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tocallup:

totelephone（also:

togivesomeoneacall）（S）

Tocallcanbeusedinsteadoftocallup,asinthefirstexamplebelow.

-IforgottocallupMr.JonesyesterdayI'

dbettercallhimnow.

-Callmeuptomorrow,Jane.We'

llarrangeatimetohavelunchtogether.

-IpromisetogiveyouacallassoonasIarriveinNewYork.

toturnon:

tostartorcausetofunction（also:

toswitchon）（S）

-Pleaseturnonthelight;

it'

stoodarkinhere.

-Doyouknowwhoturnedtheairconditioningon?

toturnoff:

tocausetostopfunctioning（also:

toswitchoff,toshutoff）（S）

Turnonandturnoff,aswellastheirrelatedforms,areusedforthingsthatflow,suchaselectricity,water,gas,etc.

-Pleaseturnoffthelightwhenyouleavetheroom.

-Areyoureallylisteningtotheradio,orshouldIturnitoff?

rightaway:

verysoon;

immediately（also:

atonce）

-Dadsaysthatdinnerwillbereadyrightaway,sowe'

dbetterwashourhandsandsetthetable.

-TellWilltocometomyofficerightaway.Imustseehimimmediately.

-Stopplayingthatloudmusicatonce!

topickup:

toliftfromthefloor,table,etc.,withone'

sfingers（S）

-Harrypickedupthenewspaperthatwasonthefrontdoorstep.

-Couldyoupickyourtoyupbeforesomeonefallsoverit?

soonerorlater:

eventually,afteraperiodoftime

-IfyoustudyEnglishseriously,soonerorlateryou'

llbecomefluent.

-I'

mtootiredtodomyhomeworknow;

I'

msureI'

lldoitsoonerorlater.

togetup:

toarise,torisefromabed

Forthelastdefinitionanounphrasemustseparatetheverbandparticle.

-Carlogetsupatseveno'

clockeverymorning.

-Atwhattimeshouldwegetthechildrenuptomorrow?

atfirst:

inthebeginning,originally

-AtfirstEnglishwasdifficultforhim,butlaterhemadegreatprogress.

-IthoughtatfirstthatitwasSheilacalling,butthenIrealizedthatitwasBetty.

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EXERCISES

A.Choosetheappropriateidiomaticexpressiontosubstitutefortheitalicizedwordorwordsineach

sentencebelow.

1.Hisalarmclockisalwayssetforsixo'

clock.Hearisesatthesametimeeveryday.

a.turnsoff

b.getsup

c.putson

2.Shetelephonedherfriendtotellhimaboutthemeeting.Theydecidedtodrivetheretogether.

a.turnedon

b.tookoff

c.calledup

3.It'

s4P.M.now,andthisimportantlettermustbemailedtoday.Canyoutakeittothepostofficeimmediately?

a.atfirst

b.rightaway

c.soonerorlater

4.Besuretoswitchoffthelightbeforeyouleavethehouse.

a.toturnoff

b.totakeoff

c.togetoff

5.Patplacedhernewhatonherheadwhilelookinginthemirror.

a.pickedup

b.puton

c.getson

6.Removeyourjacketandsitdownforafewminutes.

a.Turnon

b.Geton

c.Takeoff

7.Iwanttostayunmarriedforawhile,butIhopetogetmarriedeventually.

a.soonerorlater

c.atfirst

8.InthebeginningIthoughtthatitwasBobwhowasinthecar.

a.Togeton

b.Atonce

c.Atfirst

9.HeboardedthebusatBroadwayand79thStreet.

a.gotoff

b.goton

c.pickedup

10.Johntookthepencilwithhisfingersandbegantowriteanote.

b.gotoff

B.Fillineachblankwiththeappropriateformofanidiomaticexpressionfromthisunit.

Jean'

salarmclockmakesaloudringingnoise.She_____________________thealarmclockimmediatelyafter

itringseachmorning.However,shedoesn'

trisefrombed_______________.Shewaitsafewminutesbefore

she_______________.

Jeanenjoyslyinginbedforawhile,but________________shegetsup.Thenshe______________the

bedroomlightandgoestohercloset.She_______________herpajamasand______________herwork

clothes.

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LESSON2

todressup:

towearformalclothes,todressverynicely

-Weshoulddefinitelydressuptogotothetheater.

-Youdon'

thavetodressupforMike'

sparty.

atlast:

finally,afteralongtime

-Wewaitedforhoursandthenthetrainarrivedatlast.

-NowthatIamsixteen,atlastIcandrivemyparents'

car.

asusual:

asisthegeneralcase,asistypical

-Georgeislateforclassasusual.Thisseemstohappeneveryday.

-Asusual,Dorareceivedfirstprizeintheswimmingcontest.It'

sthethirdconsecutiveyearthatshehaswon.

tofindout:

getinformationabout,todetermine（S）

Thisidiomisseparableonlywhenapronounisused,asinthesecondexample.

-Willyoupleasetrytofindoutwhattimetheairplanearrives?

llcallrightnowtofinditout.

tolookat:

giveone'

sattentionto;

towatch

-Theteachertoldustolookattheblackboardandnotatourbooks.

-Iliketowalkalongacountryroadatnightandlookatthestars.

tolookfor:

totrytofind,tosearchfor

Anadverbphrasesuchasallovercanbeputbetweentheverbandpreposition,asinthesecondexample.

However,theidiomcannotbeseparatedbyanounorpronoun.

-He'

sspentoveranhourlookingforthepenthathelost.

-Sothereyouare!

We'

velookedalloverforyou.

allright:

acceptable,fine;

yes,okay

Thisidiomcanalsobespelledalrightininformalusage.

-Hesaidthatitwouldbeallrighttowaitinherofficeuntilshereturned.

-DoyouwantmetoturnofftheTV?

Alright,ifyouinsist.

allalong:

allthetime,fromthebeginning（withoutchange）

-Sheknewallalongthatwe'

dneveragreewithhisplan.

-You'

resmiling!

DidyouknowallalongthatI'

dgiveyouabirthdaypresent?

littlebylittle:

gradually,slowly（also:

stepbystep）

-Karen'

shealthseemstobeimprovinglittlebylittle.

-Ifyoustudyregularlyeachday,stepbystepyourvocabularywillincrease.

totireout:

tomakeverywearyduetodifficultconditionsorhardeffort（also:

towearout）（S）

-Thehotweathertiredouttherunnersinthemarathon.

-Doesstudyingforfinalexamswearyouout?

Itmakesmefeelwornout!

tocallon:

toaskforaresponsefrom;

tovisit（also:

todropinon）

-Josedidn'

tknowtheanswerwhentheteachercalledonhim.

-Lastnightseveralfriendscalledonusatourhome.

twedropinonSallyalittlelater?

nevermind:

don'

tbeconcernedaboutit;

ignorewhatwasjustsaid

-Whenhespilledhisdrinkonmycoat,Isaid,"

Nevermind.Itneedstobecleanedanyway."

-Soyouweren'

tlisteningtomeagain.Nevermind;

itwasn'

timportant.

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sentencebelow.Idiomsfrompreviouslessonsareindicatedbynumber.

1.Nanistryingtofindthepursethatshelostyesterday.

a.findingout

b.lookingat

c.lookingfor

2.Asistypical,Dougislateforthemeeting.

a.Atlast

b.Allalong

c.Asusual

3.Wereyouabletodeterminewhathisoccupationis?

a.tofindout

b.topickup（Lesson1）c.tocallon

4.Iamverywearyafterallthatphysicalexercisetoday.

a.turnedoff（Lesson1）b.tiredout

c.nevermind

5.John'

smotherknewthathewasn'

ttellingthetruthfromthebeginning.

a.allalong

b.allright

c.littlebylittle

6.Someoldfriendsofminevisiteduslastnight.

a.calledon

b.calledup（Lesson1）c.woreout

7.Eventually,MariowillbeabletospeakEnglishbetterthanhedoesnow.

a.Nevermind

b.Soonerorlater（Lesson1）c.Atlast

8.IsitacceptableforMarytoborrowourcarforafewhours?

a.rightaway（Lesson1）

c.stepbystep

9.WouldyoupleasegiveyourattentiontomewhileI'

mtalking?

a.dressup

b.lookat

c.wearout

10.Theywaitedforforty-fiveminutesuntilfinallythewaiterbroughttheirfood.

a.atlast

b.littlebylittle

c.atfirst（Lesson1）

B.Fillineachblankwiththeappropriateformofanidiomaticexpressionfromthisunitonly.

Jim,shouldwe___________________________forthepartytonight?

No,informalclothesarefineI'

m______________________myshoes.Haveyouseenthem?

No.Didyoucheckthatclosetbythefrontdoor?

Ofcourse,Idid!

Gosh,mylegshurt.I'

mreally_____________________fromplayingsomuchsoccer

today.

Bob:

Whatdidyousay?

Oh,__________________________.Itwasn'

Sorry,I'

m____________________theTVnews.It'

sabouttherobbery.

Havethepolice______________________whostolethemilliondollars?

No,theyhaven'

t.

______________________I'

vefoundmyshoes!

Theywereinthatclosetbythedoor

______________________!

Itoldyouso!

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Jim:

LESSON3

topickout:

tochoose,toselec