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TAKE IN (3)
take in = as a police officer take a person to the police station to ask him/her questionsexamples:- After the robbery they took us all in from the neighbourhood and asked what we had seen.
- The police have taken all residents of the block in for questioning.
- Two police officers took me in and kept me there all night.
- She has been taken in for questioning. Eveybody is a suspect.
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Write Down Your Thoughts And Feelings About Your Past Life And What Lies Ahead.
You are about to live permanently in another country and are waiting for transport to take you there. Write down your thoughts and feelings about your past life and what lies ahead. The large world map designed impressively on the wall of Changi International...
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Look Into
look into = investigate, examine examples: There are suspicions that he killed his friend. The police are looking into the case.The police are not sure whether it was murder or just an accident. They are looking into every possibility. Three detectives...
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Knock Up (2)
knock up = knock on the door and wake up somebody examples: Knock me up at seven, will you?Mother knocked us up very early. I 'll knock you up around five.A neighbour knocked us up in the middle of the night. What time do you want...
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Step Out (1), Deliver Up, Deliver Over
step out = go out step out of (a place) = get out (of a place) examples: The traffic policeman told me to step out of the car and asked to see my driving license.She never steps out of the house without make-up.I 'm afraid Jenny is not here. She has...
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Check Out (1)
check out = examine examples: The pilots always check out the instruments before the plane takes off.The police checked out the whole house of the suspect but they didn't find anything.The police are checking out the woman now. They are checking out...
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