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94 Expressions with other common verbs
A Look
Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouatyourearliestconvenience.(atendofformalletter)
Thepolicearelookingintothematter.[investigating]
Theyneedtolookatalltheevidencebeforereachingadecision.[examine]
Shelooksdownonanyoneshethinksisinferiortoher.[despises;opplookupto=admire]
It’shardtobepositivebutdotrytolookonthebrightside.[beoptimistic]
B See
Suetriestoseeabout/toarrangementsfortheconferenceatleastayearahead.[dealwith]
WeallwenttoseeJanaoffattheairport.[accompanysomeonewhoisleaving]
Itdidn’ttakeTomlongtoseethroughher.[understandshewastryingtodeceive]
Thatcan’tbeHamid.He’sinParisthisweek.Imustbeseeingthings.[imaginingit]
C Run
Iranintoanoldfriendyesterday-Ihadnoideashewasintown.[metbychance]
Herpatiencehasrunoutandshehastoldhimshewon’thelphimanymore.[cometoanend]
We’verunoutofmilk.[thereisnoneleft]
Let’srunovertheplansagaintomakesurewe’vethoughtofeverything.[quicklygothrough]
Thingsmaybehardnowbutit’llbeworthitinthelongrun.[inthedistantfuture]
Thetrainshavestoppedrunningbecauseoftheavalanche.[operating]
D Turn
Everyonewasverysurprisedwhensheturneddownthepromotionandexplainedthatshewas
leavingthecompany.[rejected]
Naokoturneduplastnight.Ihaven’tseenherforyears![appeared]
I’mgoingtoturnoveranewleafthisyearandanswerallmylettersthedayIgetthem![startdoing
something in a better way]
Thefirebellturnedouttobeafalsealarm.[wasdiscovered]
E Let
Hehasbeenletdownsomanytimesinthepast-Ihopehewon’tbedisappointedagain.
Don’tletgooftheropeorshe’llfallandhurtherself.
Theaccusedwasletoffwithafine.[receivedasmallpunishmentforacrime]
Whensheletitslipthatshehadbeengivenapayrise,theotherworkerswereveryangry.[say
something, sometimes without meaning to]
F Break
Noonelikespeoplewhobreaktheirpromises.[don’tdowhattheysaythey’lldo]
Thespeakerbrokeoffinthemiddleofasentence.[suddenlystoppedtalking]
I’mdreadingbreakingthenewstohim.He’sgoingtobeveryupset.
[tellingsomeonesomething]
Whenhelefther,hebrokeherheart.[madeherverysad]
Thesprinterbroketherecordforthe100metres.[ranfasterthananyonehadrunbefore]
194 English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate
