you live and learn (you learn from your mistakes or from experience) I told you my secret in the belief that I could trust you, but I couldn’t. Oh well, you live and learn. Jane made her new dress from cheap cloth, and when she washed it, it …
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We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. (we’ll deal with a future problem when it happens) Don’t worry about how we’re going to deal with a flat tire; we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. What if it rains? – Let’s cross that bridge when …
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clear up (make a place clean and neat by putting things back where they belong) I have to clear up the house before my parents get back. (the clouds go away; it stops raining) It is raining hard now, but it will clear up in the afternoon. (to deal …
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wake up (to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping) Wake me up whenever you leave the house. What time do you wake up in the morning? envocabulary.com
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call on (ask a person or organization to do something) The human rights group has called on military leaders to stop killing civilians. The teacher always calls on me to answer the tough questions. Sometimes we have to call on outside expertise to resolve technical problems. (visit someone for …
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