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2.1.2: Lesson 2

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    Lesson Two

    1.  Turn against: NS, I; stop helping, being hostile to a former friend

    My son turned against his old friend because his old friend was a thief.  Some people, especially Republicans, turned against Barak Obama as soon as he became president.

     

    2.  Turn some against someone else: S; make one person not like another person whom he/she used to like

    President Bush and President Obama’s wars against Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Iran have turned many Muslim people in the world against the United States.  When the husband cheated on his wife with a younger woman, she turned her friends against her husband.

     

    3.  Nose out: S; win by a very small margin, almost lose but win in the end

    The Seattle Seahawks nosed out the San Francisco Forty-Niners on Sunday, 23 to 21.  On the exam, the student with a 97% nosed out the student with the 96%.

     

    4.  Catch up with: NS; come up from behind to get even with someone else

    We left home an hour after our friends, but after an hour we caught up with them.  Even though John had missed three weeks of class, he caught up with his classmate and even got the highest score on the last exam.

     

    5.  Side with: NS; agree with another person’s opinion, support someone else’s idea

    I sided with my wife when she and my elder son were arguing.  I usually sided with my sister when she and my brother were arguing.  I sometimes don’t side with the U. S. government.

     

    6.  Beat out: S; win against another person in a competition for a job, a contract, a place on a team, etc.

    President Obama beat out Mitt Romney for president in the 2012 election.  My son beat out many other composers for the music composition job.

     

    7.  Hang on: NS, I; wait, often said on the phone

    I needed to talk to my wife, so I called home.  My son answered the phone and told me to hang on that he would give the phone to my wife.  I wanted to talk to a dean and I called his office.  The secretary said to hang on that she would check to see if he was in.

     

    8.  Carry on: NS, I; continue, don’t stop

    When the military general walked into the room and everyone became quiet, he said, “Carry on, please.  Do whatever you were doing.”  My wife and my sister often carry on very long conversations on the phone.

     

    9.  Stand up for: NS; support, take someone’s side, talk in favor of something

    My son stood up for his friend when people were saying bad things about him.  My son told them that they were wrong.  People should stand up for what they believe in.

     

    10.  Be faced with:  encounter something bad that causes you difficulty

    Many families are faced with financial problems when someone in the family loses a job.  My sister was faced with cancer many years ago and is again faced with more cancer.

     

    11.  Push on: S, I; continue trying to do something in difficult situations

    The sick old man pushed on until he just got too tired and died.  The student had a very difficult situation.  His wife was sick, his son hated school, he was in debt, but he kept pushing on, he wouldn’t give up.

     

    12.  Come through: NS; be successful in the end; not die from a serious illness; support someone when he/she really needs it

    The woman lost her job and had no money, but her uncle found out about her situation and came through with enough money so that she didn’t have to worry.  My friend said that he could get me a job at Boeing Aircraft, and he came through and got me the job.


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