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 Each tow- word verbs has at least tow meanings .

1. Pick up : learn /pay for


2. Work out : resolve itself /solve
3. Set up : arrange / found
4. Come out : to say, tell a story /exit
5. Burn out : became exhausted, give up /to emerge, be revealed
6. Turn away : reject : ignore
7. Take up : start / occupy time or space
8. Turn on : appear / extinguish
9. Hang up: put down phone receiver / slow down
10. Go on : continue / happen
 Idiom: A group of words that has a special meaning that is different form the ordinary
meaning of each separate word.
 Have a leg to stand on = a strong legal or logical argument.
 At hand = coming soon.
 Put your foot in your mouth = say something foolish, inappropriate, or rude.
 Looked down at their noses = view with contempt.
 Twist men around her little finger = make men do what she wants.
 See eye to eye = t0 agree.
 Turned a deaf ear = ignore, pretend not to hear.
 Heart and soul = 100% effort.
 At the top of their lungs = ass loudly as they could.
 Pick each other’s brains = ask each other lots of detailed questions.

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