Could + infinitive without to.

❌Don't say: I could not to see you yesterday.

✔️Say: I could not/couldn't see you yesterday.

Can + infinitive without to.

❌Don't say: My mother can to swim very well.

✔️Say: My mother can swim very well.

1. (To fool around)
to waste time doing something unnecessary or doing something amateurishly.

2. (To get Along With someone)
if people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other.

3. (To get in touch with) or ( To be in touch with someone)
To initiate or establish contact or communication with someone.

4. (To get rid of)
Also, (be rid of). Eliminate, discard, or free oneself from.

5. (To give someone the cold shoulder)
To deliberately ignore or snub someone.

6. (To hang in there)
Be patient, things will work out.

7. (If worst comes to worst)
in the worst possible circumstances; if the worst possible thing should happen.

8. (In the long run)
a long or short time in the future.

9. (To be up to date)
In or into accordance with current information, styles, or technology. "Fresh news"

10. (To keep an eye on)
to watch someone or something; to monitor someone or something closely.

💡Idiom:
To get to:

🧐Means:
To be able to do something special; to arrive at a place, such as
home, work, etc. for the second definition, do not use the preposition to with
the words home or there.

✅Examples:
- The children got to stay up late and watch a good movie for the family.
- I missed the bus and couldn't get to the office until ten o'clock.
- When are you planning to get home tonight?

💡Idiom:
To point out:

🧐Means:
To show, to indicate, to bring to one's attention (S)

✅Examples:
- What important buildings did the tour guide point out to you?
- The teacher pointed out the mistakes in my composition.
- A friend pointed the famous actor out to me.

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Composed of, not from.

❌ Don't say: Our class is composed from thirty students.
✔️ Say: Our class is composed of thirty students.

Complain about, not for.

❌ Don't say: Annette complained for the weather.
✔️ Say: Annette complained about the weather.

Arrive at, not to.

❌ Don't say: We arrived to the village at night.
✔️ Say: We arrived at the village at night.

Boast of or about, not for.

❌ Don't say: James boasted for his strength.
✔️ Say: James boasted of (or about) his strength.

Aim at, not on or against.

❌ Don't say: She aimed on (or against) the target.
✔️ Say: She aimed at the target.

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T[i]me
K[i]nd
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J[o]ke
R[o]ad
Sh[o]w
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D[u]ty
St[u]dent
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First American pronunciation, then the British pronunciation.

💡Idiom:
On purpose:

🧐Means:
for a reason, deliberately
This idiom is usually used when someone does something wrong or unfair.

✅Examples:
- Do you think that she didn't come to the meeting on purpose?
- It was no accident that he broke my glasses. He did it on purpose.

💡Idiom:
To go on:

🧐Means:
To happen; to resume, to continue (also: to keep on)

✅Examples:
- Many people gathered near the accident to see what was going on.
- I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please go on.
- The speaker kept on talking even though most of the audience had left.

👇Common Mistakes👇

Ask for a thing, not ask a thing.

❌Don't say: She came and asked my book.

✔️Say: She came and asked for my book.

Dispose/get rid of a thing, not dispose/get rid a thing.

❌Don't say: He'll dispose/get rid all his property.

✔️Say: He'll dispose/get rid of all his property.

Dream of a thing, not dream a thing.

❌Don't say: Young men dream glory and riches.

✔️Say: Young men dream of glory and riches.

Knock at the door, not knock the door.

❌Don't say: Who is knocking the door?

✔️Say: Who is knocking at the door?

Pay for a thing, not pay a thing.

❌Don't say: How much did you pay the book?

✔️Say: How much did you pay for the book?

Point to or at a person or thing, not point a person or thing.

❌Don't say: He pointed the map on the wall.

✔️Say: He pointed to the map on the wall.

Or:

✔️He pointed at the map on the wall.