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- Come On (1), Look Back
come on! = do it! (we encourage somebody to do something) examples: Come on! Call him! I know he will be very happy if you do.Come on! Help him! He is your brother.Come on! Stop crying! It wasn 't that terrible!Come on! Hurry up!Come on! Tell...
- Knock Back (1)
knock back = drink quickly examples: He knocked back five glasses of whisky in ten minutes! You ?d better drive him home!She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back as if it were water.He ?s been knocking back alcohol for some time now. What...
- Keep Back (1)
keep (something) back = keep something a secret examples: Did you tell them all the truth or did you keep a few facts back?She tried to be calm and act as if everything was fine, but I knew she was keeping something back. You look very suspicious! Come...
- Descend From, Take Back (4)
descend from am descended from = come from relatives that lived a long time ago examples: He is descended from a very well-known family.He claims to be descended from a royal family. Life forms today descended from different older forms in...
- Cut Back (2)
cut back (on something) = start eating or drinking less of something (because it is bad for your health) examples: He used to smoke a lot but now he is trying to cut back and eventually quit it.You have to cut back on sugar if you want to lose weight.He...
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WRITE BACK
write back (to somebody) = send a reply to somebody who has sent you a letter
examples:
- When you get my letter, write back at once! I will be waiting!
- Give my love to everyone and write back soon.
- She wrote back saying she would help me.
- He never writes back. I 'm not going to write to him again.
- I wrote back and thanked him for the kind invitation.
- The shop delivered us the wrong goods, so we wrote back to them at once.
- We always write back to all clients, even those who are sometimes a bit rude.
- The company wrote back to me saying they would look into the matter.
- Come On (1), Look Back
come on! = do it! (we encourage somebody to do something) examples: Come on! Call him! I know he will be very happy if you do.Come on! Help him! He is your brother.Come on! Stop crying! It wasn 't that terrible!Come on! Hurry up!Come on! Tell...
- Knock Back (1)
knock back = drink quickly examples: He knocked back five glasses of whisky in ten minutes! You ?d better drive him home!She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back as if it were water.He ?s been knocking back alcohol for some time now. What...
- Keep Back (1)
keep (something) back = keep something a secret examples: Did you tell them all the truth or did you keep a few facts back?She tried to be calm and act as if everything was fine, but I knew she was keeping something back. You look very suspicious! Come...
- Descend From, Take Back (4)
descend from am descended from = come from relatives that lived a long time ago examples: He is descended from a very well-known family.He claims to be descended from a royal family. Life forms today descended from different older forms in...
- Cut Back (2)
cut back (on something) = start eating or drinking less of something (because it is bad for your health) examples: He used to smoke a lot but now he is trying to cut back and eventually quit it.You have to cut back on sugar if you want to lose weight.He...