Leave over left over

1. leave over p.v. [always passive] When something isleft over, it remains after people have used or taken as much of it as they need or want.

I guess I made too much food; look how much isleft over.

I paid all my bills and had only $ 17left over.

leftover part.adj. Something that isleft over remains after people have used or taken as much of it as they need or want.

You can have thisleftover pasta for lunch tomorrow.

leftovers n. [always plural] Food items that remain uneaten after people have finished eating areleftovers.

Leftovers again? When are we going to have something different for dinner?

1. let ...down p.v. When you promise people you will do something and then fail to do it, youlet themdown.

My son promised to stop using drugs, but helet medown.

I really need you to help me move tomorrow. Please don'tlet medown.

let down part.adj. When people promise you they will do something and then fail to do it, you feellet down. When you are disappointed because you cannot have something you want to have, because you cannot do something you want to do, or because something is less exciting than you expected it to be, you feellet down.

You broke your promise to me that you would quit smoking. I feel verylet down.

letdown n. When you say that something is aletdown, you are disappointed because you cannot have or cannot do something you want to or because something is less exciting than you expected it to be.

I had tickets for the fifth game of the World Series, but my team lost in four games. What aletdown.

After the way everyone talked about how great the movie was, I thought it was something of aletdown.

payoff pay off & pays off paying off paid off paid off

1. pay... off p.v. When youpay off money that you owe orpay off the person you owe the money to, you pay all the money that you owe.

I wasn't happy with the people we hired to paint our house.I paid them off and told them not to return.

It took ten years, but I finally paid off my school loan.

paid off part.adj. After you pay all the money that you owe to someone or to a lending institution, the debt or loan ispaid off.

I made my last payment yesterday, and now my car loan ispaid off.

2. pay... off p.v. When you pay people money so that they will do something illegal or allow you to do something illegal, youpay themoff.

The politician tried to cover up the crimeby paying off the witnesses.

Don't expect the police in this city to do anything about gambling — they're beingpaid off.

payoff n. A payoff is money paid to someone to do something illegal or to allow you to do something illegal.

The chief of police was videotaped accepting apayoff.

3. pay off p.v. When something you dopays off, it is successful and is worth the effort you made.

Medical school is a lot of hard work, but it'll pay off someday.

The restaurant changed its menu, and it really paid off. Business increased by 30 percent.

payoff n. A benefit you gain because of an effort you make is apayoff.

Linda doesn't get paid for the volunteer work she does.

Thepayoffisknowing that she has helped other people.

1. talk to p.v. When youtalk to people, you have a conversation with them.

Are youtalking to me?

I don't like Bob. Hetalks to me like I'm some kind of idiot.

talking-to n. A talking-to is a serious discussion in which you scold or lecture someone.

Dan's behavior is outrageous. Someone should give him a goodtalking-to.

Date: 2016-04-22; view: 602