Latest English Phrases

Latest English Phrases

Phrase:  figure out (someone or something)
Means : to try to understand someone or something, to solve something
Example : I finally figured out what is issue with laptop speaker after upgrading windows.

Phrase: fill in (something)
Means : to write words in blank spaces
Example : Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.

Phrase: find out (something)
Means : to learn or discover something
Example : My mother is angry at me because she found out that I had quit eating paneer.

Phrase: first of all
Means: the very first thing
Example: First of all we prepared the garden and then we planted the seeds.

Phrase:
for good
Means: permanently
Example: The city will close the public swimming pool for good next week.

Phrase: for sure
Means: without doubt, certainly, surely
Example: I will go to the movie with you for sure next week.

Phrase: get back to (something)
Means: to return to something
Example: I was happy to get back to my work after my holiday.

Phrase: get into (something)
Means: to become interested or involved in something
Example: I do not want to get into an argument with my friend. We will get into the details of the plan tomorrow.

Phrase: get into (somewhere)
Means: to enter somewhere
Example: My friend wants to get into a good university. I bumped my head as I was getting into the car.

Phrase: get out of (somewhere)
Means: to leave somewhere, to escape from somewhere
Example: I want to hurry and get out of my house.

Phrase: get rid of (something)
Means: to give or throw something away, to sell or destroy something
Example: I bought a new television set so I want to get rid of the old one.

Phrase: get through (something)
Means: to complete something, to finish something
Example: My friend is having trouble getting through her final exams. I have much reading that I must get through before tomorrow.

Phrase: go ahead
Means: to begin to do something
Example: Let`s go ahead and start now. We can`t wait any longer.

Phrase: go on
Means: to continue
Example: The game will probably go on for an hour after we leave.

Phrase:go over (something)
Means: to examine or review something
Example:The accountant will go over the books tomorrow. We plan to go over that question tomorrow.

Phrase: go through (something)
Means:to discuss something, to look at something, to do something
Example:The teacher decided to go through the exercise before the test.

Phrase: go with (something)
Means: to choose one thing rather than another
Example: We decided to go with the small rental car rather than the large one.

Phrase:hang out (somewhere/with someone)
Means: to spend one`s time with no great purpose, to spend leisure time with friends
Example: Recently my friend has been hanging out with a group of people who are not a good influence on him.

Phrase: have (something) to do with (something)
Means:to be about something, to be on the subject of something, to be related to something
Example:The book has something to do with cooking but I am not sure if you will like it. That problem has nothing to do with me.

Phrase:hold on
Means: to wait a minute, to stop, to wait and not hang up the phone
Example: Please hold on for a minute while I lock the window.

Phrase:in a way
Means:to a certain extent, a little, somewhat In a way
Example: I want to go to the new restaurant but in a way I don`t really care.

Phrase:in case
Means:if, if something should happen
Example: I will take my umbrella in case it rains.

Phrase:in common
Means: shared together or equally, in use or ownership by all
Example: I had nothing in common with the other members of the class.

Phrase: in detail
Means: giving all the details, item by item
Example:The salesperson explained about the new product in detail.

Phrase:in effect
Means:for practical purposes, basically
Example:The man’s silence was in effect a way of disagreeing with the other people in the meeting.

Phrase:in fact
Means:actually, the truth is
Example:The man has been to China before. In fact he has been there three
times