英語力を鍛えるためには語彙力が重要と言われています。
しかし、「聞いて／読んでわかる」単語は多いに越したことはありませんが、自分が話すときには、実はそんなにたくさんの単語は必要ない、ということをご存じでしょうか？
実は、ネイティブスピーカーは中学英語レベルの簡単な動詞と前置詞を使い回して、日常会話のあらゆる場面を表現しているのです。
「動詞」について言うと、一説には、数十個の動詞で６割のやりとりがまかなえている、とも言われています。
産経オンライン英会話Plusでは、簡単な単語で上手に会話ができるようになりたい方に向けて、ネイティブがよく使う動詞と前置詞の中から特に重要な『神動詞』と『神前置詞』を選びました。
これらをマスターすることで、限られた単語数でも多くのことを表現でき、日常会話に困らない英語力を身につけることができます。
神動詞とは
「神動詞」とは、数ある動詞の中から厳選された、これだけは絶対にマスターしておきたい12個の超基本動詞を指します。神動詞は、様々なシチュエーションで使い回しができるので汎用度が高く、ネイティブの日常会話でも頻繁に使われます。 以下、12個の神動詞です。
| take | give | get | have |
| keep | put | make | go |
| come | run | see | watch |
例えば…
例えば、中学１年生で学ぶ「go」。「go」＝「行く」とだけ覚えていませんか。実は、この神動詞で表現できる範囲は、「人がどこかへ進む」という狭い意味に限らず、「今その状態から、移動して変わる／進行する／推移する」というイメージでとらえると、利用シーンがぐんと広がります。
ほかにも
・ネクタイがシャツに合っていますね。 ⇒That tie goes well with your shirt.
・熱が下がった。 ⇒Your fever went gone.
・牛乳がダメになっちゃった。 ⇒ The milk went bad.
など、さまざまな使い方ができるのです。「合う＝fit」「なる＝become」など、ついいろいろな動詞を使いたくなりますが、実は神動詞「go」で全部表現できるのです。
３つのステップで学ぶ
コースでは、レッスンは３つのステップで構成されています。
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STEP 1
キーフレーズと共に、その神動詞のコアなイメージを、まずイラストでつかみます。 -
STEP 2
その神動詞を使った会話のロールプレイで、神動詞を口に出してみましょう。徐々に、その神動詞の持つコアなイメージが、感覚的につかめてくることでしょう。 -
STEP 3
総仕上げです。写真を見て、神動詞を使って表現してみましょう。
ここまでくれば、神動詞はしっかりあなたのものに！
ぜひ、オンラインレッスンでの講師との会話の中で、神動詞を積極的に使ってみましょう。
動詞をマスターする
神動詞（全12種）+基本動詞（全20種）を学習して、動詞を使いこなしましょう
| No. | word | Phrase |
| 1 | take | Let me take some pictures of the mountains. |
| Let me take your temperature. | ||
| Let’s take a taxi. | ||
| Seems like he took a ring from a jewelry store. | ||
| I would take them to an amusement park. | ||
| 2 | give | Let me give you a hand. |
| Why don’t you give it a kick? | ||
| You almost gave me a heart attack. | ||
| Just give me another 20 minutes. | ||
| I give you our new CEO. | ||
| 3 | get | I don’t get it. |
| Don’t get me wrong. | ||
| Her song really got me. | ||
| I got my car repaired. | ||
| I got married. | ||
| 4 | have | Whatever I have is yours. |
| I have a problem. | ||
| I’ll have him do it. | ||
| Have it your own way. | ||
| I’ll have no choice but to quit. | ||
| 5 | keep | Keep the elevator open. |
| They keep to the right. | ||
| Did you keep in touch with her? | ||
| I didn’t keep my promise. | ||
| The cream in the cakes won’t keep more than three days. | ||
| 6 | put | Put an 84 yen stamp on the envelope. |
| Why don’t you put… | ||
| Some eye drops in your eyes? | ||
| Let me put it this way. | ||
| Maybe we should put an end to it? | ||
| Don’t put the blame on me. | ||
| 7 | make | I made some chocolate cupcakes. |
| In order to make a good impression, you should wear a suit. | ||
| Make yourself at home. | ||
| Don’t make fun of him! | ||
| Make your choice. | ||
| 8 | go | He went swimming in the gym. |
| That tie goes really well with your jacket. | ||
| Everything must go. | ||
| Something goes wrong, I’ll get fired. | ||
| The milk in the fridge went bad. | ||
| 9 | come | May I come to your office. |
| The news really came as a shock. | ||
| It is a dream come true. | ||
| Work comes first. | ||
| It comes in multiple colors | ||
| 10 | run | I like running along the beach. |
| I have a pain running from my foot to my knee. | ||
| You don’t get to see a river running through the city. | ||
| It is running very well. | ||
| My pantyhose ran. | ||
| 11 | see | Did you see the baseball game. |
| You can’t see anything. | ||
| I’ll see you at the restaurant | ||
| If you would see page 30. | ||
| I can’t see the point of getting another car. | ||
| 12 | watch | Watch TV after having dinner. |
| Can you watch my bag. | ||
| Watch where you are going! | ||
| Watch your language. | ||
| We have to watch the time. |
| No. | word | Phrase |
| 1 | catch | That 24k gold ruby necklace really caught my attention. |
| The door caught my finger. | ||
| She went swimming last night and caught a bad cold. | ||
| I have a train to catch in 30 minutes. | ||
| The files caught on fire. | ||
| 2 | hold | You have to hold your breath. |
| Hold the onions. | ||
| He holds the world record. | ||
| I don’t think the desk is going to hold. | ||
| This spoon holds up to about 5 ml. | ||
| 3 | set | You can help setting the table? |
| I set my mind to something. | ||
| I will set the alarm for 4:50. | ||
| It’s about time to set it free. | ||
| The sun is setting behind Mount. Fuji. | ||
| 4 | break | He broke his promise. |
| Can you break a 10,000 yen bill. | ||
| Smoking is a very hard habit to break. | ||
| She just broke into tears. | ||
| I hate to break this bad news to him. | ||
| 5 | cut | The file cut my finger. |
| Why don’t we cut work. | ||
| My income was cut to a third. | ||
| Shall I cut it with more milk. | ||
| I’ll cut the long story short. | ||
| 6 | bring | Can you bring me a glass of water. |
| Exercise brings you good health. | ||
| Money can bring out the worst in people. | ||
| What brings you here. | ||
| The warm spring breeze brings the cherry blossom into full bloom. | ||
| You can carry her in your arms. | ||
| 7 | carry | My car can only carry five. |
| Be sure to carry your ID with you. | ||
| Channel 7 is carrying a live report. | ||
| She barely carries herself. | ||
| 8 | look | Look! A UFO! |
| You look happy. | ||
| I am looking for a house that looks to the east. | ||
| You don’t look your age. | ||
| Things are not looking good. | ||
| 9 | speak | How many languages can you speak? |
| Can I speak with Tom. | ||
| I speak about it. | ||
| Can you speak up a little? | ||
| I can’t speak for everyone. | ||
| 10 | talk | He has been talking on the phone. |
| My husband talks in his sleep. | ||
| You can teach babies how to talk in sign language. | ||
| Money talks. | ||
| My wife is trying to talk me out of going. | ||
| 11 | say | Could you say your name again? |
| My watch says 3:00. | ||
| He talked a lot, but didn’t say much. | ||
| You can say that again. | ||
| What does that sign say over there? | ||
| 12 | tell | Do tell. |
| Your red face tells me your rage. | ||
| Tell me the truth. | ||
| Tell the difference between them except their mother. | ||
| No one can tell what will happen in the future. | ||
| 13 | push | All you have to do is to push a button. |
| The train pushed ahead through the heavy snow. | ||
| My mother is pushing me into marriage. | ||
| It’s pushing 38 million… | ||
| The company is pushing for international recognition. | ||
| 14 | press | Then a big paver presses it tight… |
| Why don’t you try pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete? | ||
| Why are you pressing your face and hands against the window? | ||
| She liked to press me to her chest and told me everything would be alright. | ||
| There are too many problems pressing on my mind. | ||
| 15 | pull | A fish is pulling. |
| The dentist said I might need to have it pulled. | ||
| she pulls a face whenever she sees me. | ||
| I was pulled over by a police officer this morning. | ||
| Be careful not to pull a muscle when you’re jogging. | ||
| 16 | draw | We need to draw some blood for the health checkup. |
| The archery master drew his bow so beautifully… | ||
| His hard work must have drawn the attention of the boss. | ||
| I do feel drawn to her. | ||
| The game was drawn. | ||
| 17 | hit | My friend got hit by a car. |
| It hit an all-time low. | ||
| The real meaning of her words suddenly hit me one day. | ||
| I grew up in a small fishing village and one day, the tidal wave hit us. | ||
| Wow, did you hit on her? | ||
| 18 | strike | The clock is striking 6. |
| The news said a powerful earthquake may strike the Kansai area soon. | ||
| It struck me that I had no money with me. | ||
| When the spot light strikes on my face… | ||
| He strikes me as a very serious young man. | ||
| 19 | close | Sorry, we’re closed. |
| I’d like to close my bank account. | ||
| When he closed his speech with a quote from Lincoln. | ||
| This road is closed to large vehicles. | ||
| The police were closing in on him. | ||
| 20 | shut | Don’t shut the door! |
| The department of health shut down our factory. | ||
| I shut my fingers on the car door. | ||
| Don’t shut the laptop so hard. | ||
| It won’t let me shut the umbrella. |
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神前置詞とは
「神前置詞」とは、全78個ある前置詞の中から厳選された、これだけは絶対にマスターしておきたい10個の超基本前置詞のことを指します。日本語に助詞がないと成り立たないように、英語にも前置詞がなければ成り立ちません。神動詞と合わせて神前置詞も使いこなせるようになれば、英語の表現力が一段と豊かになります。以下、10個の神前置詞です。
| in | out | on | off | to |
| for | with | by | under | over |
意外と使いこなせていない…？
簡単な英語なのに、意味が分からない…。使い方が意外だったり、自分の口からは出てこないかも！的な使い方があるのが前置詞です。
例えば、「in」は「〜の中に」や「～（日時）に」という意味で訳されることが多いため、部屋や建物などの「物理的な空間」を表すときと、年や季節などの「時間的な空間」を表すときだけに使うものだと思われがちです。しかし、神前置詞「in」で使える範囲はそれだけに留まらず、以下のような「心理的な空間」にいる状態までもカバーすることができるのです。
・私たちは恋に落ちました。→ We’re in love.
・困っています。→ I’m in trouble.
また、中学で習う「with」にも多用な使い方があります。「一緒に」という意味で覚えると使える範囲が限られてしまいますが、「何かとともに」という広いイメージで捉えると、以下のような、ネイティブがよく使うフレーズも表現できるのです。
・話についてきている？ →Are you with me?
・いったいどうしたの？ →What’s wrong with you?
前置詞をマスターする
神前置詞（10種）+基本前置詞（全10種）で表現力を高める。
| No. | word | Phrase |
| 1 | in | Jimmy’s in the kitchen, cooking us some food. |
| There is a woman walking in the rain without an umbrella. | ||
| That woman in a white sweater? | ||
| I can only find cattle in the field. | ||
| The only way to locate us is that we can see small hills in the west. | ||
| What do you mean you’re in trouble? | ||
| 2 | out | Being out in the sun feels so good. |
| He is out at the moment. | ||
| Why don’t you spread them out on the ground | ||
| Out of sight, out of mind. | ||
| The gasoline is running out. | ||
| 3 | on | Look at these apples on the tree. |
| There is a stain on your shirt! | ||
| Maybe try sleeping on your side? | ||
| I have some cash on me. | ||
| Everything is on schedule. | ||
| 4 | off | The flowers are falling off the cherry trees. |
| Everything is 90 percent off! | ||
| You’re getting off the subject. | ||
| I’m off duty today. | ||
| 7 km off the coast. | ||
| 5 | to | Flowers are at their best. |
| She went to the drugstore for some aspirins. | ||
| It will get back to normal again when it rains. | ||
| The key to success. | ||
| I would like to make a toast to the groom. | ||
| Here is to someone. | ||
| I went to a live band show where people dance to music together. | ||
| 6 | for | I’m leaving for London tomorrow. |
| Are you for or against the new welfare tax? | ||
| I’m all for it. | ||
| What are you giving me for my birthday? | ||
| I’m here to speak for your employees. | ||
| The first license is only valid for three years. | ||
| 7 | with | I am with my colleague. |
| It’s rude to talk with food in your mouth. | ||
| Are you with me? | ||
| The glitter ones go with your dress so nicely. | ||
| She was shivering with cold. | ||
| 8 | by | I grew up by the ocean. |
| You never play by the rules. | ||
| I commute by subway. | ||
| I learned English by watching American TV dramas. | ||
| I want the files on my desk by 10 a.m. tomorrow. | ||
| 9 | under | Hide under the desk! |
| If you have an annual income under 1,030,000 yen. | ||
| Everything is under control. | ||
| My car is under repair. | ||
| That book goes under the category historical novels. | ||
| 10 | over | I just saw a cat jumping over a fence easily. |
| Can you help me put a white cloth over the table? | ||
| He ruled over China for 35 years. | ||
| I talked to her over the phone. | ||
| He lost his job over a scandal. |
| No. | word | Phrase |
| 1 | at | I met you at the park 10 years ago. |
| It was love at first sight. | ||
| How long has he been at this job? | ||
| Why don’t you come again at 5 p.m.? | ||
| I feel sick at the stomach. | ||
| 2 | of | The eyes of the animal are very authentic. |
| I feel like seeing a movie of fantasy. | ||
| I live in a town 10 kilometers north of Tokyo. | ||
| A man robbed me of my bag. | ||
| He supports a big family of six. | ||
| 3 | below | When I dived below the surface of the water, it’s like a whole new world. |
| The temperature was below zero. | ||
| Her education background is below average. | ||
| That’s below contempt. | ||
| A director is below a vice-president. | ||
| 4 | above | It’s 3,776 meters above sea level. |
| Her score is far above everyone else’s. | ||
| I want an apartment that is above a convenience store. | ||
| This problem is above my rank. | ||
| You can’t go above me and talk to the president directly. | ||
| 5 | beyond | It’s just beyond those trees. |
| It’s beyond my reach. | ||
| The situation is beyond our control. | ||
| I can’t go beyond the borderline. | ||
| You can’t stay out beyond 10 o’clock. | ||
| 6 | through | There is a saying that time is like sand running through your fingers. |
| A bee just flew in through the window. | ||
| I’m halfway through it. | ||
| We work Monday through Sunday. | ||
| We have helped him search through the office. | ||
| 7 | across | I noticed that when walking across a street… |
| I live across town. | ||
| He had five stitches across his eyebrow. | ||
| I just lie across the bed and stare up at the ceiling. | ||
| People come here from across the nation. | ||
| 8 | along | We go to a nice restaurant and go walking along the beach later… |
| There is a gas station along this street. | ||
| Come along with me. | ||
| You have to do this along the manual. | ||
| Are you and the other colleagues getting along well? | ||
| A director is below a vice-president. | ||
| 9 | between | Can you set it between the couch and the TV? |
| Lime is between green and yellow. | ||
| Why don’t you work it out between you two, and get back to me. | ||
| Between working and being a mother, she also does volunteer work. | ||
| You have to read between the lines. | ||
| 10 | against | Let’s sail against the current. |
| Shall we put our ears against the wall and listen for it? | ||
| There was one vote against me. | ||
| Your white suit stands out against all the dark ones. | ||
| The odds are against our winning the game. |
神シリーズについて
こんな方にオススメ
- ネイティブも頻繁に使う動詞と前置詞をマスターしたい方
- シンプルな英語でコミュニケーションが取れるようになりたい方
- 英語を英語で理解できるようになりたい方
得られるスキル
- 神動詞12と神前置詞10がマスターでき、表現力が高まる。
- シシンプルな英語で表現できるようになる。
- 英語をイメージで捉えることができるようになる。
学習の進め方
まずは全12個の神動詞の中から、気になるテキストを選んで受講しましょう。厳選12個の動詞は、マスターするまで繰り返し受講することがおすすめです。
次に神前置詞を受講していただくと、最後まで無理なく学習していただけます。神動詞、神前置詞を終えた方で、さらに英語力の基礎を磨きたい方は、それ以外の基本動詞（20レッスン）と前置詞（10レッスン）にも取り組んでみましょう。ネイティブと台頭に会話できるレベルまで極めたい方には、最終仕上げとして句動詞（46レッスン）もご用意しています。
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句動詞
12個の動詞と12個の前置詞の組み合わせたときの表現を学習する「句動詞」。動詞と前置詞をマスターしたら、句動詞に進みましょう。より英語ネイティブらしい表現を磨くことができます。
| No. | word | Phrase |
| 1 | hold back | A dam holds back water. |
| I held back my tears. | ||
| He is holding back something from us. | ||
| Don’t hold back. | ||
| I don’t want to hold you back. | ||
| 2 | hold on | Please hold on a minute. |
| Hold on to your dogs tight. | ||
| There’s no meaning in holding on to the past. | ||
| It’s hard to keep the business going. I’m holding on. | ||
| Some politicians want to hold on to power at all costs. | ||
| 3 | hold up | Can you hold the phone up? So everyone can be in it. |
| The train was held up for an hour. | ||
| I wish this fine weather will hold up for a couple of days. | ||
| Your theory won’t hold up under close examination. | ||
| Two men held up the bank. | ||
| 4 | hold down | The food tastes too bad. I can barely hold it down. |
| We need to hold our heads down when we walk through the door. | ||
| You held the robber down until the police showed up. | ||
| He will hold down a job for more than six months. | ||
| Don’t hold yourself down. | ||
| 5 | keep down | You keep your head down all the time looking at your phone. |
| I kept down my anger. | ||
| We have to keep down the cost of electricity. | ||
| The government had to send out the army to keep down the riot. | ||
| The food was so terrible that I could barely keep it down. | ||
| 6 | keep off | This will keep off mosquitos. |
| You need to keep off fatty foods. | ||
| Be sure to keep the lights off while you are away next time. | ||
| That’s so beautiful that I couldn’t keep my eyes off. | ||
| Keep your hands off. | ||
| 7 | keep on | You must keep on trying. |
| You need to keep on with this treatment for another six months. | ||
| Go down the main street and keep on until you see a big intersection. | ||
| You really need to keep an eye on it. | ||
| We kept on dancing all night. | ||
| 8 | keep out | Maybe a house alarm system could keep out burglars. |
| I was kept out of my car for an hour. | ||
| Nothing can keep me out of my own country. | ||
| Don’t keep me out. | ||
| Thanks to the tent, we were able to keep out the cold. | ||
| 9 | keep back | You should take the books back to the library. |
| I take back what I said. | ||
| Listening to it really takes me back to my youth. | ||
| I don’t think she would ever take me back. | ||
| Why don’t you take it back? | ||
| 10 | take in | How about we take in about two centimeters here? |
| That IT company managed to take in a lot of money. | ||
| He spoke so fast that it’s hard to take in what he said. | ||
| She’ll take you in. | ||
| Be careful not to be taken in by their sweet words. | ||
| 11 | take off | Do I need to take my mask off? |
| She has taken a lot of weight off. | ||
| I need to take a day off tomorrow. | ||
| Could you take a little more off at the back? | ||
| The plane’s going to take off in 30 minutes. | ||
| 12 | take on | Don’t take on more than you can do. |
| The situation begins to take on a new aspect. | ||
| He wants to take on someone who is better than him. | ||
| The company is taking on five new staff. | ||
| The bus can’t take on more passengers. | ||
| 13 | take out | Will you take out the garbage? |
| Will you take me out tonight? | ||
| I had a hard time taking out that stain from your shirt. | ||
| He took out a life insurance policy on his wife. | ||
| Don’t take it out on me. | ||
| 14 | take up | Was it hard to take up the old carpet? |
| It’s so huge that it would take up all the space. | ||
| I’m sorry to have taken up your precious time. | ||
| I want to take up a new hobby! | ||
| Maybe he/she can take up my pants a few inches. | ||
| 15 | take down | Could you take that file down from the top shelf? |
| Who wants to take down the decorations? | ||
| Could you help me take down the tent? | ||
| I took down every word he said, just in case. | ||
| I take down buildings. | ||
| 16 | give off | The liquid gave off an awful smell. |
| Power plants give off a lot of heat. | ||
| She gives off an indifferent quality. | ||
| I would choose hybrid cars because they give off less carbon dioxide… | ||
| The engine is giving off a weird sound. | ||
| 17 | give away | She gave away all her money. |
| His words give away his personality. | ||
| He was giving away the bride. | ||
| One of the members on the committee gave away some secret. | ||
| We are giving away our latest face masks for free. | ||
| 18 | give over | The volunteer group gave over lots of toys to orphans. |
| I gave that matter over to Mr. Takahashi. | ||
| He gave himself over to the police. | ||
| He has given his life over to making people healthier. | ||
| I believe once you give yourself over to gambling, your life is over! | ||
| 19 | give out | What a good idea of yours to give out free cake samples in the beginning. |
| It gave out a huge bright flash. | ||
| The gas gave out. | ||
| Don’t give out your credit card number to a third party. | ||
| Mr. Nakamura’s lungs gave out after years of smoking. | ||
| 20 | give up | She seems to have given up all hope. |
| I gave up smoking. | ||
| His weekends are usually given up to business meetings. | ||
| Give up your seat. | ||
| Let’s give it up for Ms. Hashimoto. | ||
| 21 | get by | I stepped aside so the delivery person could get by. |
| Her financial health is barely enough to just get by. | ||
| I barely got by the test. | ||
| They never let any violation get by them. | ||
| I wonder how the typos got by. | ||
| 22 | get over | I’ll get to the park when I get over the bridge. |
| Get yourself over here! | ||
| I just can’t get over the fact that he hates me. | ||
| He managed to get over his cancer. | ||
| Let’s get it over with. | ||
| 23 | carry away | He was being carried away on a stretcher. |
| The wind carried my kite away. | ||
| You can easily get carried away. | ||
| The music carries me away. | ||
| A seagull carried my hat away. | ||
| 24 | carry out | Could you carry the sofa out into the garden? |
| They carried out the design. | ||
| He would carry out his promise. | ||
| In order to carry out that kind of renovation… | ||
| Do you think you can carry out the duty? | ||
| 25 | carry on | They’ve been carrying on a campaign. |
| Why don’t we carry on our conversation? | ||
| She just carried on about her colleagues. | ||
| You should carry on studying English. | ||
| Please carry on the good work. | ||
| 26 | bring down | If you bring down the price a little bit, I will buy one. |
| We need to gather enough votes to bring the government down! | ||
| The pilot brought the plane down. | ||
| His magnificent voice brought down the house. | ||
| The police brought him down to the hospital. | ||
| 27 | bring in | Do not bring in things that have nothing to do with your work. |
| The new job brings in twice the salary. | ||
| The suspect was brought in for questioning. | ||
| The jury took a considerable amount of time to bring in its verdict… | ||
| The company just brought in a new clock-in system. | ||
| 28 | bring out | I heard that they adopt a teaching method that brings out children’s… |
| He tries his utmost himself first to bring out the best in people all the time. | ||
| He’s going to bring out another book on “A.I. lifestyle” next month. | ||
| A little salt will bring out the flavor. | ||
| Why don’t you bring him out to the office’s Christmas party this year? | ||
| 29 | bring up | He was brought up in California. |
| She brought up all she had eaten. | ||
| You should bring up the subject at the meeting. | ||
| Why would you bring it up? | ||
| We need to bring the quality of our bath products up to the world standard. | ||
| 30 | come in | Please come in. |
| I was amazed to hear that Hiro came in second in the half marathon. | ||
| The cold season is coming in. | ||
| Long skirts are now coming in. | ||
| It will come in handy one day. | ||
| 31 | come out | The stain might come out. |
| The sun has come out. | ||
| Things came out better than I’d expected. | ||
| When is the book coming out? | ||
| The report came out a disaster. | ||
| 32 | come across | An idea came across my mind. |
| I came across my boss. | ||
| We came across a 17th century clock. | ||
| Your message didn’t come across clearly. | ||
| She came across as a little arrogant. | ||
| 33 | go on | I want to go on working as a police officer. |
| He went on and on about his work. | ||
| What’s going on here? | ||
| Life will go on. | ||
| I went on the path as a song composer. | ||
| 34 | go down | He went down on one knee. |
| why don’t you go down to the station and wait for me there? | ||
| This brand goes down quite well with beer lovers. | ||
| If I go down, I will drag you down with me. | ||
| You are going down. | ||
| 35 | go through | Cars over the height of 2.2 meters cannot go through the gate. |
| She went through a lot. | ||
| The police went through all his belongings. | ||
| The new policy will never go through. | ||
| Can you go through this business proposal and tell me your honest opinion? | ||
| 36 | put down | Will you put your name down here? |
| Don’t put yourself down like that! | ||
| The police were sent out to put down the strike. | ||
| They put down a substantial amount of money. | ||
| I just couldn’t put it down. | ||
| 37 | put in | I put a lot of time and money in studying English. |
| She said she’d already put in a request for a transfer to a new campus. | ||
| Bob always puts in unwanted opinions. | ||
| They put in more than one thousand brand-new touch panels… | ||
| I wonder if you could put in a good word for me. | ||
| 38 | put out | He put his hand out to welcome me. |
| Could you put out the trash before eight a.m. tomorrow morning? | ||
| The firefighters put out the fire in ten minutes. | ||
| Can you put the lights out before you leave? | ||
| Let me just put it out there. | ||
| 39 | put up | We need to put up a tent around here. |
| You look great with your hair put up. | ||
| Put up money for this space station program. | ||
| They put up a good fight. | ||
| I can’t put up with her bad temper any more. | ||
| 40 | break down | Our car broke down on our way home. |
| You need to break down your long speech into several components. | ||
| She broke down at his funeral. | ||
| His health broke down. | ||
| I am thinking about breaking down this wall… | ||
| 41 | break in | The burglar broke in. |
| I’m trying to break in this new pair of shoes. | ||
| That’s why she even knows how to break in wild horses! | ||
| I’m sorry to break in. | ||
| How long does it take to break in a new engine? | ||
| 42 | break out | They said a fire broke out in the concert hall. |
| I need to break out of this boring routine. | ||
| Three convicts broke out of prison. | ||
| Cholera broke out. | ||
| The rumor broke out. | ||
| 43 | break up | The pot broke up. |
| He was just in time to break up the fight between the two boys. | ||
| You said it’s already been a month since you two broke up. | ||
| The peace negotiation broke up. | ||
| The clouds began to break up. | ||
| 44 | run down | We changed into swimming suits, ran down the hill, and dived in the lake. |
| A truck driver ran down two cyclists. | ||
| Business is running down. | ||
| The battery is running down. | ||
| I felt a shooting pain running down my right leg. | ||
| 45 | run off | He took the bag and ran off. |
| The melting snow runs off into rivers. | ||
| He ran off the topic. | ||
| The secretary ran off ten copies. | ||
| You just run off in a different direction and see if he does the same too. | ||
| 46 | run out | Our dog ran out. |
| Time is running out. | ||
| Do I need to renew my subscription once it runs out? | ||
| I ran out of business. | ||
| We’re running out of copy paper in the office. |
