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Lesson 16: Slip Up
Alternative: to make a mistake
Example 1:
- Stay calm so you don’t slip up in the interview.
- Stay calm so you don’t make a mistake in the interview.
Example 2:
- I really slipped up with the way I asked for her phone number.
- I really made a mistake with the way I asked for her phone number.
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Lesson 17: Back Down
Alternative: to leave a disagreement
Example 1:
- He backed down from the disagreement because his wife was getting really upset.
- He left the disagreement because his wife was getting really upset.
Example 2:
- John doesn’t know when to back down, so he ends up in a lot of fistfights.
- John doesn’t know when to leave a disagreement, so he ends up in a lot of fistfights.
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Lesson 18: Pan Out
Alternative: to have a good result
Example 1:
- I studied all week I hope the test will pan out.
- I studied all week, I hope I will have a good result on the test.
Example 2:
- It seems like everything always pans out for Betty.
- It seems like everything always has a good result for Betty.
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Lesson 19: Pass Out
Alternative: to be consciousness or fall asleep
Example 1:
- Bob drank too much alcohol at the party and was passed out before 11.
- Bob drank too much alcohol at the party and was unconscious before 11.
Example 2:
- I was so tired after my long day at work that I passed out when I got home.
- I was so tired after my long day at work that I fell asleep when I got home.
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Lesson 20: Hand Out (Separable)
Alternative: to distribute
Example 1:
- Hand out all of the cookies until they are gone.
- Hand all the cookies out until they are gone.
- Distribute all of the cookies until they are gone.
Example 2:
- The teacher handed out the tests to the students at the beginning of class.
- The teacher handed the tests out to the students at the beginning of class.
- The teacher distributed the tests to the students at the beginning of class.
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