20 Advanced English Vocabulary Words and Phrasal Verbs

Learn 20 daily English expressions and phrasal verbs in this American English lesson.

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[AndrewPavlenkov]

To Pick Up - to learn naturally without study
To be a stretch - far from reality
To mark off/ cross it off/ marked as completed...
To give away /reveal a secret.... (I understand it is gonna be stretch but try to not give away my secret to them...)
To clash with - to contradict/ to oppose/ to go against....
To start out with / intend to do something
To be lame (sl.) - not cool/ not acceptable
To go with... - to choose..
To use up - used completely... 
To jump Out at - noticeable/ easy to see
Hail Mary (n.) - final desperate Chance/ You get a Hail Mary guess/ attempt
a Toss-Up (n.) - unpredictable choose/ can't be predicted between two options
Early On = Early
To Go On - something dramatic occurred...
by the seat of your pants - without a specific detailed plan / play by the ear(?)
Hit or Miss - unpredictable result
On the Back Burner - low priority/ postpone/ put off
Clear Cut  - confident/ free from doubt
To Throw Off - confused by something
To Go Over Your Head - too difficult to understand

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[ledada]

01:04 -- to pick up
03:12 -- to be a stretch.
05:35 -- to mark off/ check off something/cross it off (=note something as completed: "I'm going to
mark it off." )
06:58 -- to give away
09:00 -- to clash with sth
10:13 -- to start out with.
11:30 -- be lame.
13:13 -- to go with sth
14:48 -- to use up.
15:58 -- to jump out at (= it's just easy to see sth; easily visible: "Nothing is jumping out at me.")
17:45 -- Hail Mary (=a final desperate attempt to do something: a Hail Mary attempt/guess)
20:16 -- a toss-up
22:10 -- early on
24:18 -- to go on
25:57 -- by the seat of your pants (=without a plan; just go for it and hope that it turns out well)
28:37 -- to be hit-or-miss.
30:21 -- on the back burner (=something is postponed or it's just a low priority)
32:41 -- to be clear cut (=completely free from doubt)
34:23 -- to throw off (=be confused by sth/sb: throw off the police by putting on a disguise)
36:44 -- to go over your head.
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Ex: *BY OUT: By the other person's share of a business.*
*CARRY OUT: fulfill; complete, accomplish, perform (something)*
*COUNT IN: include*
*DUST OFF: prepare something for used that hasn't been used for a while.*
*GET ACROSS: Cause to be understood.*
*HAND OVER: yield the control.*
*LET DOWN: Disappoint.*
*PASS UP: not take advantage of (as an opportunity)*
*PLAY DOWN: Minimize the importance of something.*
*RINSE OUT: Wash inside of something quickly.*
*SAVE UP: Accumulate things.*
*TURN OUT: Produce, force into a exile and extinguish (a light)*

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