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11 164 Spoken English II Example: She said that she'd had to mull it over before deciding
what was
Nag at = repeatedly criticise someone verbally
Example: My boss is always nagging at me about my arriving a few minutes late for work.
Note down = write something short like a phone number for fu- ture reference.
Example: She noted down my fax number so that she could send me the documents when she got to the office.
Open up = start to talk freely about something
Example: She hates to open up and discuss her feelings.
Optfor = choose
Example: I opted for an endowment mortgage and lost a lot of money.
Opt out = choose not to be part ofsomething
Example: The UK opted out of a lot of EU legislation on working
hours and conditions.
Owe to = be the reason for something
Example: She owes her success to hard work and determination.
Own up = confess
Example: Nobody owned up to breaking the window.
Pan out = the way a situation develops
Example: I don't know how things willpan out now the company's been taken over.
Pass away = die
Example: Sadly, Georgia's uncle passed away yesterday after a short illness.