Lesson 7

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be crazy about = like or enjoy in an extreme way

A: I love buying new clothes.

B: Me, too. I'm crazy about shopping!

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call it a day = stop working

Bill, you've been here for 10 hours! You should call it a day and go home.

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concentrate on = focus attention forwards

Concentrate on the road!

It's too noisy here. I can't concentrate on my homework.

He had to concentrate on the song to hear the words.

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get along with = be friendly with; live or work well together

I think it's time we tried to get along with each other.

Everyone in my family gets along well with each other.

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have a point = said when you agree with someone's opinion

It's spicy! You may have a point. I'll use less pepper next time.

My sister says that I need to spend more time with my family. She has a point.

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more often than not = usually

More often than not, he spends his holidays with his parents.

She works late more often than not.

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never mind = forget; pay no attention to

Never mind the car's color. It runs great!

Didn't you wash the dishes yet? Never mind. I'll do them my self.

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take a look at = look at to evaluate

Take a look at that!

Please take a look at my essay and let me know 

what you think of it.

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turn out = finally be; end up

It turned out to be a sunny day.

A: Good luck with your new project.

B: Thanks! I'll let you know how it turns out.

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wrap up = finish; bring to an end

A: It's almost lunchtime.

B: OK. Let's wrap up and go out to eat.

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I usually get along with everyone at my office. Recently however, the woman who sits across from me bought a new cell phone. She was crazy about it. More often than not, she was chatting with her friends. It was very difficult to concentrate on work. One afternoon, we all decided to call it a day and go out for dinner. However, we made the woman promise not to bring her cell phone into the restaurant.

"Do you think you'll survive without it?" I joked to her.

"No problem," she said.

The evening was fun but it was getting late so we wrapped up dinner and left the restaurant. I was the last to leave and just as I was getting into my car, a waiter came running up to me.

"I found this purse at your table!" he said. I took a look at it.

"That's my co-worker's purse," I said.

"Why don't you call and leave a message on her answering machine," the waiter suggested. "You can use the phone in the restaurant."

We went inside. I was about to dial her home number when I had an idea. "Never mind leaving a message on her machine. I'll call her cellular phone. That way, she can drive back before she gets all the way home."

"You have a good point!" the waiter said.

When I called her cellular phone, a ringing noise came from her purse. It turned out that her phone was in her purse the whole time!

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