Skipper 32

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Be careful or Frank will have you doing his work as well as your own.
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to have sb doing sth: to make sb do sth (through persuasion, by giving them orders, etc) that they probably do not want to do
to be pointless: to have no sense or purpose
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It's pointless having meetings because
to resent sth happenlng
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to feel angry and bitter about sth, probably because you think it is unfair or wrong
to be (well) worth doing: it would be a good idea to do
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'The Test' is an excellent novel. It's well worth reading.
you would be better off doing sth: used to introduce advice
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You'd be much better off living on your own.
to be the first/ second/ last person to: sb is the first/second/last person that
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In fact, I was the last person to go.
can't be bothered to do sth: don't feel like making the effort to do
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I can't be. bothered to cook tonight. He obviously can't be bothered to write to us.
He's bound to be late. He never arrives on time
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to be certain to: to be sure sth will happen or sb will do sth
to tall to/n glect to do sth: not to do what you should have done
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He failed to hand in his homework on time.
to know better than to do sth: to be old or experienced enough to know sth is the wrong thing to do
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He should have known better than to try and do something so risky
not to know how best to do 8th: not to know the best way to do sth
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not to know how best to do 8th: not to know the best way to do sth
to manage to do sth: to succeed in doing sth difficult
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The window was stuck, but after a lot of pushing and pulling I managed to open it.
to wish to do sth: (formal) would like to do sth
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If you wish to contact us, you can do so via our website.
to come close to doing 5th: to almost do sth
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She came close to winning the election.
to be committed to sth: to believe strongly in sth, to want it to happen and succeed and to be prepared to work very hard in order to make it happen
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This government is committed to tackling unemployment.
not to feel up to doing sth: not to feel well enough to do sth
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I don't feel up to going to the gym.
to object to doing h/sb doing 5th: to dislike and feel angry about sth because you think it is wrong or unfair
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I object to her ordering me about.
to resort to doing sth to do sth you disapprove of because you feel that it is the only way you can succeed or deal with a problem
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Much as he disliked the idea, he had to resort to borrowing the money from his parents.
I dread to think and generally followed by what (ii) to dread +ing: to dislike and be frightened of sth you have to do
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I dread to think what she will say when she finds out the truth
to go on: to proceed, after doing sth else to continue
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He went on speaking, even though nobody was listening.
to mean: to intend (ii): to involve, enta
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Harvey didn 't mean to criticise; he merely wanted to tell the truth.
to regret: to be sorry to (used with the verbs say, tell, inform, announce) (ii) to regret +ing: to be sorry about sth that has/hasn't happened
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