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to tell somebody a piece of information that another person has told you. Could you pass this message on to your classmates

pass sth on (to sb) or pass on sth (to so)

invent an excuse, explanation. a story, etc.: I was late for work so I made up an excuse

make sth up or make up sth

happen in a particular way or have a particular result. which is often unexpected: I wasn't looking forward to the evening, but it turned out to be a lot of fun.

turn out

hit somebody or something while you are driving and knock them to the ground I accidentally ran over a cat last night.

run sb/sth over or run over sb/sth

when a bomb goes off. it explodes: The bomb went of at exactly 6 37 p.m.

go off

leave a place quickly because you are frightened or don’t want to get caught: The thief took my bag and ran away.

run away

understand or find the answer to something by thinking about it: It took me ages to work out the answer to question three.

work sth out or work out sth

avoid punishment for something. He travelled on a false passport and got away with it!

get away with sth

hit somebody hard so that they become unconscious: The mugger hit the man so hard that he knocked him out.

knock sb out or knock out sb

become conscious again after being knocked out: When he came round, he couldn’t remember anything.

come round

a person who writes novels

a novelist

literature which has the

a literary genre

same style or subject, e.g. horror, romance, etc.

genre

a genre of fiction which focuses on young women

chick lit

the story of a book, film, play. etc.

a plot

a brief description of the book’s contents found on the

blurb

back cover

back cover

walk around a shop looking at things, but without planning to buy anything

browse

a book that has a cover made of thin card (opposite hard back i

a paperback

look quickly at the pages of a book, magazine newspaper, etc.

flick through

the list of items in a book the page number they begin on

contents page

say that you are responsible for something that has happened: / take full responsibility for the accident.

take responsibility for sth

expect that somebody will always be there and never show them any special attention or care My children take me for granted never get a word of thanks.

take sb for granted

make someone suffer because you are tired or angry: Just because you're angry with your boss, don t rake it out on me.

take sth out on sb

accept something for what it appears to be rather than studying it more closely: I took the offer at face value without checking the details.

take sth at face value

spend enough time to do something well or carefully: She took the time to talk to everyone in the room.

take the time to do sth

show an interest in something or someone. She took an interest in his work.

take an interest in

pay attention to somebody or something and let them influence you (usually used in the negative with any.no. etc j: / asked him to be Quiet, but he didn’t take any notice.

take notice of sb/sth

support one person or group against another in an argument: My mother never takes sides when my brother and I argue.

take sides

treat somebody badly or unfairly in order to get something from them: Joe always uses your car

take advantage of sb

consider a person or a situation important: Don’t take what he said too seriously.

take sth/sb seriously

not allow someone to refuse what you have offered: It’s clear she doesn’t want to go out with him. but he iust won’t take no for an answer.

not take no for an answer