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cut down on something


     ,       cut down        -,     ,   .            ,   . :

The doctor says I have to cut down on fried foods.   ,      .

A cigarette? No, thanks. Im trying to cut down.  ? , ,    .

Can you please cut down on the swearing?    ?

    ,    ,   to: Im trying to cut down on smoking. I have already cut down to 5 cigarettes a day.     .          .

    -    cut something out. : Ive cut out dairy products.        .



EXERCISE 1

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:

PATIENT: Do you think I should cut down on smoking?

DOCTOR: No. I think you should cut out smoking completely.

:  ,    ?

: ,  ,       .



1.  ,     ? ,  ,       .

2.  ,      ? ,  ,         .

3.  ,      ? ,  ,         .   .

4.  ,      ? ,  ,         .  ,     .



:

1. Do you think I should cut down on drinking? No, I think you should cut out drinking completely.

2. Do you think I should cut down on sugar? No, I think you should cut out sugar completely.

3. Do you think I should cut down on bread? No, I think you should cut out bread completely. Bread and rice.

4. Do you think I should cut down on caffeine? No, I think you should cut out caffeine completely. No coffee, no tea, and no cola.



EXERCISE 2

   ,        .



A: How is your no-more-smoking project coming along?

B: It is coming along just fine, thanks. I have already cut down to ten cigarettes a day.

:       .

:   ,  [ ].          .



1.       ?   , .         (pack)  .

2.       ?   , .          .

3.       ?   , .         .

4.  (amazing),         !     (dietician).       (cut down to two meals a day),      (doctors bill).

5.     (run out of provisions), . ,      (tighten your belt)      .



:

1. How is your no-more-smoking project coming along? It is coming along just fine, thanks. I have already cut down to one pack a day.

2. How is your no-more-drinking project coming along? It is coming along just fine, thanks. I have already cut down to three beers a day.

3. How is your no-more-quarrelling project coming along? It is coming along just fine, thanks. We have already cut down to three quarrels a day.

4. Its amazing how you managed to lose three kilograms in one week! I have found a very good dietician. I had to cut down to two meals a day to pay the doctors bill.

5. Were running out of provisions, boys. Im afraid well have to tighten our belts and cut down to one meal a day.




Cut it out!


         Stop it!  ,    -,     ,    ,      . :

What are you doing? Cut it out! Are you nuts?   ?  !  ,   ?

Mom, Jason keeps calling me names! Will you two just cut it out!  ,    !   ,  !

Suppose I get thirsty? Fight it! Suppose I can't. Cut it out, will you?  ,   ?     . ,   . , ?

Insomnia, at your age? Cut it out!    ? !



EXERCISE 3

    ,   ,    .       .



A: Where is the diamond?

B: What diamond?

A: Cut it out! You know what diamond Im talking about.

:  ?

:  ?

: !  ,     .



1.  ?  ? !  ,     .

2.   (diary)?  ? !  ,     .

3.  ?  ? !  ,     .

4.  ?  ? !  ,     . ,     .

5.   (cigarette case)?  ? !  ,     . ,     .

6.  ?  ? !       ?



:

1. Where is the money? What money? Cut it out! You know what money Im talking about.

2. Where is the diary? What diary? Cut it out! You know what diary Im talking about.

3. Where is the revolver? What revolver? Cut it out! You know what revolver Im talking about.

4. Where is the suitcase? What suitcase? Cut it out! You know what suitcase Im talking about  the one that I left here yesterday.

5. Where is the cigarette case? What cigarette case? Cut it out! You know what cigarette case Im talking about  the one that you stole from me.

6. Where is the captain? What captain? Cut it out! Or do you have several captains on this ship?



EXERCISE 4

 ,    .



A: Cut it out, will you? Im trying to think!

B: Sorry!

:    ?     !

: !



1.    ?    ! !

2.    ?       (constant arguing)!   .    .

3.  !       (nagging)!

4.  !        (nonsense)!   ?    ?

5.    ?    !     (youre not supposed to)  .    (private conversation).

6.  !     (: a prank  , , ). ,   (: if you say so).



:

1. Cut it out, will you? I cant concentrate! Sorry!

2. Cut it out, will you? Im tired of your constant arguing! Were not arguing. Were discussing our future.

3. Cut it out, will you? Im tired of your constant nagging!

4. Cut it out, will you? I cant listen to this nonsense anymore! Really? Am I talking nonsense?

5. Cut it out, will you? I cant hear anything! Youre not supposed to hear anything. This is a private conversation.

6. Cut it out, will you? I hate pranks like that! Okay, if you say so.



EXERCISE 5

     .    .      fail,          ,    ,     begin to imagine.



.    ,   fail     . Fail     -,   ,   - ;  .

  I cant begin to imagine  begin      ()      not begin to do something,                -.



A: I cant begin to imagine what will happen if he fails to warn us in time.

B: He will not fail.

A: But what if he does?

B: Thats enough. Cut it out!

:    ,  ,       .

:  .

:  ,       ?

: !  !



1.    ,  ,   (messenger)     .  .      ? ,   ?   .  ,  ? .  !

2.    ,  ,       (fail to keep ones word).     .  ,   ? .  !

3.    ,  ,        .  .  ,   ?      .   .  ,        ? .  !

4.    ,  ,     .  .  ,   ?    (fail-safe),  (: foolproof) .       . .  !

5.    ,  ,       (bleeding).  .  ,   ? .  !



:

1. I cant begin to imagine what will happen if the messenger fails to deliver the letter in time. He will not fail. But what if he does? What if they catch him? They wont catch him. But what if they do? Thats enough. Cut it out!

2. I cant begin to imagine what will happen if he fails to keep his word. He will not fail. But what if he does? Thats enough. Cut it out!

3. I cant begin to imagine what will happen if your famous friend fails to find the real killer. He will not fail. But what if he does? Even the greatest detectives fail sometimes. Not him. But suppose he fails this time. Thats enough. Cut it out!

4. I cant begin to imagine what will happen if our plan fails. It will not fail. But what if it does? Its a fail-safe, foolproof plan. Even fail-safe plans fail sometimes. Thats enough. Cut it out!

5. I cant begin to imagine what will happen if the doctors fail to stop the bleeding. They will not fail. But what if they do? Thats enough. Cut it out!




end up


  end up   ,        .        ,   ,    ,       . :

If you keep drinking, youll end up just like your father.    ,     .

If he carries on driving like that, hell end up dead.      ,  .

No matter how early I wake up, I always end up being late for school.      ,        .

Why do I always end up with jealous guys?      ?

BOSS: If you can keep your head while all about are losing theirs

EMPLOYEE: youll end up taller than anyone else.

:    ,     

:      .



 , , ,    end up  .     (end up dead),  (end up well),   (end up an old spinster    ),    (end up with jealous guys),     (end up doing sth).          ,     .



EXERCISE 6

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A: I hope you dont mind fat, bald men.

B: Why?

A: Because all men in his family end up that way.

:  ,         ?

:   ?

:            .



1.  ,       (loud),  (quarrelsome) ?   ?            .

2.  ,       (grouchy),  (stubborn) ?   ?            .

3.  .       ,        (end up hung over) ,   (: probably),   .

4.     .  . (I pass.)  ,    ,    (: get sick).

5.       ,  ?  . (Its complicated.)

6.         (like it is going out of fashion[1 -    (  -   )    .]),     (penniless).    ,   .

7.    .      .

8.      (underestimate sb).    (otherwise)      .

9.   .   ,   (opponent) ,     100  (grand) .



:

1. I hope you dont mind loud, quarrelsome women. Why? Because all women in her family end up that way.

2. I hope you dont mind grouchy, stubborn men. Why? Because all men in his family end up that way.

3. Lets get drunk. Id love to keep you company, but then I would end up hung over and probably lose tomorrows game.

4. Lets order lobster salad. I pass. Every time I eat lobsters, I end up sick.

5. How did you end up married to a man like James? Its complicated.

6. If you keep spending money like it is going out of fashion, youll end up penniless. Dont worry about me; you worry about yourself.

7. This wont end well. These things never end well.

8. We must not underestimate them. Otherwise, it wont end well for us.

9. Its a wonderful plan. If it works, our opponent ends up dead, and we end up one hundred grand richer.



EXERCISE 7

   ,       ,   .



1.       ,     (on) .

2.  ,        .

3.     ,  ,     (the altar),      (before you know it).

4.    ,        (in the prisoners box).

5.   . (Mark my words.)      ,      (behind bars).

6.     ,     (who wears the pants in your house),         (under sbs thumb).

7.  ,  ,   (operate sth)  ?       .



:

1. If you keep arguing with the boss, you will soon end up on the street.

2. Be careful if you dont want to end up in the stomach of a shark.

3. Be careful with women like this one, or youll end up before the altar before you know it.

4. Keep your mouth shut of you dont want to end up in the prisoners box.

5. Mark my words. If you go on like this, youll soon end up behind bars.

6. You must show your wife who wears the pants in your house if you dont want to end up under her thumb. (: who wears the pants in your family.)

7. Are you sure you know how to operate the time machine? I dont want to end up in the Stone Age.








EXERCISE 8

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1.        ,       .

2.       ,     (an old bachelor).    .

3.    (turn down  :  )  ,       (a lonely old spinster),   .    .

4.          (treat sb as a criminal),      .

5. ,   (how on earth),  ,  ,  ?   (: its complicated).

6. ,  ,     ,  ,   (a housewife)?  .



:

1. If you keep drinking whiskey like it is going out of fashion, youll end up an alcoholic. (: as an alcoholic.)

2. If you dont get married soon, you'll end up an old bachelor. (: as an old bachelor.) Worse things have happened.

3. If you turn down Mr. Briggs, you might end up a lonely old spinster just like your aunt Ivy. (: as a lonely old spinster.) Worse things have happened.

4. If you treat him like a criminal, he will end up a criminal.

5. How on earth did a man like you end up a detective? Its complicated.

6. How on earth did a smart and talented woman like you end up a housewife? Its complicated.



EXERCISE 9

  ,             .   end up doing something.



A: Why is it that I always end up falling in love with the wrong guy?

B: Thats a hard one.

:     ,       ,   ?

:  .



1.     ,       ,   ?  .

2.        (get punished)  ,    ?  .

3.     ,    ,      ?  .

4.         (get oneself into trouble)?  .

5.       ?   (: I trust),    ?

6.     ,      ?  ,    ?

7.:     ,  (leave a lot to be desired). :  , ,       (hard),   ,   .



:

1. Why is it that I always end up falling in love with the wrong girl? Thats a hard one.

2. Why is it that I always end up getting punished for something I didnt do? Thats a hard one.

3. Why is it that I always end up doing what my wife wants me to do? Thats a hard one.

4. Why is it that I always end up getting myself into trouble? Thats a hard one.

5. Why is it that we always end up quarrelling? I trust that was a rhetorical question.

6. Why is it that I always end up apologizing to you? I trust that was a rhetorical question.

7.Father: Your grades leave a lot to be desired, Johnny. Johnny: Im afraid that, if I study too hard, Ill end up being a teacher.



EXERCISE 10

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A: If your theory turns out to be wrong, you just might end up with egg on your face.

B: It will not turn out wrong.

:     ,     .

:    .



. Have egg on your face        ,   -  ,   .



1.     ,     .    .

2.    (predictions)  ,     .      .

3.    (hunches)  ,     .       (fail sb).

4.      (jump to conclusions).     .

5.     (count your chickens before they are hatched).     .

6.      (make rash decisions).     .








:

1. If your information turns out to be wrong, you just might end up with egg on your face. It will not turn out wrong.

2. If your predictions turn out to be wrong, you just might end up with egg on your face. My predictions are never wrong.

3. If your hunches turn out to be wrong, you just might end up with egg on your face. My intuition never fails me. (A hunch    , .)

4. Dont jump to conclusions. You just might end up with egg on your face.

5. Dont count your chickens before they are hatched, honey. You just might end up with egg on your face.

6. Dont make any rash decisions. You just might end up with egg on your face.



EXERCISE 11



1.     (tell) ,    (date sb).   .   ,      .

2.  ,         (with a bullet through your head).

3.    ,     ,    !  (granted), ,    ,     ,    .

4.   ,   ,    -,   (eat her cooking),       (indigestion).

5.     ,      (.:  ,     bite off more than you can chew),     .

6.      (picky),      .   .   ,    .

7.     ,    (when it comes to) . ,  , ,          (spiteful creature)?   (the irony of fate),  .

8.   .  ,  ,      .



:

1. I cant tell you who to date. Just be careful. I dont want you to end up with a broken heart.

2. Be careful, if you dont want to end up with a bullet through your head.

3. If my plan works, hell end up with nothing, and well end up multimillionaires! Granted, but if it doesnt work, well end up with nothing, and hell end up a multimillionaire.

4. Believe it or not, but every time I eat her cooking I end up with indigestion.

5. If you bite off more than you can chew, youll end up with indigestion. (     ,    :       .)

6. If youre too picky, you may end up with nothing. We shall see what we shall see. We never know what were going to end up with.




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