Chapter One

03/04/2024
Chapter One
Lesson One
eg. Hey there, it's good to catch up with you! You seem quite outgoing today.
∙Catch up (with)
_ Yeah, Listen, I'm sorry I have to go. But let's catch up sometime.
It’s always good to catch up with you guys.
I want to catch up on all the gossips. Tell me every detail.
Weddings offer a chance to catch up with old friends.
Yeah, he doesn't know this story. He should catch up a little bit.
∙Catch up with
_ to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else
Go on ahead. I’ll catch up with you.
After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others.
She is really fast, and I couldn't catch up with her.
eg. Off the record, I reckon you'd be better of going to your own bank rather than on
e of my clients.
∙reckon
_ to think or believe
I reckon it's going to rain.
How much do you reckon that it's going to cost?
What do you reckon?
I reckon I could do this.
I reckon my one is better than yours.
Do you reckon she likes him?
_ to consider or have the opinion that something is as stated
She was widely reckoned (to be) the best actress of her generation.
_ to calculate an amount
Angela quickly reckoned the amount on her fingers.
The inflation rate is now reckoned to be 10 percent.
eg. I'm not trying to catch you out, but you ar on record as saying that inflation woul
d plummet once we had recovered from the slump.
∙plummet
_ fall or drop sharply and abruptly _Synonyms. plunge, dive, drop, descend rapidly
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
The acrobat plummeted into the net.
The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
The Tv show has plummeted in the ratings.

∙catch somebody out
(Oxford)
_ to surprise somebody and put them in a difficult position
Many investors were caught out by the fall in share prices.
_ to show that somebody does not know much or is doing something wrong
They tried to catch her out with a difficult question.
He did not like to be caught out on details.
(Collins)
_ to trap (a person), esp in an error or doing something reprehensible/ to catch or di
scover ( a person) in deceit or an error(American English)
Detectives followed him for monts hoping to catch him out in some deception.
eg. As time goes by, I feel we're drifting apart.
∙drift apart
_ to gradually lose interest in or affection for each other
We had drifted apart.
Ten years into the marriage we started to drift apart.
It is too easy to keep putting it off, and you can end up drifting apart very quickly.
eg. Five years went by without me hearing from him, and then out of the blue, he tu
rned up at the house.
∙out of the blue
_ unexpectedly
My old header of previous company called me out of the blue.
eg. I was baffled by her behaviour. What do you think came over her?
∙come over
come over someone_ to influence someone suddenly to behave in a particular way
I'm sorry! That was a stupid thing to say- I don't know what came over me.
(humorous)He gave you a present! What's come over him?
_ to come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards someone
Come over here!
Ron came over for dinner last night.
Is your family coming over from South Korea for the wedding?
eg. As an outgoing person, I'm in my element when I have to make a speech off the
top of my head in front of a crowd of people.
∙off the top of my head
_ with no previous preparation, speaking offhand, without careful thought

How old is Chris? I don't know off the top of my head.
There are some good restaurants around here, but I can't tell you their names off the
top of my head.
How much is the house worth? Off the top of my head, I'd say it's worth maybe ＄16
0,000.
eg. I though I could get by in Spanish, but as it turned out, I needed to do quite a b
it of brushing up.
∙get by
_ to manage, survive, esp in spite of difficulties
I can get by with little money.
Seldon managed to get by on a small amount of money.
_ to be accepted or permitted
That book will never get by the authorites.
_ to pass, go past or overtake
eg. Just because I had a go at you last night, there's no need to be so touchy.
∙have a go at someone/something
_ to attack or criticize
The press is having a go at the Prime Minister.
Many people have a go at it, and everyone is welcom to comment.
_ to make an attempt at
I asked him if he could have a go at writing the proposal.
First time camping but really want to have a go at it?
eg. Jane's very touchy, but her sister is quite thick-skinned. I wouldn't go along with
that at all. It's the other way around!
∙go along with
_ to agree with someone's opinion/to agree to do or accept(what other people want)/t
o support an idea
He refused to go along with our plan.
We tried to convince him to support us but he refused to go along with us.
_ to go or travel with (someone)
_ to be part of (something)
If I want the job I have to accept the stress that goes along with it.
∙the other way around
_ in the opposite position, direction, or order
You put the fork on the right and the knife on the left. They shoud be the other way
around.
Sometimes I cook and my husband does the dishes and sometimes it is the other wa
y around.
eg. I know it's a cliche'. but what you get out of this life depends on what you put in
to it.
∙ get out of
_ to obtain something, esp. money or information or a good feeling(by doing somethin
g)/ to enjoy something or think something is useful
It was not easy to get the truth out of her.
It was a really boring course and I don't think I got much out of it.
I'll tell you how to get the most out of this book.
_ to give up or stop a habit or a regular activity
I used to work out everyday, but I've gotten out of the habit.
Lately I've gotten out of writing novels.
If you get out of a routine, it's bery hard to get back into it.
_ to avoid doing something that you do not want to do, or to escape responsibility for
something
If I can get out of going to the meeting tonight, I will.

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It’s always good to catch up with you guys.

I want to catch up on all the gossips. Tell me every detail.

Weddings offer a chance to catch up with old friends.

Yeah, he doesn't know this story. He should catch up a little bit.

_ to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else

Go on ahead. I’ll catch up with you.

She is really fast, and I couldn't catch up with her.

How much do you reckon that it's going to cost?

What do you reckon?

I reckon I could do this.

I reckon my one is better than yours.

Do you reckon she likes him?

_ to consider or have the opinion that something is as stated

Angela quickly reckoned the amount on her fingers.

The inflation rate is now reckoned to be 10 percent.

d plummet once we had recovered from the slump.

The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.

The acrobat plummeted into the net.

The satellite plummeted into the ocean.

The Tv show has plummeted in the ratings.

_ to surprise somebody and put them in a difficult position

Many investors were caught out by the fall in share prices.

They tried to catch her out with a difficult question.

He did not like to be caught out on details.

_ to trap (a person), esp in an error or doing something reprehensible/ to catch or di

scover ( a person) in deceit or an error(American English)

eg. As time goes by, I feel we're drifting apart.

_ to gradually lose interest in or affection for each other

We had drifted apart.

Ten years into the marriage we started to drift apart.

rned up at the house.

∙out of the blue

My old header of previous company called me out of the blue.

come over someone_ to influence someone suddenly to behave in a particular way

(humorous)He gave you a present! What's come over him?

Come over here!

Ron came over for dinner last night.

top of my head in front of a crowd of people.

∙off the top of my head

_ with no previous preparation, speaking offhand, without careful thought

_ to manage, survive, esp in spite of difficulties

I can get by with little money.

Seldon managed to get by on a small amount of money.

That book will never get by the authorites.

_ to pass, go past or overtake

Many people have a go at it, and everyone is welcom to comment.

I asked him if he could have a go at writing the proposal.

First time camping but really want to have a go at it?

that at all. It's the other way around!

∙go along with

_ to agree with someone's opinion/to agree to do or accept(what other people want)/t

He refused to go along with our plan.

We tried to convince him to support us but he refused to go along with us.

_ to go or travel with (someone)

∙the other way around

_ in the opposite position, direction, or order

_ to obtain something, esp. money or information or a good feeling(by doing somethin

g)/ to enjoy something or think something is useful