All English words - page 506

Meanings of Be-of-account:

phrase

To not be important

Usage examples:

It's of no account to me whether he comes or not., his opinion is of little account to me., as i st…

Meanings of Be-of-service-to:

idiom

To help someone

Usage examples:

"thank you so much for that." "i'm glad to have been of service."

Meanings of Be-of-the:

phrase

To be liked and wanted by a lot of people

Usage examples:

Her hair is the envy of the office., they have a client list that would be the envy of any company.…

Meanings of Be-of-the-same-mind:

idiom

To have the same opinion

Usage examples:

We're of the same mind on most political issues.

Meanings of Be-of-use:

idiom

To be useful

Usage examples:

Maybe his advice will be of use to you when you're older.

Meanings of Be-on-at-someone:

idiom

To complain to someone again and again about their behaviour or to ask them to do something

Usage examples:

My parents are always on at us about having a baby., she's been on at me to get my hair cut.

Meanings of Be-on-the:

phrase

If a programme or a person is on/off (the) air, they are/are not broadcasting on radio or television

Usage examples:

The radio station is on air from 6 a.m., as soon as the war started, any broadcasts with a military…

Meanings of Be-on-the-mend:

idiom

To be getting better after an illness or injury

Usage examples:

She's been ill with the flu but she's on the mend now.

Meanings of Be-on-the-road-to-recovery:

idiom

To be likely to achieve something

Usage examples:

The doctors say she's on the road to recovery.

Meanings of Be-on-the-side-of:

idiom

To be doing something good or kind

Usage examples:

He was, in this matter at least, firmly on the side of the angels.

Meanings of Be-over:

collocation

Completely finished

Usage examples:

We had a difficult time but it's all over now., it was all over in 10 or 15 minutes., the baby got …

Meanings of Be-packed:

adjective

Full of people or things

Usage examples:

The hall was packed for the opening lecture., a vitamin-packed health drink, an action-packed film,…

Meanings of Be-placed:

verb

To go away from someone or something that stays in the same place

Usage examples:

[ i ] i’ll be leaving tomorrow., [ t ] he left the house by the back door., [ i/t ] the bus leaves …

noun

A period of time that someone is allowed away from work for holiday, illness, or another special reason

Usage examples:

Take leave from sth i'm taking 5 days' unpaid leave from work to go to the wedding., be/go on leave…

Meanings of Be-pleased:

phrase

To be very willing to do something

Usage examples:

Only too pleased to do something i'm only too (= very) pleased to help., why didn't you ask me? i w…

Meanings of Be-prepared:

idiom

To be willing to do something

Usage examples:

I don't mind explaining it to you, but i'm not prepared to do it for you.

Meanings of Be-quick:

phrase

To do something fast, sometimes too fast

Usage examples:

She was quick to point out that it wasn't her fault., he's quick to defend her., children's chariti…

Meanings of Be-scared-of:

idiom

To be frightened of things in a way that is not reasonable or necessary

Usage examples:

They are weak leaders who seem afraid of their own shadows., for the rest of your life you will hav…

Meanings of Be-seen:

idiom

It is not yet certain

Usage examples:

It remains to be seen who will win.

Meanings of Be-set:

idiom

(of the weather) to be clear and dry and not changing or expected to change

Meanings of Be-short-of:

idiom

Used to emphasize a situation, quality, or type of behaviour

Usage examples:

The party was nothing short of a disaster., her behaviour was nothing short of obnoxious., his achi…

Meanings of Be-sick:

adjective

Physically or mentally ill; not well or healthy

Usage examples:

We’ve got a sick cat., i feel sick., only a sick mind could think of such things., he’s out sick (=…

Meanings of Be-slow:

idiom

To be quick/slow to act or react to an event or a situation

Usage examples:

The police were certainly quick off the mark in reaching the scene of the accident.

Meanings of Be-so-bold-as:

idiom

A polite way of asking for or suggesting something when you do not want to offend someone

Usage examples:

If i may be so bold, you still haven't mentioned why you're here.

Meanings of Be-sore:

idiom

To be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot

Usage examples:

You're like a bear with a sore head this morning. what's wrong with you?

Meanings of Be-stuck:

phrase

To have to deal with someone or something unpleasant because you have no choice or because no one else wants to

Usage examples:

We were stuck with him for the entire journey!, our son doesn't have room for his piano, so we're s…