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Make and Do
Common Collocations with DO
- Do a deal
To make an arrangement, esp. in business
Eg: Have you done any deals with distributors in Asia yet?
- Do business
To be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.
Eg: We want to do business with you
- Do damage
To cause harm or damage
eg: Did the storm do much damage?
- Do the dishes
To wash plates, cups, pots, pans, knives, forks, etc. used to cook and eat a meal
Eg: Whose turn is it to do the dishes tonight?
- Do the ironing
To iron clothes, sheets, …
Eg: I like listening to the radio while I’m doing the ironing.
- Do the shopping
To buy food and groceries
Eg: We usually do the shopping at our local supermarket.
- Do (your) best
Do all you can to succeed
Eg: We did our best to win, but the other team played really well.
- Do (your) duty
Do what you should do at work, at home, or for your community
Eg: The police were just doing their duty when they arrested him.
- Do (your) hair
Style your hair. I need the hair dresser to do my hair
Eg: Every morning I do my hair so it looks presentable.
- Do (your) nails
Paint your nails
Eg: Can you open this envelope for me? I just did my nails and they’re still wet.
- Do someone a favour
Do something for someone as an act of kindness
He: He did us a big favour by postponing his departure for a couple of weeks.
- Do harm
To have a bad effect on somebody or something
Eg: The floods didn’t do any serious harm to our crops.
- Do damage
To cause harm or damage
Eg: Did the storm do much damage?
- Do better
To improve performance or condition
Eg: We didn’t play well today, but I’m sure we’ll do better next time.
- Do work
To put effort into a task or a job
Eg: I’ve done enough work for one day. I’m going home.
Common Collocations with MAKE
- Make a bed
To neatly arrange the sheets, blankets and pillows on a bed
Eg: Mum says I have to make my bed before I go to school.
- Make a decision
To decide what to do
Eg: „Have you made a decision yet?“
- Make a fortune
To make a huge amount of money
Eg: My uncle made a fortune in the software business.
- Make a fuss
To create unnecessary excitement or concern about something
Eg: I like people who achieve a lot without making a big fuss about what they’re doing.
- Make a living
To earn money for the things you need in life
Eg: It’s not easy to make a living when the economy’s so bad.
- Make a mess
To create an untidy or disorganized state or situation
Eg: If rich kids make a mess, their servants tidy things up again.
- Make a mistake
To do something that’s wrong or has bad results
Eg: Whenever we make mistakes, our teacher corrects them for us.
- Make a note (of)
To write down something so that you don’t forget it
Eg: I’d better make a note of that, or I might forget.
- Make a pass at
Flirt with someone
Eg: My best friend’s brother made a pass at me – he asked if I was single and tried to get my phone number.
- Make a profit
To make money from business or investments
Eg: Big companies employ smart people to ensure they pay very little tax on the huge profits they make.
- Make a reservation
To book or reserve a seat on a train, a table in a restaurant, a room in a hotel, …
Eg: Shall I make a reservation for 8 o’clock at that Japanese restaurant?
- Make a takeover bid
To try to get control of something
Eg: The company made a takeover bid for one of its rivals.
- Make an appearance
To appear; to appear in a performance
Eg: We waited for thirty minutes for the professor to make an appearance, then we went home.
- Make an effort
To put time and energy into doing something
Eg: You can’t learn a language without making an effort.
- Make an excuse
To give a reason for doing something you shouldn’t do, or for not doing something you should do
Eg: He got to work late and made some excuse about being stuck in traffic.
- Make an offer
To state a price you’re willing to pay for something
Eg: He made a generous offer, but I had to turn it down.
- Make contact
To contact a person or an organisation
Eg: After I get there, I’ll make contact with a number of local trading companies.
- Make friends
To form new friendships
Eg: Jenny finds it hard to make friends.
- Make peace
To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement
Eg: Both countries can rebuild now that they have made peace with each other.
The most important English proverbs
What are proverbs?
Every culture has a collection of wise sayings that offer advice about how to live your life. These sayings are called „proverbs“.
How can you use proverbs to learn English?
It’s good to know the really common English proverbs because you hear them come up in conversation all the time. Learning proverbs can also help you to understand the way that people in English-speaking cultures think about the world.
Proverbs can also give you good example sentences which you can memorize and use as models for building your own sentences.
The most important English Proverbs
This is a list of some of the most important and well-known English proverbs. Below each one, there’s a simple explanation.
The meanings of some of these phrases have shifted over the years so a proverb might have originally had a different meaning than the one I explain.
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„Two wrongs don’t make a right.“ When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only make things worse.
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„The pen is mightier than the sword.“ Trying to convince people with ideas and words is more effective than trying to force people to do what you want.
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When in Rome, do as the Romans.“Act the way that the people around you are acting. This phrase might come in handy when you’re traveling abroad notice that people do things differently than you’re used to.
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„No man is an island.“ You can’t live completely independently. Everyone needs help from other people.
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„People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.“ Don’t criticize other people if you’re not perfect yourself.
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„Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.“ Bad things might happen, so be prepared.
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„Better late than never.“ It’s best to do something on time. But if you can’t do it on time, do it late.
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„Better late than never.“ It’s best to do something on time. But if you can’t do it on time, do it late.
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„Never look a gift horse in the mouth.“ If someone offers you a gift, don’t question it.
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„If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.“ Don’t try to improve something that already works fairly well. You’ll probably end up causing new problems.
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„Easy come, easy go.“ When you get money quickly, like by winning it, it’s easy to spend it or lose it quickly as well.
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„Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.“ Different people have different ideas about what’s beautiful.
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„You can’t judge a book by its cover.“ Things sometimes look different than they really are. A restaurant that looks old and small might have amazing food, for example.
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„Honesty is the best policy.“ Don’t lie.
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„Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.“ Your plans might not work out, so don’t start thinking about what you’ll do after you succeed. Wait until you’ve already succeeded, and then you can think about what to do next.
Irregular Verbs
Tenses
Different Types of Breads in English
- White bread
Wholemeal bread is more nutritious than white bread.
- Wheat bread
Making good wheat bread is a satisfying experience for a number of reasons.
- Whole grain bread
Parents were sent weekly and coupons for brown rice, whole grain bread, and other healthful foods.
- Rye bread
Since it is low in calories, rye bread is ideal for dieters.
- Hot dog bun
I had a hot dog bun for breakfast.
- Hamburger bun
It’s the hamburger bun what I ordered.
- Croissant
She bit into a croissant and took a sip of coffee.
- Swiss roll (U.K) – jelly roll (U.S)
I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of swiss roll/ jelly roll.
- Pretzel
I love pretzels, trail mix, raisins and dried fruit.
- Bagels
People are eating bagels for lunch, dinner and snacks in between.
- Donut
She is eating a donut, and the powdered sugar makes more spots on her dress.
- Rolls
She put some margarine on her roll.
- Breadsticks
Would you like some more breadstick?
- French bread/ baguette
French bread goes stale very quickly.
Demons by Imagine Dragons
„Demons“ – IMAGINE DRAGONS
Complete
When the days are _____
And the ______ all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of ______
When your dreams all _____
And the ones we hail
Are the ______ of all
And the blood’s run stale
I wanna hide the _____
I wanna________ you
But with the beast inside
There’s __________ we can _____
No matter what we _______
We still are made of _______
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
Put in the right order
__Don’t get too close
__It’s where my demons hide
__Look into my eyes
__It’s where my demons hide
__It’s dark inside
__It’s where my demons hide
__When you feel my heat
__It’s where my demons hide
Complete
At the curtain’s call
It’s the _____ of all
When the lights fade out
All the_______ crawl
So they dug your _____
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the _______ you made
Don’t wanna let you down
But I am ______ bound
Though this is all for you
Don’t wanna______ the truth
Put in the right order
__ It’s woven in my soul
__ I say it’s up to fate
__ They say it’s what you make
__ I need to let you go
__ Unless you show me how
__ Your eyes, they shine so bright
__ I can’t escape this now
__ I wanna save that light