(from English vocabulary in use)
In response to the pay offer, there was a walk-out at the factory. (strike)
There is going to be a crack-down on public spending. (action against)
There has been a break-out from the local prison. (escape)
Last month saw a tremendous shake-up in personnel. (change)
I never expected the break-up of the USSR. (collapse)
The takeover
of one of our leading hotel chains has just been announced. (purchase by
another company)
We are trying to find some new outlets for our products. (place to sell)
Take your things to the check-out to pay for them. (cash-desk)
Cutbacks will be essential until the recession
is over. (reductions)
We made a profit of 1000 dollars on a turnover of 10000 dollars. (money
passing through a company)
What the computer produces depends on the quality of
the input. (information that is put
in)
Output has increased thanks to new technology.
(production)
We have a rather rapid staff turnover. (change)
Just after leaving school he went through the stage
of being a dropout. (person who
rejects society)
It will be a long time before the consequences of fallout from Chernobyl are no longer
felt. (radio-active dust in the atmosphere)
I can easily get you a printout of the latest figures. (paper on which computer
information has been printed)
A breakthrough
has been made in AIDS research. (important discovery)
Many of the problems were caused by a breakdown in communications. (failure)
The outlook
for tomorrow is good – sunny in most places. (prospect)
There are drawbacks
as well as advantages to every situation. (negative aspects)
The outcome
of the situation was not very satisfactory. (conclusion)
TV companies always welcome feedback from viewers. (comments)
It was clear from the outset that the set-up would cause problems. (start,
situation)
We parked in a lay-by
on the by-pass. (parking space at
the side of a road, road avoiding the centre of a town)
The outbreak
of war surprised them. (start of something unpleasant)
Because of the accident there was a three-mile tailback along the motorway. (queue of
traffic)
Police are warning of an increased number of break-ins in this area. (burglaries)
The papers are claiming the Prime Minister organized
a cover-up. (attempt to conceal
information)
Unfortunately, our plans soon suffered a setback. (obstacle in the way of
progress)
I am sorry I am late. There was a terrible hold-up on the bridge. (delay to
traffic)
The robbers made their getaway in a stolen car. (escape)
I love having a lie-in
on Sundays. (a long stay in bed in the morning)
There was a surprisingly large turn-out at the concert. (the aggregate number of persons who have
come out, as form their houses, for a special purpose)
Did you read about the hold-up at our bank? (a robbery)
There is an interesting write-up of the match in today’s paper. (a published account,
review, or notice, especially a favorable one)
Their car was a write-off
after the accident. (a person or thing that is given up as hopeless or
pointless)
I am giving my office a major clear-out this week. (an occasion when you tidy a place by getting
rid of things that you do not want)
Jack does a daily work-out at the gym, starting with 20 press-ups.
