Useful expressions

From Junior Books

1. be afraid of

2. agree to do sth.

3. not…at all

4. one after another

5. at last

6. at once

7. at the same time

8. at work

9. be away from

10. go away

11. make the bed

12. do one’s best

13. be busy with

14. be busy doing sth

15. by bus /car / plane

16. catch up with

17. catch cold

18. day after day

19. do some cleaning

20. eat up / use up

21. in the end

22. fall ill

23. on foot

24. make friends with sb.

25. in front of

26. get back /in /off /on

27. get on with

28. give up

29. go on doing sth.

30. go shopping

31. be good at

32. hand in / out

33. have a good time

34. have breakfast / supper

35. have sports

36. hear from

37. here and there

38. hold a meeting

39. hold on

40. hurry up

41. keep on doing sth.

42. all kinds of

43. a kind of

44. laugh at

45. listen to sb.

46. no longer

47. look after / at / for/ up

48. make a mistake

49. make a noise

50. in the middle of

51. neither…nor

52. from now on

53. a number of

54. at once

55. once upon a time

56. put on / sth down / up

57. get / be ready

58. take / have a rest

59. ring up

60. send for

61. by the side of

62. go to sleep

63. stop sb. from doing sth.

64. take a walk

65. take away

66. take out

67. take down / off

68. take a train / bus

69. think about

70. all the time

71. on / in time

72. too…to

73. try on

74. turn off

75. wake up

76. by the way

77. one the / one’s way to…

78. write down

79. take a message for sb.

80. What a pity!

81. of course

82. turn left

83. feel well

84. neck and neck

85. fall behind

86. take turns

87. hands up

88. as usual

89. prefer a. to b.

90. You’d better not do sth.

91. Help oneself to sth.

92. change one’s mind

93. make a mistake

94. take one’s time

95. knock into sb.

96. be covered with

97. with one’s help

98. wear out

99. sell out

100. be in surprise

101. be afraid of

102.at the foot of

From Senior Book One

103. meet for the first time

104. at the beginning of

105. nice meeting you

106. go away

107. in one’s opinion

108. summer vacation

109. a general idea

110. find out

111. right now

112. from dawn until dark

113. go on doing sth

114. by the lights of

115. as a result

116. pump water

117. on an open fire

118. give one’s regards to sb.

119. that’s nice of sb.

120. send sb. best wishes

121. follow one’s instructions

122. by the side of

123. at the end of

124. a little man with glasses

125. have a way of doing sth.

126. dip sth.into sth.

127. hold up

128. instead of

129. make a face

130. have difficulty in doing sth

131. have difficulty with sth.

132. know about

133. more or less

134. stay the same

135. way of life

136. bring in

137. I guess

138. go off to Guangzhou

139. see sb.off

140. take a taxi

145. a friend of mine

146. by air /sea

147. say Hi to A. from B.

148. have a good trip

149. tie the boat to a tree

150. by the river bank

151. all night long

152. be about to do sth.

153. nothing except / but

154. at a high price

155. stay long

156. cover a.with b.

157. so that

158. in rows

159. from now on

160. in order to

161. make sure

162. knock sb. down

163. obey the rules

164. break the rules

165. in the past

166. wash away

167. take a look at

168. take a picnic

169. a great many

170. agree on

171. supply sb. sth

172. all over the country

173. at the crossing

174. plenty of

175. as soon as possible

176. set up

177. spend ...in doing / on sth.

178. as follows

179. fall off / down

180. for quite a while

181. a great part of

182. on the morning of

183. the number of

184. cut off

185. at 5.3 centimetres a year

186. as a result of

187. It is said that

188. do one’s best to do sth.

189. change a. for b.

190. a waste of money

191. make a decision

192. go up

193. bring down

194. get sb.to do sth.

195. be used to doing sth.

196. keep a record of

197. thanks to

198. at one time

199. make plans for

200. at home and abroad

201. take up

202. every four years

203. take part in /join in / compete in

204. used to do sth.

205. hear of

206. on / over / through the radio

207. be well thought of

208. make fun of sb.

209. not just…but…

210. The more,the better.

211. That’s easy said than done.

213. go with

214. give advice to sb.

215. from month to month

216. write to sb.

217. tens of thousands of

218. be well received

219. be of great help

220. write to/ about/write for

221. fight against, fight for

222. She did all (that )she could (do) to help him

223. She did what she could do to help him.

224. no more than

225. in one’s spare time

226. break out, break into ,

227. break down

228. early the next morning

229. be sad at sth.

230. consider sb to be.

231. be beaten to death

232. measure a. with b.

233. get along well with

234. ask sb. for sth.

235. tell lies

From Senior Book Two

236. advise sb. To do sth.

237. have a good rest

238. take the medicine

239. get a cough / headache

240. I suggest sb. do sth.

241. and so on

242. be measured in calories

243. burn up

244. be rich / low /high in

245. in the form of

246. scores of

247. put on /lose weight

248. look out

249. be on fire / catch fire

250. in that case

251. turn the gas off

252. sound the fire alarm

253. be trapped in

254. belong to

255. in the ceiling of

256. get close to

257. at present

258. long ago

259. the number of sth.

260. It is hoped that

261. be invited to

262. call on sb.

263. Sth. look nice on sb.

264. pay back

265. be worth

266. at the most

267. pick up

268. to one’s surprise

269. offer sth. to sb.

270. think of / think about

271. be cross

272. look down upon sb.

273. in the beginning

274. come out

275. again and again

276. a paper-making factory

277. catch /have a cold

278. come across sb.

279. cut up

280. praise sb. for sth.

281. in one’s fifties

282. give advice on sth.

283. receive a doctor’s degree

284. be supported by sb.

285. close friends

286. translate a. into b.

287. make progress

288. before long /long before

289. stand for

290. be made up of

300. be famous for

301. be devided into

302. be full of / be filled with

303. live on potatoes

304. keep in touch with sb.

305. go to church

306. play an important part in

307. feel like doing sth.

308. on the edge of sth.

309. all through the year

310. rise by 63 metres

311. be in danger

312. stone by stone

313. work on sth.

314. be marked with

315. at breakfast

316. in danger

317. make a good effort

318. date from

319. be busy with

320. knock out of

321. point out

322. turn over

323. go against

324. year after/by year

325. agree to do sth.

326. now and then

327. give a talk

328. send out

329. get through

330. ring sb.back / up

331. May I have your attention?

332. receive an invitation

333. accept the invitation

334. be out of breath

335. turn down

336. ring off

337. for free

338. become interested in

339. form a pop group

340. manage to do sth.

341. persuade sb. to do sth.

From Senior Book Three

342. go straight ahead

343. at the entrance to …

343. on the other side

344. in the hope of

345. take along

346. lose heart

347. in this way

348. be pleased with

349. in the 1920s

350. as far as the coast

351. bring on sth.

352. Do you mind if I do sth?

353. Would you mind if I did it

354. I wonder if I could do sth.

355. Non-smoking office

356. smoke a cigarette

357. fall asleep

358. one third of

359. die of / die from

360. remain in business

361. compared to sb.

362. kick one’s smoking habit

363. give sth. up

364. get one into the habit of

365. be used to sth /doing sth.

366. call for

367. share sth. with sb.

368. compare a. with b.

369. help sb.do/to do /with sth.

370. make oneself understood by words

371. be accepted as

372. nod / shake the head

373. shake hands with sb.

374. wave one’s arms

375. an English-speaking country

376. do some research on sth.

377. be proud of sb.

378. stand close to each other

379. keep a distance away

380. talk with sb’s mouth full

381. a copy of China Daily

382. What’s on this weekend?

383. give a performance

384. They are said to do sth=

385. It is said that

386. cover the events

387. get down to sth/doing sth.

388. fix a time

389. have a face-to-face interview

390. do telephone interviews

391. look up sth in dictionary

392. type sth.into the computer

393. There is no time left

394. in the coming week

395. cut the costs of sth

396. be popular with sb.

397. as well. as well as

398. practise doing sth.

399. intend to do sth

400. set off for the USA

401. after a short while

402. be uncertain about

403. add a. to b.

404. be honoured for sth.

405. make a contribution to sth.

406. be set in California

407. pick up

408. be caught in a snow storm

409. in a great hurry

410. bring up sb.

411. Excuse me for doing sth.

412. What a shame

413. be pressed with

414. in the late 1870s

415. keep a bank

416. here and there

417. can’t help doing sth.

418. trade with

419. first day covers

420. sooner or later

421. add to sth.

422. used stamps

423. tell the difference between a. and b.

424. fill a.with b.

425. generally speaking

426. struggle against

427. from area to area

426. below freezing

427. all the year round

428. natural gas

429. a great deal of

430. on average

431. make use of

432. keep alive

433. offer sb. a lift room

434. clear sth. up

435. the other day

436. tidy sth.up

437. knock sb. off

438. What happened to me?

439. take it easy

440. stay still

441. medical care

442. at the back of

443. deal with

444. pour a. into b.

445. keep out of the reach of

446. do sth. by mistake

447. nearby hospital

448. large quantities of

449. be fit for sb.

450. hear about

451. standing room

452. pay special attention to

453. deep in the heart of

454. fail to do sth.

455. time and time again

456. lose one’s sight

457. be present

458. off the coast

459. living things

460. die out

461. in all

462. point to / at

463. to one’s great joy

464. be that foolish

465. judge sb. by the clothes

466. put sb. to the trouble of doing sth.

467. apologize to sb.for sth

468. be after

469. do sb. a favor

470. make sth to sb’s own measure

471. depend on sb.

472. drop in at / in sb./ a place

473. once upon a time

474. do up one’s button

475. take sb. seriously

476. What is worse

477. be suitable for doing sth

478. keep back

479. be equal to

480. pretend to do sth.

481. play a part of

482. be caught in

483. be anxious about

484. be likely to do sth.

485. call in

486. take the place of

487. 30cm by 30cm by 50cm

488. for one thing

489. make a lot of noise

490. stare straight at sb.

491. bend over

492. worse still

493. attack one’s attention

494. carry off

495. look into

496. run out of food

From Senior Book Four

497. do a word puzzle

498. all through one’s life

499. lead to sth

500. the Noble Prize for sth.

501. refuse to do sth.

502. a cheque for $100

503. live the rest of one’s life

504. take American nationality

505. be fond of

506. lead a simple way of life

507. leave a. for b.

508. go on with sth.

509. stick to sth.

510. take sides in

511. be respected as

512. further education

513. So far as I know

514. get sth. ready

515. in space

516. travel in a high circle

517. at the speed of

518. keep sth out of

519. set up an organization

520. with the help of

521. outer space

522. carry out

523. attempt to do sth.

524. be connected with

525. have a seat

526. personal affairs

527. see to sth.

528. mean to do sth.

529. make a note of

530. It’s time sb. did sth

531. Remember me to sb

532. delay sth./doing sth

533. be well known for sth.

534. I dare say

535. pay sb. a visit

536. do repairs

537. There is no doubt about it

538. Sb.be supposed to do sth

539. a length of

540. I wish I did sth

541. dive off the rock

542. take a deep breath

543. go cycling

544. by weight

545. stay clean

546. a variety of

547. at a time

548. at the bottom of

549. feed on sth.

550. hold one’s breath

551. for ages

552. in the opposite direction

553. the majority of

554. be out of work

555. in future

556. in the future

557. work out

558. be convenient to do

559. in the fields of education

560. pay bills

561. search a. for b.

562. vote for sb

563. on the screen

564. be against / for

565. take sth. for example

556. keep fit

557. electric hair drier

558. put sth into practice

559. by fax / telegraph

560. lay the table

561. quite by accident

562. light a cigar

563. buy a coffee

564. move from side to side

565. have a lot in common

566. happen to do sth

567. leave sb/sth. doing sth.

568. take over

569. on one’s own

570. booking office

571. in rush hour

572. drive off

573. be in great surprise

574. be in total silence

575. be angry with sb. for sth.

576. be introduced to

577. a couple of

578. over and over again

579. put sb.in / into prison

580. the Nobel Peace Prize

581. set an example to sb.

582. make a speech

583. side by side

584. make friends / enimies

585. achieve one’s goal

586. in one’s lifetime

587. separate a.from b.

588. What is the time by one’s watch

589. as a matter of fact

590. dream of

591. come true

592. even though / if

593. prevent …from doing

594. as though

595. in need of

596. end up

597. at the latest

598. look forward to

599. be familiar with

600. earn one’s living

601. learn sth.by heart

602. in praise of

603. get married to

604. Let sb in

605. have a test

606. in peace

607. fall in love with

608. make sure of

609. suffer from

610. in public

611. set fire to

612. burn … to the ground

613. do wrong

614. sentence sb. to death

615. do a good deed

616. get together

617. all the best

618. have a word with sb.

619. connect with

620. in other words

621. free of charge

622. a bathing suit

623. pay heavy taxes

From Senior Book Five

624.have something to do with

625.be willing to do sth

626.devote one’s time/life/effort to sth/doing sth

627.be determined to do sth

628.succeed in doing sth

629. in honour of

630.give off

631.belng to

632.set off a nuclear bomb

633.have an effect on

634.from then on

635.above all

636.believe in

637.heart and soul

638.pay off

639.provide sb with sth

640.go bad

641.insist on doing sth

642.take (an) interest in

643.take sth by surprise

644.with the purpose of

645.set out for some place

646.set sail

647.in searxh of

648.fall ill

649.in charge of

650.be worth doing

651.put out

652.look out

653.start a fire

654.become experienced at

655.separate…from…

656.feed on

657.round up

658.all the year round

659.hand down

660.rather than

661.give birth to

662.look forward to

663.now and again

664.fix a date

665starve to death

666.in a word

667.in debt

668.make good sense

669.help oneself to

670.express one’s satisfaction with sth

671.bring in

672.go hand in hand

673.try out

674.a waste of money

675.admire sb for sth

676.remind sb of sth

677.get rid of

678.in this way

679.get rid of

680.break up

681.seek to do sth

682.be active in

683.shut down

684.sentence sb to death

685.masses of

686.protect sb from sth

687.watch over

688.fall to pieces

689.at war

690.take on

691.carry on with

692.fall into ruins

693 cover an area of 200 square kilometers

694.in a poor state

695.keep off

696.in battle

697.be of great importance

698.keep one’s word

699.have a misunderstanding about sth

700.be ashamed of

701.ahead of time

702.burst into tears

703.but for

704.do everything sb can to do sth

705.express one’s thanks

706.on the point of

707.so long as

708.give out

709.to one’s delight

710.to be honest

711.take charge

712.on board

713.keep one’s balance

714.be content with

715.be content to do sth

716.in all

717.be proud of

718.take pride in

719.lose one’s voice

720.turn up

721.in actual fact

722.in a flash

723.in uniform

724.look round

725.on one’s arrival

726.play a trick on

727.as busy as a bee

728.break into

729.be ready to do sth

730.scold sb for

731.take place

732.on condition that

733.make a promise

734.fall in love with

735.have mercy on

736.be seated

737.do the deed

738.go down on one’s knees

739.at the mercy of

740.take…in one’s arms

741.use one’s head

742.paly the role of

743.according to

744.not all

745.lead an active life

746.Hve no choice but to do sth

747.all through the winter

748.make use of

749.be connected with

750.lie in

751.move about

752.a good many

753.keep up

754.tear down

755.turn away

756.take possession of

757.now that

758.give in

759die out

760.have a hard time

761.become of

762.in chains

763.once in a while

764.pass down from generation to generation

765.roll over