out . p 20
• Literal meaning : Help: to make it easier or possible for somebody to do
something by doing something for them or by giving them something
that
they need. Out: away from the inside of a place or thing
• Idiomatic meaning : To aid someone or a group by providing someone or something
Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary • Types
: Semi opaque meaning
10. Pops up
• Sentence : You’ll appreciate it when a coupon pops up p 65
• Literal meaning : Pops: to make a short explosive sound; to cause something
to make this sound
Up: towards or in a higher position • Idiomatic meaning : To remove something by making it jump or burst upwards
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: Semi opaque meaning
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11. Dropped by
• Sentence : When the human relations specialist dropped by and asked
her, in a voice loud enough for all to hear. p 78
• Literal meaning : Dropped: to fall or allow something to fall by accident
By: at the side of something; beside something • Idiomatic meaning : To visit someone Cambridge Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary • Construction
: Semi idiomatic construction • Types
: Opaque meaning
12. Set up
• Sentence : Candidate specified that her resume was set up to be sung to
the tune of The Brady Bunch theme. p 79
• Literal meaning : Set: to put something in a particular place or position
Up :towards or in a higher position • Idiomatic meaning : The way in which things are organized or arranged
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: Semi opaque meaning
13. Climb into
• Sentence : After the nurses reached the lobby, they climbed into
waiting
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ambulances with the babies, doctors, and the babies’parents. p 111
• Literal meaning : Climbed : to go up something towards the top
Into : to a position in or inside something • Idiomatic meaning : To move into or out of a small space awkwardly or with
difficulty or effort Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
• Types : Semi opaque meaning
14. Pitch in
• Sentence : She helped a woman clean out her ruined home and pitched
in to
collect food and warm clothing for needy residents. p 112 • Literal meaning
: Pitch : to throw something in a rough or forceful way In : at a point within an area or a space
• Idiomatic meaning : To start to do something as part of a group, especially something
helpful. • Types
: Opaque meaning
15 . Go out
• Sentence : “ we go out for lunch at noon, and everybody knows us, and
they check out our outfits.” p 124
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• Literal meaning : Go : to move or travel from one place to another
Out : away from the inside of a place or thing • Idiomatic meaning : To leave a room or building, especially in order to do
something for entertainment. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary • Types
: Semi opaque meaning
4.1.1.2 Separable Phrasal Verbs 1. Push someone off
• Sentence : The deer had pushed her off the road and into the cornfield
p 18 • Literal meaning
: Pushed: to use your hands, arms or body in order to make something move forward or away from you.
Off: away from a place • Idiomatic meaning : To apply pressure to and force someonesomething
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• Types : Opaque meaning
2. Look somebody into
