1. Stop criticizing everybody!
( DOWN)
=> Stop coming down on everybody/ running everybody down.--------------------------
- come down on somebody: [no passive] (informal) to criticize somebody severely or punish somebody.
- run somebody/something down: to criticize somebody/something in an unkind way.
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2. Terry has just insured her life
( OUT)
=> Terry has just taken out of insurance on her life.3. In the end it was discovered that Joe was a thief
( OUT)
=> It turned out that John was a thief.--------------------------
turn out: to be discovered to be; to prove to be
- turn out that…
- turn out to be/have something
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4. I need a calculator to arrive at the total
(OUT)
=> I need the calculator to work out the total.--------------------------
work out:
- to calculate something: to work out the answer.
- (especially British English) to find the answer to something.
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5. I met your friend David the other day (
INTO)
=> I ran into your friend David the other day.--------------------------
run into somebody
(informal) to meet somebody by chance.
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6. I think we should increase the preasure on her to resign
( UP)
=> I think we should step up pressure on her resign.--------------------------
step something <-> up: to increase the amount, speed, etc. of something--------------------------
7. Your story is diffirent from the facts (
WITH)
=> Your story doesn't tie in with the facts.--------------------------
- tie in (with something):to match or agree with something
- tie in (with something) |tie something in (with something):to link something or be linked to something; to happen, or arrange for something to happen, at the same time as something else
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8. I won't allow swearing in my classroom(
FOR)
=> I won't stand for swearing in my classroom.