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Idioms Lesson 32, p. 185

February 15, 2013. Idioms Lesson 32, p. 185. When the students started arguing, I had to step in and make them stop. Can you wait here while I step into the store and get some milk?. To step in: to become involved or concerned with (intercede); to enter a place for a short time.

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Idioms Lesson 32, p. 185

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  1. February 15, 2013 Idioms Lesson 32, p. 185

  2. When the students started arguing, I had to step in and make them stop. Can you wait here while I step into the store and get some milk? To step in: to become involved or concerned with (intercede); to enter a place for a short time.

  3. On February 28, Pope Benedict will step down from the papacy and a new Pope will have to be elected. To step down: to retire or leave a top position; to resign

  4. We only have a few minutes, so step on it! You’d better step on it if you are going to finish your homework in time for class. To step on it: go faster, work more quickly

  5. What a steal! I only had to pay $20 for this purse! We considered the price a steal when we saw how much the TV cost in other stores. A steal: very inexpensive; a bargain

  6. It’s very annoying to watch a co-worker playing up to the boss all the time. Stop kissing up to the teacher. She knows what you’re doing! To play up to (kiss up to): to behave so as to gain favor with someone (behave unctuously) Also to suck up

  7. The students in my class are more or less the same age, with just one or two exceptions. That costs $20, more or less. More or less: approximately, almost; to a certain degree

  8. Your grade isn’t that great, so don’t screw up on the test! Stop messing with the computer settings or you will screw it all up! To screw up: to confuse, to scramble, to cause problems in or with

  9. I really goofed up on this job. I hope you will let me fix it. Pay attention so you don’t goof up again! Also: to mess up, to screw up, to slip up To goof up: to perform badly, make a mistake

  10. Wow. Mrs. Sedillo really went off the deep end when she made us all throw our cell phones away! To go off the deep end: to get very angry and do something in haste

  11. My class is out of control! I am losing my touch! To lose one’s touch: to fail at something one used to do well

  12. I know I didn’t do very well on the last test, but my grades and study habits really are under control. It is hard to keep a class under control on Friday afternoon. Under control: well-managed

  13. We have to do the work, so stop dragging your feet and get on with it. Dragging your heels on the assignment will not make it disappear. To drag one’s feet/heels: to act slowly or reluctantly

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