cut in and out
cutting in and out
What? Could you repeat that? I can't hear you, you're cutting in and out.
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