1. Vocabulary log.
1. Catch up on/with:
Meaning: To do something you did not have time to earlier.
Example: I was ill for a fortnight and now I’ve got to catch up on the work I missed.
2. Dropped out:
Meaning: Quit a course.
Example: She dropped out of college and went straight into a job.
3. Meet up with:
Meaning: To meet someone, or a group of people, in order to do something together.
Example: We met up for dinner and then went to the theater.
4. Fall behind:
Meaning: To make less progress.
Example: I was ill for a week and fell behind with my work.
5. Make up:
Meaning: To reschedule a meeting, a test, etc.
Example: The teacher make up the test to next Monday.
6. Put off:
Meaning: To decide or arrange to do something at a later time.
Example: The concert’s been put off until next month.
7. Kicked out:
Meaning: To expel from school or college.
Example: Lisa was kicked out of school because of her behavior.
8. Read up on:
Meaning: To read a lot about a particular subject in order to learn about it.
Example: I’ve been reaching up on Japan as I’m going to live there next year.
9. Read over:
Meaning: To read something from the beginning to the end in order to find any mistakes
or to understand it at better.
Example: Chester was reading over his essay before the class.
10. Study under:
Meaning: To be taught by someone.
Example: Lucas was study under his classmate´s notes.
2. 11. Kick off:
Meaning: The time when a football match begins.
Example: The match kicks off at three o´clock.
12. Go for:
Meaning: To try to get or achieve something.
Example: When she finished college she tried to go for her own goals.
13. Knock out:
Meaning: To defeat a person or team in a competition so that they have to stop taking
part of it.
Example: The reigning middleweight champion knocked out the challenger in the fourth
round of the fight.
14. Work out:
Meaning: To exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body.
Example: Things were going wrong for them but fortunately it all worked out in the end.
15. Work off:
Meaning: To get rid of an unpleasant feeling by doing something energetic.
Example: She goes to the gym to work off her anger.
16. Cool down:
Meaning: To become calmer, or to make someone or something become calmer.
Example: It took me ages to cool down after the argument.
17. Join in:
Meaning: To become involved in an activity with other people.
Example: Amelia is very shy. She never joins in with the other children’s games.
18. Twenty four seven:
Meaning: To do something four hours for seven days.
Example: You can access our website 24/7.
19. Get the ball rolling:
Meaning: To start something immediately.
Example: Let´s get the ball rolling.
20. Sleep on it:
Meaning: To think carefully about a decision.
Example: I´ll get back to you tomorrow, I have to sleep on it.