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MENU FOR fromfrom1 where somebody/something starts2 distance away3 when something starts4 original condition5 from place to place/house to house etc6 from day to day/from minute to minute etc7 vary/change etc from something to something8 range9 position when watching10 being removed11 absent12 origin13 sent/given by somebody14 place of birth/work15 cause16 forming opinions17 made of something18 prevented19 harm20 difference
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  • From his voice I'd say he was born somewhere in the North of England.
  • From the first time we met, I knew we would be good friends.
  • From what I understand, you all did pretty well on the test.
  • Actually, Ron's from New Orleans.
  • Death rates from accidents have declined.
  • Diane pulled her chair away from her desk.
  • Have you heard anything from Gary yet?
  • He'll be here tomorrow from about seven o'clock onward.
  • Hi Dot, it's Marie from the Senior Center.
  • I've gained a lot of weight this winter from not doing any exercise.
  • I had to take that new toy away from Corey.
  • I speak from experience.
  • I think they come from a pretty wealthy family.
  • I was only there from 11:30 to 1 o'clock.
  • It's about an hour and a half from San Jose.
  • Mr. Schultz poured himself a drink from a carton in the fridge.
  • New York cheddar cheese is different from Wisconsin cheddar cheese.
  • Orders have come in from all fifty states.
  • Sandi looked at me disapprovingly from behind her desk.
  • Seattle is about 100 miles from the Canadian border.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorstarting to happen after now or after a particular time
also from here on (out) American use this to talk about a new arrangement that is going to start now and then continue in the future: · You'll be working with me from now on.· From here on out I'll come to every meeting, I promise.· From now on Neil is responsible for publicity and marketing.
: from tomorrow/next week etc use this to say that a new rule or arrangement will start at a particular time and will continue from then: · As of the first of July, all back seat passengers must wear seat belts.· The new timetable will come into effect from January 2003.· Starting today Miss Carey will be in charge of the Sales Department.
after a particular time or date: · I'm busy right now. Could you come back sometime after 4 o'clock?· After 1800, more and more people worked in factories.just after (=a short time after): · If they left just after twelve, they should be here soon.
used when a situation starts to exist after something happens, especially if the situation is caused by what has happened: · He found out that I had lied to him, and after that he never trusted me again.· The company started a big new advertising campaign, and business really improved after that.· I'm going to help you for the first two weeks, but after that you'll be working on your own.
use this to talk about something that starts to happen at a time in the past or future, and continues from that time: · The latest sunrise of the winter is Friday; from then on, the dark winter mornings get brighter earlier .· He went to his first football game when he was four, and from then on he was crazy about it.
formal after that - used especially in written instructions, rules, or agreements: · The plants should be watered every day for the first week and twice a week thereafter.· On retirement each employee will receive a lump sum of £10,000 and a regular annual pension thereafter.
also gone British: past 3 o'clock/midnight etc use this when someone is late for something, or when something happens at a later time than it should happen or usually happens: · When we got home it was gone midnight.· We have to get you home. It's past your bedtime.
after a particular period of time has passed
: after a week/several hours/a long time/a while etc after a period of time has passed: · After half an hour we got tired of waiting and went home.· At first I was very nervous, but after a while I began to feel more confident.after a week/a year etc of (doing) something: · The war ended after another six months of fighting.
: within a month/two weeks/a year etc less than a month etc after something happens, especially when this is an unusually short time: · He was bitten by a snake. Within three hours he was dead.· The fire alarm went off and within minutes the building had been cleared.within a month/a few days etc of doing something: · Within six years of joining the company he was Managing Director.within a short period/spaceBritish of time (= surprisingly quickly): · Within a short space of time, Gerry had managed to offend everyone in the group.
: in a minute/a few hours/a month etc a minute, a few hours after the present time: · She'll be here in a few minutes.· I'll see you again in a day or two.in an hour's time/a few minutes' etc time: · In a few weeks' time I'll be off to university.
: 24 hours/a week/six months/100 years from now at a future time 24 hours, six months etc from now: · A week from now we will be in Paris.· What do you think you'll be doing six months from now?· Four hundred years from now people will still be listening to Mozart .
when something has always happened or always been true
· I've always admired Sean Connery.· Sylvia has always hated her nose.
during all the time that you can remember: · The Watsons have lived on our street for as long as I can remember.· The recipe is one that my mom has been making for as long as I can remember.
use this to emphasize that something has always happened or someone has always done something: · The Agaw people have inhabited that region since time immemorial.
from the beginning
· Tell me everything that happened, from the beginning.· Their marriage has been in trouble from the start.right from the beginning/start (=from the very earliest time) · Right from the start I could tell she didn't like me.· Mark felt very comfortable in his new job, right from the beginning.from start to finish (=from the beginning to the end) · This project has been a complete nightmare from start to finish.
informal from the beginning - used especially when something has happened or existed continuously since the beginning: · Eva's been very supportive from the word go.· The Elfin Theatre Company was doomed to failure from the word go.
if something has been the situation or has been someone's purpose since or from day one , it has clearly been the situation or their purpose ever since the beginning: · From day one I knew we'd have a strong team this year.· We've opposed this amendment since day one and we'd be stupid to change our minds now.
from the time when a continuing activity or process began: · The new group had, from the outset, campaigned for an improvement in childcare provision.· I was determined from the outset to make the most of going to university.
to come from a particular country, town etc
if you come from or are from a particular place, that is where you were born or where you lived for a long time: · She comes from Japan.· Where are you from?· My wife's parents and my parents come from the same town.
: be a native of Tokyo/London/Wales etc to have been born in and to have spent the early part of your life in that place -- used especially when you are writing about someone's life: · Hughes, who is a native of Belfast, often uses the city as a setting for his novels.· DeParle is a native of Rockwood, Tennessee.
to have been born in a particular country or to be a citizen of that country because your parents come from there, especially when you now live somewhere else: · She's lived in Australia for a long time, but she's Welsh by birth.· They're Russian by birth but they've lived in America for so long that they feel little attachment to their homeland.
if you are of Scottish/Russian etc ancestry , relatives of yours that are now dead came from that country a long time ago: · There are roughly 40 million Americans of Irish ancestry.· Her fine features suggested she was of Arabic or Indian ancestry.
to be grown or made in a particular place
· Try this bread -- it comes from the bakery on Central Avenue.· U.S. officials say some 60 percent of the heroin on the streets comes from Myanmar.· All the medical equipment here is from France.
to have been made in a particular country: · These shoes were made in Italy.· About 57 percent of the cars and trucks sold in Colombia are made in Colombia.· The label on the bottle said the wine was made in Germany.
to come from a particular family or social group
· Most of the people here come from very poor families.· She comes from a family of seven kids.· He's from a very upper class background.
if you are descended from someone, especially someone famous or a group of people who lived a long time ago, you are related to them: · She always claimed her family was descended from the ancient Kings of Egypt.· The Japanese are thought to be descended from tribes from the north of China.
the particular type of family or social group that you come from: · How quickly kids learn to read will often depend on both their ability and their backgrounds.· Sylvie had always expected that she would marry someone of a similar background to herself.working class/Jewish etc background: · Gary always tried to hide his working class background.
the social position that you were born into and in which you spent the early part of your life, for example who your parents were or whether they were rich or poor: · Miller questioned her closely, about her present job, her family and her origins.humble origins (=a poor social position that someone comes from): · Politicians love to talk about their humble origins because they think it will make them popular with voters.
your connection with a place or group in society because you were born there, or your family used to live there: · Rizzo was a man who never forgot his roots.· Beth went to Israel in search of her roots.
the distance between one place or point and another
how far it is from one place to another: distance from something to something: · What is the distance from New York to Miami?the distance between something and something: · Measure the distance between the window and the door.· the distance between the earth and the sun
use this to ask what the distance is between where you are and another place: · "How far is Newark?" "It's about 200 miles."how far is it to...?: · How far is it to the nearest gas station?
if one place is 10 kilometres/30 miles/20 minutes etc from another place, that is the distance between the two places, or the time it takes to get from one to the other: · Seattle is about 100 miles from the Canadian border.· The junior high school is five minutes from our house.· She was standing just a couple of metres from the edge of the cliff.
if a place or person is 10 kilometres/30 miles/20 minutes etc away , they are that distance from where you are, or it takes that amount of time to travel there: · The nearest village was about 20 miles away.· Toronto's only about an hour and a half away by car.away from: · The station is about two miles away from the city centre.· He was standing three metres away from the bomb when it exploded.
if something is 10 kilometres/30 metres etc off , that is how far it is from you or from the place you are talking about: · The nearest town is fifteen kilometres off.· The robbers must be a long way off by now.· We were still several miles off, but you could already see a glow in the sky from the lights of the city.
if two places, objects, or people are three miles, two centimetres etc apart , that is the distance between them: · The seeds should be planted a few inches apart.· The two towns are fifteen miles apart.· We were standing a few feet apart from each other.well apart (=wide apart): · Stand on the skis with your feet well apart.far apart (=a long way apart): · The National Weather Service is forecasting snow in cities as far apart as Atlanta, Boston, and Cleveland.
use this to say how far one place is from another or from where you are: a long/short way from: · California is a long way from Georgia.· Only a short way from the buildings is the impressive entrance to Bruntscar Cave.a long/short way away: · Oxford is just a short way away. You can make the drive in under an hour.
at a specific time in the future
: an hour/10 years/2 weeks etc from now an hour, 10 years etc from the time when you are speaking: · The package should arrive a few days from now.· There may be no rainforest left 30 years from now.· A couple of months from now, you'll probably have forgotten all about him.
at a time in the future, that you have just mentioned: · I should be finished work by noon. Would you like to get together then?until then: · School starts in September, and until then I'll be staying with friends.· They're sending the results next week, so I won't know anything until then.by then: · Tell him he has two weeks to finish the job. If he's not finished by then, he's fired.
: 6 months/4 days/a week etc away/off if something that you know will happen is 6 months, 4 days, a week etc away or off , it will happen after 6 months, 4 days, a week etc have passed: · The next general elections are still two years away.· Mary was desperately looking forward to her retirement, which was less than a year off.· The wedding was more than a year away but she had already bought a dress for it.· The exams are still a few weeks off -- you've got plenty of time to prepare for them.
spoken say this when something will happen at a particular time in the future: · Come Monday, we'll be in our new house.· A mild winter is nice, but it means that come summer you're going to have a bug problem.
the time after now
the time, especially a fairly long time, after now: · Ellen's finishing college soon but she doesn't really have any plans for the future.· As for the future, Tucker said she intends to take a well-deserved break before deciding what to do next.of the future (=that will exist in the future): · The car of the future may run on solar-powered batteries.
in the future - used especially when you know you will have problems or difficulties in the future: the day/week/months ahead: · David had his breakfast and thought about the day ahead.· Unemployment in the region is expected to grow in the months ahead.lie ahead: · The government faces some difficult decisions in the months which lie ahead.ahead of: · I know there are some big problems ahead of us, but I'm sure we can overcome them.
: generations/years/a long time to come for a long time in and affecting many people in the future: · In years to come, people will look back on the 20th century as a turning point in history.· Nuclear power stations will still be needed for a long time to come.
to not have happened yet but going to happen in the future, especially soon in the future: · The best is still to come -- there's chocolate ice cream for dessert.· The worst of the storm was still to come.
use this to say that something will always happen in the future, starting from now: · From now on, I'm not letting anyone borrow my car.· From now on, you kids will have to make your own lunch.· From now on, homeowners will have to get a city permit if they want to build an addition onto their homes.
British starting from now - use this especially to tell someone that they must do something starting from now: · In future, I expect you to be at work no later than 9.15.· In future, prisoners must serve at least half of their sentence before qualifying for any type of early release.
use this to talk about what will happen over a period from now until a long, short etc time in the future: · We don't know what will happen in the long term.· Aid to these countries is bound to run into billions of dollars in the long term.· Analysts say the reports could have a major impact on the stock market in the short term.
at a later time
not now, or not at the time you are talking about, but some time after this: · Sorry, I'm busy right now - I'll speak to you later.· We heard later that he had gone back to Japan.a month/two weeks/three years etc later: · She became ill in 1993, and died two years later.much later (=a long time after that time): · I didn't find out the truth until much later.later that day/month/year etc: · Later that afternoon, Anna came to see me.later in the day/month/year etc: · We are developing a training course to run later in the year.
at a later time during the same period or activity: · Label the pipes you will be working on to avoid confusion later on.· Later on, I'll be interviewing the Prime Minister, but first here is a summary of the news.
use this to say how far ahead in the future something will happen: in a minute/24 hours/a week etc: · I'll be back in a couple of days.· The doctor would like to see you again in two weeks.in an hour's time/a few minutes' time etc: · Just think, in a few hours' time we'll be in Seattle.
: 24 hours/a week/100 years etc from now 24 hours, a week etc after this time: · Three weeks from now the exams will be over.· A hundred years from now there may be no rainforest left.
use this to talk about something that happened in the past, and to say how much later than a particular time or point it happened: after two days/a week etc: · After a few minutes, she fell asleep.· After ten days, their supplies of water were running low.after a while/a bit (=after some time): · After a while, we got tired of waiting and went home.
formal after the time or event that you are talking about: · The decision was subsequently reversed on appeal.· He was savagely attacked and sustained severe injuries from which he subsequently died.
ways of ending a letter
British use this at the end of formal letters, which began with 'Dear Sir', 'Dear Madam' etc: · Yours faithfully, Adam Browning
British use this at the end of formal letters which begin with 'Dear Mr ...', 'Dear Ms ...' etc: · Yours sincerely, Mary Whitford
American use this at the end of formal letters: · Yours truly, Donna Deavers
use this at the end of letter to members of your family, close friends etc: · I'll give you a call soon. Love, Brad
use this especially in letters or e-mails to friends and family: · All the best, Dad
use this at the end of letters to friends, to show that you will be thinking about them: · Take care, Martin and Sophie
also xoxo American use this at the end of letters and notes to people you love. The X's represent kisses and the O's represent hugs: · xxx Moira
use this especially in letters or e-mails to people you know or work with, especially people who are not family or close friends: · Regards, Jonathan Pryor
British /P.S. American use this when you want to add something after the end of a letter: · PS I love you.· PS Send my regards to Pauline.
to live in a place
to have your home in a particular place: · Where do you live?live in: · Do you like living in Tokyo?· Judy lives in that nice house on the corner.· How do you like living in the city again after so many years away from it?live at: · In 1905 Russell was living at 4 Ralston Street.live at home (=to live in your parents' house): · Donald is 30 years old, but he still lives at home.live abroad (=live in a foreign country): · They lived abroad for several years but moved back when the children were school age.live in (=live at the place where you work or study) British: · Many students prefer to live in during their first year of study.
especially spoken use this to talk about the place where you live: · My name's Sharon and I'm from Harlow.· The man is believed to be from somewhere in the north of England.· Where are you from?
formal to live in a country, city, or area - used in official contexts: reside in: · Miss Badu grew up in Dallas but now resides in Brooklyn.· At that time there were many American writers residing in Paris.reside at: · Miss Tonelli, how exactly did you come to reside at your current address?reside abroad (=live in a foreign country): · The government bureau has prepared a booklet for U.S. citizens residing abroad.
to live in a place during the time when you are a child: · This is the neighborhood where my father grew up.grow up in: · Margaret Hallworth was born in Manchester but grew up in North Wales.grow up on: · I grew up on a farm in eastern Pennsylvania.
if a group of people or animals inhabit an area of land, they live there, especially over a long period of time or permanently - used especially in reports and written contexts: · The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.· Some tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.
if an area of land is populated by a particular type of people or animals, they are the people or animals who live there: · This area of Antarctica is populated only by seals and penguins.be heavily populated by (=to have a large number of a particular group): · Mindanao is an island in the southern Philippines heavily populated by Muslims.
when you think that something will happen or is true because of the way something seems
· Judging by Michael's expression I'd say he wasn't in a very good mood today.· She looks like a student, judging from the number of books she's carrying under her arm.· Going by the quality of the runners, I think this week's 800 metres final could produce a new Olympic record.
use this to say that something seems to be true because of the way someone or something looks or the way they do something: · It was clear from the way Dorothy spoke that she was worried about something.· From the way the body was lying, I'd say it was suicide.
use this when you want to say that someone is making a situation seem much more serious or important than it really is: · He's only cut his finger but you'd think he was bleeding to death, the amount of noise he's making.· Mary's spent at least three days cleaning up and preparing the meal -- anyone would think she was expecting royalty!
: from somebody's face/voice/clothes etc use this to say that because of the way someone's face etc looks or sounds, something seems to be true: · From his voice I'd say he was born somewhere in the North of England.· She looked from her clothes like some kind of high-powered executive.
not having a lot of decoration or things added
all the time from a time, date, year or event in the past until now: · I've had this car since 1992.· She hasn't had a night out since she had the baby.· The turkey must be done by now - it's been in the oven since 11 o'clock.· I saw her early this morning, but I haven't seen her since.since when (=how long?): · Since when have you had a computer?since doing something: · Since leaving the army, he's spent most of his time looking for a job.since then: · He arrived in Hollywood back in 1952. Since then he's appeared in over 100 movies.
since a time, date, or event a long time ago: · I've been getting these pains in my back ever since I fell down the stairs.· He's been acting different ever since his arrest.· Joan had been an early riser ever since she was a child.· Ever since I can remember, I've wanted to be a dancer.· Matt moved to San Francisco in 1984 to go to medical school, and he's been there ever since.ever since then: · I started an exercise program five years ago, and ever since then I've felt a lot better.
during the whole of a period of time until now: · Omar's been studying English for two years now.· We've been waiting here for over two hours!· Daniel's been complaining of a stomach ache for a couple of days.for a while (=for a fairly long time): · I hadn't seen Tim for a while, and I was surprised by how much weight he'd gained.
continuously after a particular time in the past: · From the first time we met, I knew we would be good friends.right from: · Timmy Connell has been a problem in class right from the beginning of term.from then on (=from a time already mentioned): · We had a big fight that fall, and from then on he never treated me the same.
continuously after an exact time or important event in the past: · Benson became chairman of the company on October 12th, and starting from that day things have steadily improved.
sometimes
on some occasions, but not always: · Sometimes I drive to work and sometimes I walk.· Traffic noise is sometimes a problem.· The journey takes about an hour, sometimes even longer.· Injuries of this type sometimes take a long time to heal.
use this to talk about something that only happens a few times, and does not happen often: · Occasionally we go out to restaurants, but mostly we eat at home.· Kay's moods sometimes made life difficult, and occasionally impossible.very occasionally (=not at all often): · He lives in Australia now, so we only see him very occasionally.
at fairly regular periods but not often: · Every so often, Frank looked up at me and smiled.· The silence was broken every so often by the sound of guns in the distance.
sometimes but not at all often: · It would be nice if we could see each other once in a while.· Teaching art can be fairly dull, but once in a while I come across a talent that really excites me.every once in a while (=fairly rarely): · Every once in a while he disappears for days on end.
if something happens at times , it happens on particular occasions but it is not normal or typical of what usually happens: · In a job like this, you're bound to feel a little stressed at times.· At times even the most talented athletes lose their motivation.
use this to talk about something that sometimes happens that is different from what happens most of the time: · I wear hats now and again, but they don't really suit me.· Now and then she would check on the baby sleeping in the next room.every now and again/every now and then: · Every now and again a passenger would pass through the carriage on the way to the bathroom.
sometimes, but not at all regularly and not very often: · This is the kind of problem that we all have from time to time.· From time to time a helicopter flew by, but mostly the sky remained clear.
especially spoken for short periods, but not continuously or regularly, over a long period of time: · We've been going out together for five years, off and on. · I worked in bars on and off for two years before I decided to go back to college.
how long something continues
use this to ask about or talk about how many minutes, hours, days, or years something continues for: · How long have you been waiting?· I don't know how long the repair will last, but it should get you home.· How long are you going to be in the bathroom?· How long have you two known each other?· So how long did you live on Long Island?
use this to say how long something continues: for an hour/two days/a long time etc: · "How long did you live in Spain?" "Oh, for about three years."· We seem to have been waiting for ages.· We talked for a while.· Omar's been learning English for two years now.· I only worked there for three months.
all the time from a time or event in the past until now: · I've had this car since 1992.· I've been smoking since I was 14.· Graham's become a lot more confident since he finished his training.· I saw her this morning, but I haven't seen her since.ever since: · Jack has had a fascination with cars ever since he was four.· They bought the caravan last summer, and they've had trouble with it ever since.
also till especially spoken if something happens until or till a time or event, it continues and then stops at that time or event: · David worked as a teacher until 1989.· I'll be at home until 5:30 if you want to phone me.· She polished the car until it shone.· I didn't learn to drive until I was 31.· The library's only open till five on Saturdays.· Just wait till I've finished my coffee.
also from ... till ... especially spoken use this to say that something starts happening at one time or event and continues until another time or event: · I have a class Monday from five o'clock till eight o'clock at night.· I lived there from the age of 14 until I went to college.· Max edited the paper from 1950 until he retired in 1989.
use this to say that something starts at a particular time and stops at a later time: from May to September/from 9 am to 5 pm etc: · Eisenhower was President from 1952 to 1956.· I'm going to use the computer lab from eight to ten Friday morning.· My plan is to train seriously from January to July.
American: May through September/Monday through Friday etc starting in May and continuing until September, starting on Monday and continuing until and including Friday, etc: · The store is open Monday through Saturday.· "When will you be away?" "The 17th through the 19th."
written starting on Monday and continuing until and including Friday, starting at 6 o'clock and continuing until 8 o'clock etc - used on signs and notices: · Visit the exhibition of modern art, open every day, 9:30-6:00.· A special fishing licence is required for the season (May-September).
when things are spread around in a messy way
also till especially spoken if something happens until or till a time or event, it continues and then stops at that time or event. Till is only used in informal speech and writing: · My father worked as a teacher until 1989.· I'll be at home until 5:30, if you want to phone me.· Vicky polished the car until it shone.· David continued living at home until he was 26.· The library's only open till five on Saturdays.· Just wait till I've finished my coffee. Then we can go.
if something happens up until or up to a particular time, date etc, it happens continuously before that time but no longer happens after that time: · Up until the nineteenth century wood was commonly used for buildings.· She continued to write poetry, up to the day she died.· Things had been going very well up until then.right up until/to a time (=just before): · Right up until the last minute she had hoped that Peter would change his mind.
use this to say that something starts happening at one time and continues until another time: · We worked from seven in the morning until late at night.· Max edited the paper from 1950 until he retired in 1989.from May to September/from 9am to 5pm etc: · The hotel is only open during the main tourist season, from March to October.· Eisenhower was President from 1952 to 1956.
: May through September/Monday through Friday etc American starting in May and continuing until the end of September, starting on Monday and continuing until the end of Friday, etc: · The store is open Monday through Saturday.· Prices are generally lowest from January through March and highest June through August.
written starting on Monday and continuing until the end of Friday, starting at 6 o'clock and continuing until 8 o'clock - used on signs and notices: · Visit the exhibition of modern art, open every day, 9:30-6:00.· A special fishing licence is required for the season (May-September).
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 housewives who work from morning to night (=without stopping)
 When she arrived, things just went from bad to worse (=got even worse)!
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 Hiring a car was the best way to get from A to B.
 A lot of goods are imported from abroad.
· You will be entitled to sick pay in respect of any absence from work through sickness.
 Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24 hours before flying.
 students who come from further afield
· She’d been playing the piano from a very early age.
 They worked hard, but tended to stay aloof from the local inhabitants.
 She had always kept herself aloof from the boys in class.
 Initially, the President remained aloof from the campaign.
 The doctor held himself somewhat aloof from the rest of the ship’s crew.
 We’re approaching the issue from many different angles.
 This drawing of the monastery was done from an unusual angle. Some of the pictures have strange camera angles.
 She spends the day rushing from one meeting to another.
· The child may feel anxiety about being away from home.
 Quite apart from the cost, we need to think about how much time the job will take.
(=appear suddenly and unexpectedly) The car seemed to appear from nowhere.
· The police ordered people to stay away from the area.
· He developed epilepsy, a condition which led to him being discharged from the army.
 The organization has risen from the ashes to become very successful.
· Mark and I came from very similar backgrounds.
· You may be able to borrow some money from the bank.
(=used for emphasis)· That’s what I suggested right at the beginning.
(=used for emphasis)· He had been lying to me from the very beginning.
· The whole project was full of problems from beginning to end.
(=change from doing very well economically to doing very badly)· The Mexican economy went from boom to bust very quickly.
 United currently lie second from bottom of the Premier League.
· The room was hot and no breeze came through the window.
· If I deal with the all the practical problems, that will lift the burden from your shoulders.
(=die of illness, old age etc, not because of an accident or crime)· He died from natural causes, believed to be a heart attack.
(=it was started, built etc in the 18th etc century)· The present church dates from the 13th century.
(=not definite)· Success is far from certain.
(also rise from your chair formal)· He got up from his chair and walked to the window.
(=get up quickly)· ‘Look at the time!’ she cried, jumping up from her chair.
· He remembered the place from his childhood.
 The Treasury Department plans to remove older coins from circulation and replace them with new ones.
(=be very unclear)· The directions she gave me were far from clear.
formal (=have one)· He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.
formal (=have colds)· Some people suffer from more colds than others.
· The family has taken comfort from the support of friends.
formal (=take comfort from something)· Economists have been quick to draw comfort from the latest figures.
(=leave it)· Everyone was sorry when he stood down from the committee.
· Website designers face increasing competition.
(=not take part, when you had planned to)· He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.
· He has suffered from this condition for many years.
· Summer vacation is a time when children are freed from the constraints of routine.
(=not be limited by them)· No film producers are free from the constraints of censorship.
(=stop taking part in a contest)· Two candidates had withdrawn from the contest.
· The fabric is made of cotton or wool.
(=leave it without finishing it)· She had to withdraw from the course because of illness.
(=read a book, magazine etc very thoroughly)· He read it from cover to cover in less than three hours.
 Like most Catholic children, he had heard stories of Ireland from the cradle.
· Seventy-five percent of young people released from custody re-offend within two years.
 We worked from dawn to dusk (=through the whole day while it is light).
· He got up from his desk to welcome the visitors.
· First, remove any dirt from the cut.
formal· Working-class boys suffer disadvantages in the educational system.
· About three million people suffer from the disease.
· People who are suffering from psychological disorders often fail to get treatment.
 He was disqualified from driving.
 The crime crackdown is an attempt to divert attention from social problems.
 He’d been trying to divert suspicion away from himself.
 His ideas are completely divorced from reality.
 The plan was doomed from the start.
 Can you drag yourself away from (=stop watching) the TV for a minute?
(=be forbidden to drive by law)· Murray was banned from driving for six months after admitting to speeding.
· We drew encouragement from the letters we received from well-wishers.
· Michael Jordon led the race from beginning to end.
· Our country has a right to protect itself from its enemies.
 He couldn’t erase the image from his mind. She had tried to erase the memory of that day.
· Many areas of farmland have suffered severe erosion.
(=someone’s only chance of getting away from a bad situation)· Bankruptcy offered his only escape route from mounting debt.
· Estimates of the number of homeless people in the city range from 6,000 to 10,000.
 The interest is exempt from income tax.
 Charities are exempted from paying the tax.
· Martinez returned from exile to the islands in May 1990 and was later elected president.
· Janet knew from experience that love doesn't always last.
· The miners spoke from experience about the dangers of their work.
(=ask an expert for information or advice)· Don’t make big financial decisions without first seeking advice from an expert.
· There are hopes that the animals have now been saved from extinction.
 They are expected to be extradited to Britain to face trial.
 Advertisements seem to go from one extreme to the other (=change from one extreme thing to something totally opposite).
 People came from far and wide (=came from many places) to see the concert.
 The day was a disaster from start to finish (=from the beginning until the end).
 a former advocate of free market economics who had strayed from the fold
(=this is what I believe to be true) She’s his niece, from what I can gather.
· Native Australians hand down stories and songs from generation to generation.
· Traditional customs are passed from one generation to the next.
 She gets a lot of pleasure from her garden.
 There is no getting away from this fact (=you cannot avoid or deny this fact).
· Life is a gift from God.
(=grin very widely)
(=used about a habit that is difficult to change)· I still walk by his house each day - force of habit, I suppose.
(=regularly have a headache)· He often gets headaches at school.
 I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you).
· You will be able to get confidential help from your doctor.
(=do your work at home instead of at an office)· I work at home three days a week.
British English, be discharged/released from the hospital American English (=be allowed to leave a hospital because you are better)· It was several weeks before he was released from hospital.
 Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day.
· She suffers from a rare illness.
· It took several months for him to recover from his illness.
 Markets have been held here since time immemorial.
 Derek leaned closer, his face only inches from hers.
· He was suffering from an infection of the lungs.
 What inferences have you drawn from this evidence?
· It took her six months to recover from the injury.
· He gets much of his inspiration from the classical poets.
(=get inspiration)· She draws inspiration from mythology and folk stories.
· The architect’s chief inspiration came from Christopher Wren.
· I downloaded the file from the Internet.
· More than 30 of those arrested were released from jail for lack of evidence.
· The killer has escaped from jail.
 I’m suffering from jet lag but I’ll feel better after a good night’s sleep.
 His only thought was to keep the child from harm.
 She didn’t know me from Adam (=she did not know me at all), but she was really helpful.
 She knew from experience that exams made her very nervous.
 The student will learn from experience about the importance of planning.
 You have to learn from your mistakes (=understand why what you did was wrong).
· Books, CDs, DVDs, and magazines can be borrowed from the library.
· The only light came from the fire.
 We struggle on, living from day to day (=trying to find enough money each day to buy food etc).
 We’re still a long way from achieving our sales targets.
(=things connected with or caused by a particular event)· Are there any matters arising from the report which you wish to discuss?
· He ordered a chicken dish from the menu.
(=use a metaphor from another subject, book etc)· To borrow an architectural metaphor, you cannot see the whole building if you focus on the individual bricks.
· A majority of the migrants had come from this region.
 They lived in a little cottage miles from anywhere (=a long way from the nearest town).
· I’m sure he will learn from his mistakes.
(=after that time)· From that moment on I saw very little of Dean.
(=used to say how someone makes their money)· All of Dawson’s money came from drugs.
(=all day – used for emphasis)· He works from morning till night.
(=be different from or similar to other things of the same type)· He clearly comes from a different mould than his brother.
· Some patients suffer from nausea and headaches.
(=often feel worried or nervous)· He suffered from nerves and could no longer perform on stage.
· The noise seemed to be coming from the kitchen.
 Please try to be more careful from now on (=starting from now).
· Subtract this number from the total.
 Number the questions 1 to 25.
· The charity has saved many fine old buildings from oblivion.
(=to become well-known after not being known at all)· Harris received coaching and rose from obscurity to stardom.
(=to stop someone or something from being forgotten)· He was rescued from obscurity by Alder's brilliant biography in 1985.
(=to take someone or something that is not known about and make them well-known)· The actress has been plucked from obscurity to become the new Bond girl.
· A man is recovering from an emergency operation after his pet dog attacked him.
· The strongest opposition came from Republican voters.
· She is recovering from her ordeal after a bomb went off on the train she was on.
(=be given orders by them and obey them)· I don’t take orders from you!
· She suffers from chronic pain in her legs.
(=allowed to leave it)· The patient was discharged after eight days.
· Visitor numbers have fallen from a peak of 1.8 million per year to under 1 million.
(=not at all perfect)· The weather conditions were far from perfect.
· A child can only see see the world from his or her own perspective.
 Some children suffer from school phobia.
· Young children get a lot of pleasure from dressing up.
formal (=get pleasure from it)· I derive great pleasure from playing chess.
 She was plucked from obscurity (=made suddenly famous) by a Hollywood film producer.
· Marcia took a pair of dark glasses out of her pocket.
· Saving energy in your home is fairly easy from a practical point of view.
· From a financial point of view, the concert was a disaster.
· This book was the first to study language from a scientific point of view.
· It's a fascinating case, from a legal point of view.
· From the political point of view, it was important that the country showed it was adhering to the treaty.
· The system is seriously flawed from a security point of view.
· She has resigned from her position as department secretary.
(=leave it)· John Sargent has resigned his post as chairman.
(=be told to leave)· As a result of the scandal, he was dismissed from his post.
· Ticket prices start from £39.00.
· Over 1,000 paintings will be shown with prices ranging from £50 to £5,000.
· He was released from prison six weeks ago.
· Blake escaped from a Missouri prison last year.
· The patient began to suffer breathing problems.
formal (=the state of being protected from prosecution)· He gave information to the police in return for immunity from prosecution.
· He dropped out of the presidential race three weeks ago.
 When I was young, I read every one of his books from cover to cover (=read all of something because you are very interested).
· The programmes help viewers escape from reality.
(=not connected in any way to what is really happening)· His ideas are completely divorced from reality.
· The appeal for aid brought a big response from the West.
 Her drink problem has forced her to retire from public life.
 the story of her rise from rags to riches (=from being poor to being rich)
 The waves rocked the boat from side to side.
 A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream.
(=a change)· I needed a break from routine.
· He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.
 We watched from a safe distance. Drivers should keep a safe distance from the car in front.
(also gain/derive satisfaction from something formal)· I get a lot of satisfaction from teaching.· He derived great satisfaction from knowing his son had followed in his footsteps.
· He took great satisfaction in doing his job well.
· This system was far from satisfactory for a number of reasons.
 We had to start again from scratch.
 He had built the business up from scratch.
(=search all the rooms in a building)· They searched the house from top to bottom.
 They kept their relationship secret from their parents.
(=grow a plant from a seed rather than buying it as a small plant)· You can grow most vegetables from seed.
· He hasn’t got over the shock of losing his job yet.
· A very long time later I woke from a deep sleep.
 Cally slipped from his grasp and fled.
(also a smell emanates from somewhere formal)· A delicious smell of baking came from the kitchen.· He was getting complaints about the smell emanating from his shop.
· The sounds seemed to be coming from the study below.
 Den suffered terribly from stage fright.
 Let’s look at the questions from an economic standpoint.
 a discussion of marriage from the standpoint of women
 You have two hours to complete the test, starting now.
· I asked the police why they didn’t take a statement from me four years ago.
 There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself.
 This area of law is far from straightforward (=complicated).
 This meeting is beginning to stray from the point.
· He gained strength from being back with the people and things he loved.
· If you are suffering from stress, you may be more likely to become ill.
· He wiped the sweat from his brow and carried on digging.
 She swung her legs from side to side.
· I thought at least I’d get some sympathy from you.
· She stood up from her chair and left the table.
(=accept that what someone says is true) That’s the truth – take it from me.
 Investors can take comfort from the fact that the World Bank is underwriting the shares.
(=decide that someone should not play for a team)· He has been dropped from the team because of injury.
 They met in 1942 and from then on (=starting at that time) they were firm friends.
also today week/a week today British English We’re going on holiday today week.
also a week tomorrow/tomorrow week British English Terry’s new job starts a week tomorrow.
(=leave after getting a degree)· She graduated from Liverpool University in 2006.
 The bird vanished from sight.
· She disappeared from view around the corner.
· The inside of the house was hidden from view by curtains.
 It’s an issue that can be viewed from several perspectives.
· I've just had a visit from Lou Stacey.
(=in the top or bottom half of your body) Lota was paralysed from the waist down.
 Our volunteers include people from all walks of life.
· Home study materials can be downloaded from their website.
 The drug has been withdrawn from the market for further tests.
 an attempt to reform the system from within
 Nowadays, many people are able to work from home.
· The driver was pulled from the wreckage of his car.
· She had to be cut free from the wreckage by firemen.
· The bodies of two children were recovered from the wreckage.
 He’s too young to know right from wrong.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Also, because it is a natural product, its textures may vary from one batch to the next.
  • Like telephone charges, they can be varied from day to day and between evenings and rush hours.
  • Only Limavady changed from unionist to nationalist hands, and Magherafelt moved from no overall majority to nationalist control.
  • Since then virtually every small printer, and most large ones, have changed from metal to film.
  • The change from flute to piccolo or viceversa occupies only a few seconds.
  • The duties and powers of deans vary from university to university.
  • The lower limits of normal for serum uric acid are arbitrarily defined and may vary from one lab to another.
  • The prices vary from circuit to circuit, but as a rule they range from £30 for a session to £300.
► from place to place/house to house etc► from day to day/from minute to minute etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Hewanted his whole oeuvre to be seen from A to Z without any cuts.
  • It doesn't have to be fancy - I just need a car to get me from A to B.
  • An eagle looking down from above implies a threat whereas a heron flying from A to B suggests a more peaceable purpose.
  • First, good generalization from A to B can be readily explained in terms of mediation by the associate.
  • For at least fifteen hours a day they get us from A to B and take our body weight.
  • I, I showed him our product and I said we have to go from A to B with this project.
  • The arrow will point from A to B in the functional dependency illustrated in the definition.
  • The wavelength of the light increases as it passes from A to B for two reasons.
  • Detained patients absent themselves, or abscond, from hospitals.
  • Equally, she was absent herself; naturally enough - she had been the photographer.
  • His absence bloomed in her until she grew absent herself, preternaturally agreeable.
  • I had not had the benefit of that lovely electricity for long, but how I did miss it when it absented itself.
  • I put my head down into my hands and absented myself mentally.
  • It will not be desired to find all people who absent themselves without leave.
  • Kendall absented himself this time, as was only fitting.
  • Lucy arranged to absent herself from the expedition to allow Maggie to be alone with Phillip.
  • By all accounts, Garcia was an excellent manager.
  • Astor was a shy, austere and, by all accounts, unlovable man.
  • But Alice was the only one of the Pritchetts who had, from all accounts, risen above her station in life.
  • Caligula was degenerate but, by all accounts, did not deign to hide the fact.
  • Elephants, by all accounts, were pretty strong too.
  • Now there's Dan Crawley in hospital with the pneumonia, and poor Jenny is penniless by all accounts.
  • Shaughnessy was a heroic figure-a brilliant writer and by all accounts a splendid teacher and leader.
  • She was calculating and ambitious, and by all accounts at least a competent journalist.
  • The original building was, by all accounts, demolished when St. John's railway station was constructed on its present site.
► not know someone from Adam
  • Many girls fell in love with him but could only admire him from afar.
  • Mary was still a good looking woman and Sid had admired her from afar for a long time.
  • The long grass was so wet that I decided to admire the castle from afar.
  • I saw him from afar.
► anywhere between one and ten/anywhere from one to ten etc► the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree► not know your arse from your elbow► as from/of something
  • Aside from coal, copper is the state's largest natural resource.
  • Aside from helpful tips, the book also contains a guide to the city's restaurants.
  • But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.
  • Combine roses with earlier or later flowering plants, and with evergreens to distract attention from their leafless stems in winter.
  • It also distracted attention from the continued effects of racism.
  • Lisa tells us it diverts attention from the pain.
  • Police said the message was a decoy to distract attention from the real danger area.
  • Such comments have distracted attention from a long-awaited improvement in the economy.
  • The authorities are said to take the view that the Gulf war will distract attention from civilian casualties in Jaffna.
  • They know how to make themselves look good, and they also know how to divert attention from the less flattering stories.
  • The rail service has gone from bad to worse since it was privatised.
  • The schools have gone from bad to worse in this area.
  • Things went from bad to worse, and soon the pair were barely talking to each other.
  • As 1931 went from bad to worse the possibility of another marriage began to seem her best hope of salvation.
  • It went from bad to worse as the heavens opened and turned the circuit into one huge puddle.
  • Matters continued to go from bad to worse.
  • Matters went from bad to worse.
  • On Ithaca, the island where his home was, things had gone from bad to worse.
  • That they are going from bad to worse.
  • The biggest blast from the past was '60s model, Peggy Moffat, whose famous haircut is back in style.
  • And, a blast from the past.
  • Even so, dismissal should never come as a bolt from the blue, however exalted your place in the corporate hierarchy.
  • Inspiration hit me like a bolt from the blue on the way home.
  • The Mishcon job came like a bolt from the blue.
  • I hadn't, June, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
  • It's what I've always wanted from the bottom of my heart..
► make capital from/out of something
  • But 20 years have at least seen her interests come in from the cold.
  • But we have come in from the cold to bring back a sneak preview.
  • Never come in from the cold and toast by a hot fire.
  • Timothy Cranmer did not come in from the cold, exactly.
  • Voice over Another faithful sign that winter is truly upon us, is when wildlife comes in from the cold.
  • Who exactly was coming in from the cold?
  • As I couldn't work out where they were coming from I ignored them.
  • But all the intensity is coming from her.
  • But I never expected the reaction it got coming from me.
  • Coast Guard helicopters flying over the barge noticed an oil sheen coming from it, DeVillars said.
  • Maybe these intimate stories, coming from some one she hardly knew, had overwhelmed her.
  • That coming from him who would go sick with a bad back whenever a job tired him.
  • That was rich coming from him!
  • The little girl coming from her direction offers the other, much thinner one, a bowl filled with bread and fruit.
  • Growing churches should seek to identify where their growth is coming from.
  • I try to feel where he is coming from.
  • It's great for keeping tabs on where your money is coming from and going to and for tracking investments.
  • The ability to see where something is coming from and where it's going to.
  • The state now provided something of a protective safety net from the cradle to the grave.
  • They should also inform shoppers as to the product's environmental friendliness from cradle to grave - evaluated according to standardized criteria.
  • The salesman controls the timing of a sale, but he should take his cues from the buyer.
  • But there was change in the air: one woman began to study and others took their cue from her.
  • I took my cue from her, surviving the eulogy by neatly disconnecting myself from what was said.
  • Maybe the academy membership took its cues from the small panel that decided the nominees in the top four categories.
  • McGee, who had clearly been primed, did not move and Julia took her cue from him.
  • Musically, things take their cues from the staging s unsettling tone.
  • The woman takes her cue from the guy eventually.
  • They speculated, taking their cues from the beliefs of many religions, that mind would eventually free itself from matter.
  • We take our cue from our leaders.
  • But, says the bank, countries that have cut themselves off from the global economy have slipped behind.
  • I have been so hungry that I have cut the blood off from crackers and eaten them.
  • I slid Lewis's helmet on and cut myself off from the world.
  • It turned the party in on itself and cut it off from the wider society.
  • The denial of tenderness cuts them off from communication with wives and children.
  • The inadequacy of communications cut Nice off from its hinterland, and condemned the entire county to poverty.
  • Yet these four were all we had to cut us off from the rest of the hall.
  • You cut yourself off from other people and from your true feelings.
► cut the ground from under somebody’s feet
  • Property values can vary from day to day.
  • And there is considerable sameness in what we do from day to day.
  • Like telephone charges, they can be varied from day to day and between evenings and rush hours.
  • Since interest rates fluctuate from day to day, the prices of seasoned bonds also fluctuate.
  • The amount of force needed to lock them will vary considerably from aircraft to aircraft and even perhaps from day to day.
  • The children became wild, and the atmosphere from day to day grew more disturbing to the rest of the school.
  • The frequency and extent of the roll varies from day to day and from one set of conditions to another.
  • The practical problems for an artist working in the streets, markets or in the homes various enormously from day to day.
  • They took turns retelling the stories to each other, and from day to day Alvin never forgot whose turn it was.
  • A few weeks later Patrick Ashby came back from the dead and went home to inherit the family house and fortune.
  • Friends don't come back from the dead, Leila thought, rampaging through the corridor from the canteen.
  • The single engine airplane business came back from the dead after the General Aviation Revitalization Act made it harder to sue.
  • When Cardiff had come back from the dead, he had shrunk away back down the hessian-screen corridor towards Rohmer.
  • Stu's mother is descended from Cherokee Indians.
  • All Gauls claimed to be descended from him.
  • Because they were descended from them, many sometimes descending from a single ancestral species.
  • If you believe in evolution, you believe man is descended from primates, and primates are vegetarian.
  • One family has a Confederate cavalryman among its forebears, the other is descended from slaves.
  • Power still comes from a small block, two-valve push-rod V-8 whose principal architecture is descended from the 1953 original.
  • The University of Edinburgh's most famous dropout, Charles Darwin, pointed out that human beings are descended from animals.
  • Through him the Merovingians can thus claim to be descended from Noah.
  • When he jokingly referred to the story that he was descended from the Devil he meant no disrespect to his ancestor Woden.
  • In order to do her job during the war, she detached herself from her feelings.
  • Alex detached himself from the crowd and came towards them.
  • If you wished to detach yourself from the soul of Salomon Brothers, London was the only place to go.
  • It detached itself from the thicket and reached rose-thorn fingers into the hard earth.
  • My muscles went limp; my skin melted into a buttery ooze; my head detached itself from my body.
  • One of the undulating shapes detached itself from the wall and advanced towards the shining executioner as though blind to its danger.
  • When thoroughly replenished it would detach itself from the socket and renew its adventures across the floor!
  • Wynne-Jones detached himself from the supporting arm and came over to Tallis.
  • The President was eager to disentangle himself from the scandal.
  • And then he disentangled himself from the last uniformed peer and reached Hardin.
  • Blearily, I disentangled myself from Richard and grabbed the phone, checking the clock.
  • Bobbie, still looking dazed, began to disentangle herself from the foliage.
  • Jean Alesi is said to be trying to disentangle himself from his 1993 Ferrari contract in order to make himself available to Williams.
  • Night brightened sharply, as if the moon had just disentangled itself from cloud.
  • One arm disentangled itself from the covers, her fingers curling indolently into the fine cotton of the quilt.
  • The first thing the three must do is disentangle themselves from the past.
  • But she could not distance herself from her friend's tragedy.
  • Don't try distancing yourself from me by calling me Mr Calder.
  • For that reason, abstract art has been anxious to distance itself from decoration.
  • He also chose to distance himself geographically.
  • He no longer confides in he, as he did in the letter at the beginning, but distances himself from her.
  • It is another for the Prime Minister to distance herself from the policies of the government of which she is head.
  • Or should it be able, despite being owned by the State, to distance itself somewhat from political authority?
  • They did so, and he began progressively to distance himself from his mentor.
► distant from something
  • Entrepreneurial strategies - as distinct from their managerial implementation - centre on investment, marketing and the form of company organisation.
  • I have seldom felt the need to recognise these as distinct from rise-fall and fall-rise respectively.
  • I want it to go on because I've just recently begun to enjoy it as distinct from experiencing it.
  • Originally, chamber music meant secular music, or that of the court as distinct from that of the Church.
  • Piaget allows two years for the development of sensorimotor intelligence as distinct from conceptual intelligence.
  • The buffers and draw gear were spring type, as distinct from india rubber as used on some.
  • There were increasing demands for a national policy for the unemployed as distinct from central support of local efforts.
  • They are a major and fundamental component of the system of the unconscious, as distinct from the conscious and preconscious systems.
  • If you drive, it should take you 20 minutes door to door.
  • We went door to door asking people to sponsor us in the race.
  • A religious group called the Legion of Mary went from door to door to collect these portions.
  • C., but the two cars make contact, door to door.
  • Every door to door salesman knows that.
  • One simple but often effective form of promotion is that of the door to door distribution of leaflets.
  • She did quite a wholesale trade with pedlars who used to retail the goods door to door in the surrounding villages.
  • So, he also sold vacuum cleaners door to door.
  • The journey door to door is a mile and a quarter. 3 minutes by car.
  • They went from door to door, questioning everyone, systematically searching for trapdoors.
► be all downhill (from here)/be downhill all the way (from here)
  • As the system empties, open all the radiator air vents, working from the top downwards until the system is empty.
► the colour/blood drains from somebody’s face/cheeks
  • Father smiled from ear to ear, and he and I both ate like fiends.
  • He was grinning from ear to ear and pointing his finger up to the flies.
  • Randolph, smiling from ear to ear, quickly dressed into warm clothes and set out towards the toy factory.
  • Standing at the kitchen counter, shuffling his feet to the music, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.
  • Both Maddy and Patrick were professionally successful at an early age, secure, and surrounded by helpful family.
  • But what about alteration of brain chemistry at an early age?
  • Did you start painting at an early age?
  • I worry about cholesterol, because my father died of a heart attack at an early age.
  • If you get to know about these things at an early age you lose your shame and shyness.
  • Robin adds that as a boy he saw both the Graf Zeppelin and R-101, obviously an enthusiast from an early age.
  • Spong does not advocate marriage at an early age.
  • Women learn at an early age that most men do not like angry women living in the same house.
► with immediate effect/with effect from► eliminate somebody from your enquiries► disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth
  • And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.
  • As she descended the stairs, she appreciated for the first time how far she had fallen from grace.
  • Daniel prefaces his interpretation with a review of Nebuchadnezzar's prideful fall from grace and Beishazzar's own lack of humility.
  • He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell.
  • It was a spectacular fall from grace that took them all down-a major public humiliation.
  • Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.
  • The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.
  • With the smallest fall from grace, it is quickly turned into badness.
  • Along this curve it is as if the plane were freely falling from a great height.
  • As it was, the extremely small head of some dinosaurs no doubt reduced the dangers of falling from a great height.
  • That particular experience left me with a recurrent dream about falling from great heights.
  • When they fell from grace, George Best fell from a greater height.
  • In her excitement, words fell from her lips in a torrent.
  • No false word ever falls from his lips.
  • Jackson's fall from grace came in the fourth game, when he struck out three times in a row.
  • And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning.
  • But if Mrs Longhill felt better that her servant had fallen from grace in distant Barnswick, then let her think it.
  • Even by Washington standards, Gingrich has quickly fallen from grace.
  • He had an uncharacteristic fall from grace in his match against Connell.
  • Much of his hatred and contempt of Bella must have stemmed from her involvement in Johnny's fall from grace.
  • Now, as Pope fell from grace, McClellan came to the fore again.
  • That in itself was a sign that Norris' fall from grace had begun.
  • The competition was soon simplified with the fall from grace of William Craig.
► far from something
  • Allowing them to make such a decision does not sanction it - far from it.
  • Being far from it makes it less real.
  • By accepting it, the world is not taking on Western civilization lock, stock and barrel: far from it.
  • I would not afford the remedy of judicial review in all those cases - far from it.
  • Not that Dad was unsympathetic toward animals; far from it.
  • Not that there had been many recently, far from it.
  • Not that we would defend all of what passes or has passed for religion; far from it.
  • This does not mean that only wellknown or straight forward subjects and themes are to be staged. far from it.
  • Far be it from me to tell you what to wear.
  • Europe was a far cry from what we'd been led to expect.
  • Alternating child-care responsibility is a far cry from asking a woman to postpone her career to raise her children.
  • But resistance is a far cry from immunity.
  • It was a far cry from the modern chalet party.
  • The 1995 national increase in costs is a far cry from the double-digit growth seen in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
  • The cinder-block surroundings, while not luxurious, are a far cry from the stripped-down wards of 1958 that greeted early volunteers.
  • The classical design was a far cry from today's functional agricultural buildings.
  • The plateau was a far cry from the workaday cottages by the harbour.
  • The shop is a far cry from the modern boutique, and still has stock dating back for generations.
  • Land passes from father to son: his is split between himself and his father.
  • The bone-setting power is often handed down from father to son.
  • The centuries' old recipe has been handed down from father to son.
  • The eyes of those in the room shifted uneasily from father to son.
  • The whole gentile constitution made the transference of private property from father to son impossible.
  • Their status was hereditary, land and titles being passed on from father to son.
  • This means that harem females are being passed down from father to son in a patrilineal fashion.
  • The relationship was doomed to failure from the first.
  • Although the data from the first study are still being analysed, initial results are promising.
  • By 1990, only Sir Geoffrey Howe survived from the first cabinet.
  • His watch, his ring, his money and his suitcase neatly packed had all been sent from the first hotel.
  • Research and design skills can be electronically brought in from the first world.
  • The follow up study was restricted to participants from the first study who were 25 to 74 years of age at baseline.
  • The main concern over the century was to shift as much as possible from the first to the second form.
  • The second word is the noun formed from the first word, the verb.
  • This performance needed more pace, a lighter touch throughout from the orchestra and much greater clarity from the first violins.
► not flinch from (doing) something► flow from something
  • It was resolved that from this day forward they shall be called by the name of the Veterinary College, London.
  • Gandhi advocated nonviolence in India's struggle for freedom from British rule.
► fresh from something
  • A lot of people think soufflés are hard to make. Nothing could be further from the truth.
  • They say he is a spy, but nothing could be further from the truth.
► nothing could be/is further from somebody’s mind/thoughts
  • Get away from it all in sunny Barbados.
  • Coe, on the other hand, is getting away from it all with a weeks holiday in Helsinki.
  • Harry's been involved in the project from the get-go.
  • Co-workers have always been predominantly female, he promoted women to top levels from the get-go.
  • Companies vying for female talent wanted in on the list from the get-go.
  • He made sure from the get-go that the lawyers understood this was not going to be a circus.
  • If something pissed him off, he expected the Hot Smokes to take care of business, from the get-go.
  • As we encourage the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and especially prophecy, we need to know how to test them.
  • He fell in love with and married a princess after plying her father, the sultan, with many valuable gifts.
  • I feel nothing but my new self: the gift of the rose.
  • In 1 Cor 12: 2-3, Paul gives the Christological criterion for evaluating any alleged gift.
  • More than 20 people accepted gifts.
  • Say thank you with a gift of gold from Beaverbrooks.
  • Some composers - Beethoven was one of them - had little gift for vocal writing.
  • Time to get out the tree, the ornaments, the special gift baskets and the ceramic figurines to decorate the house.
  • He has just turned 25 years old and the question is: Where does he go from here?
  • So where does Dirk go from here?
  • The question now is, where does UMass go from here?
  • Bob played college baseball but never graduated to the majors.
  • After graduating he travelled to Paris, and was there during the 1848 rising.
  • Furthermore, he had the brains and the strength of character to graduate from rebel leader to legitimate president.
  • He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant to Jim Harrick at Pepperdine in 1982.
  • In the process Kurt had graduated from business adviser to trusted friend.
  • Often, a graduate has to complete a year at college or at law school after taking a degree.
  • Over the next 15 years, 700 did-and three-fourths of those graduated, according to Gray.
  • They graduate and get to be OLs for a while.
  • Too many think it is important to graduate but not to do well.
  • Huge business debt is the hangover from the buyout mania of the 1980s.
  • But nothing delights him more than his futures markets, which are something of a hangover from his trading days.
  • However, this was merely a hangover from the past; and after the middle of the century even these payments ceased.
  • It is a hangover from those long gone days when it was actually used for darning socks!
  • She was a hangover from the old days, when he had had to hustle the stuff himself.
  • SYSTEM.INI is a hangover from Windows 3 and has been retained for compatibility reasons.
  • The beat, a hangover from the early Metropolitan Police as well as from the older watch system, had clearly defined features.
  • The dispute over nuclear waste is a hangover from the last hours of the Conservative government in 1997.
  • This, it is suggested, is a hangover from Victorian and Colonial days.
  • Blood flows out from the heart to the tissues as before, but its return is now forced.
  • Both versions monitor about a dozen heart parameters, most importantly the flow of blood from the heart.
  • But speaking from the heart did not seem wise.
  • In our language-the Ojibwa language-we say the knowledge comes from the heart.
  • It had not come from the heart of the congregation, but from behind the footlights.
  • No musical notation, for music must come from the heart and not off a page.
  • The Hague Appeal will not merely be a cry from the heart.
  • The Red Sox are a heartbeat away from the American League championship.
  • The Red Sox are a heartbeat away from landing another blue-chip bullpen stopper.
  • And the Weekend from Hell began.
  • She had good cause to weep: the Conservative party had just endured the week from hell.
► from hero to zero
  • The advice from on high convinced Dustin to stay in school.
  • A sudden radiance from on high fell on the two and made them look up.
  • Also, everyone in a centralized organization gets conditioned to standing around and waiting for orders to come from on high.
  • But a view from on high is not the most accurate.
  • Directives come from on high, and the entire process is remote and out of reach.
  • The people aren't being instructed from on high about their national interests.
  • Then sharp words from on high were whispered in youthful ears.
  • Was the word from on high that all plans for release had been shelved?
  • And I love working, it's like home from home.
  • Here you are surrounded by the natural attractions of the region and have your own fully-equipped home from home.
  • In other words, the guest is made to feel that the hotel is a home from home.
► (straight/right) from the horse’s mouth
  • Do you sympathise with people who hound paedophiles out of their homes?
  • It hounded him out of business.
  • The hounds pour out like spilled milk.
► by the hour/from hour to hour► be singing from the same hymn book/sheet► (from) April to June inclusive/15 to 20 inclusive etc
  • Does it really make sense to conceive of a tutorial existing in isolation?
  • For instance, if environmental changes are capricious, the animal's migration viewed in isolation will also be capricious.
  • He and his family lived in isolation in the hillside village of Botunje, six miles outside of Kragujevac.
  • I roamed around archways leading nowhere and windows framed by stone walls standing in isolation.
  • In fact, many childhood difficulties may not, in isolation, raise psychiatric risk at all.
  • It is now clear that the two can not take place effectively in isolation from each other.
  • Men in small rooms, in isolation.
  • That is, in considering the effects upon one industry in isolation we have ignored any repercussions throughout industry as a whole.
  • I'd say she's pretty rich, judging from her clothes.
► keep (somebody/something) from something► keep something from somebody
  • I wouldn't know a French wine from a California wine.
  • With a sari Psepha unfolded his great wings and launched himself from his tree.
  • Below, left to right: Davey Philips of Clan Skates.
  • Number them in sequence 1, 2, 3 etc, left to right on each line.
  • Other winners are, left to right,.
  • Run your finger along under the words as you read, so that the child learns that reading goes from left to right.
  • The basic mechanism is to build an edge from left to right.
  • The group photograph shows, from left to right:.
  • Years ago, teams could pick up the free-agent menu and read it left to right.
  • Some of the griping comes out of left field.
  • When something like this comes out of left field at you...
  • While he used more complex sentences consistently, some of them seemed to come out of left field.
  • He lived from hand to mouth making instant resolves every time he opened his mail.
  • Teacher To live from hand to mouth.
  • Daren Rowbotham has joined on loan from Birmingham and leads the attack.
  • Services include making sure payments are collected and insurance and taxes are paid on loans that are packaged and resold to investors.
  • The charge on loans to brokers on stock exchange collateral.
  • The charge on loans to depository institutions by the Federal Reserve Banks.
  • The Chelsea goalkeeper has found a new lease of life at Grimsby since joining them on loan.
  • Ward has been searching for a winger for some time and last night he was hopeful of clinching a signing on loan.
  • We have a lovely 14.3 Connemara cross thoroughbred mare on loan.
► love (from somebody)/lots of love/all my love► lurch from one crisis/extreme etc to another
  • Bob Dole may be indelibly marked as the man from Kansas but his roots are in Ohio.
  • But the man from her school never showed up.
  • He straightened and looked across to where the men from the ambulance were advancing with his father and his wife.
  • I can't remember if the picture of the man from the magazine looked anything like Boy.
  • So the man from Tennessee said.
  • The night before, the man from the Lions rang.
  • Was it to be the man from behind the yellow door?
  • When the two children got back to the tunnel with the men from the farm, they found Bobbie and Jim asleep.
  • The activities of illegal immigrant vessels were as manna from heaven to the media who naturally gave them much publicity.
  • The hijab is manna from heaven for politicians facing crises.
  • The letters are manna from heaven, filling my time and recharging my batteries.
► one moment ... the next/from one moment to the next► give somebody the nod/get the nod from somebody
  • Anyway, Jimmy had phoned me a few weeks earlier out of nowhere and asked if I could do him a favor.
  • Giant amphipods, the size of rats, appear out of nowhere to nibble on the remains.
  • Gilbert reappeared, sans Bob, but accompanied by Kevin who had materialized out of nowhere.
  • Husbands would wander; a car would appear out of nowhere.
  • I got to be careful - cars just suddenly come out from nowhere and it's easy to have an accident.
  • She saw it fly out from nowhere, its wings flashing black, then white.
  • While Paul's dilemma came out of nowhere.
  • Jardine said Larwood brought the call back from the off side.
  • Now she knew that Fernando was in contact with Maria Luisa and probably had been right from the off.
  • That evening, they met the men at eight o'clock, all parties quite well oiled from the off.
  • Yes, it was just one of those days when Belmont's name was on the cup right from the off.
  • As a soldier of the old school, Eisenhower felt his responsibility was to protect the nation's security.
  • Harris was a newspaperman of the old school.
  • At such a time, with his formal dress, he looked like a diplomat of the old school.
  • He was of the old school, complete with stiff collar and bowler hat, and he was a good all-rounder.
  • He was one of the old school, not exactly sleeping under hedges, but an itinerant caddie.
  • I had to have ideas about how to sell the packages even though my business was still of the old school.
  • Oscar was from the old school.
  • The overall effect was grandfatherly-a gentleman of the old school, fusty, faintly absentminded, and deeply courteous.
  • They sweep aside the qualifications and reservations which monetarists of the old school would occasionally express.
  • This one was of the old school: giddy and flirtatious.
  • At St-Denis, from 867 onwards, Charles himself was lay-abbot.
  • From that day onwards I entertained a high regard for his dexterity and skill in public affairs.
  • From the 1970s onwards governments restricted aggregate demand by a variety of means.
  • From then onwards, Winterthur's development into the city of today was rapid.
  • From this point onwards, attitudes to El Cid were divided.
  • It shows the decline in the percentage of the Gross Domestic Product devoted to Defence from 1946 onwards.
  • Its ancestors served abroad from the 1630s onwards, and the tradition of foreign service continues today.
  • The Brackley blooms are brought out early with a little help from 400 watt lamps sunning them from January onwards.
  • It was clear from the outset that there were going to be problems.
  • It was stated at the outset that this system would not be here, and at once, perfected.
  • Liverpool, so dominant at the outset, were glad to hear referee Andy D'Urso blow the final whistle.
  • Local authorities have presented the Treasury with a particular problem from the outset.
  • She also remarked at the outset that her personal belief was that the category had no place in a psychiatric manual.
  • There was a whole platoon of black-and-whites on our tail at the outset, but we lost them one by one.
  • This establishes at the outset for both parties the criterion for evaluation of work done.
  • This is why it is so important to be consistent in your approach right from the outset.
  • We had from the outset a desire to cross barriers that had previously existed and to get involved in community groups.
  • A dense pile wears better than a loosely-woven one, which can be parted to reveal the backing.
  • Her hair was parted in the middle and drawn back from a round, pretty face.
  • His golden hair was parted down the middle, and he wore a gold ring on his right hand.
  • His long blond hair was parted in the center.
  • It is not right we should be parted.
  • She had pale crimped hair over her temples, and her lips were parted to reveal large, even teeth.
  • The reluctance of a secretary to be parted from her boss was a flattering affirmation of personal dedication.
  • Yet Menard stayed with the work until one day he and a companion were parted in Wisconsin.
► rise like a phoenix from the ashes► be driven/pushed from pillar to post
  • She is finally able to relax with friends, away from prying eyes.
  • Until the key is used, the contents of the message are locked away from prying eyes.
  • Finally, may reactions to the paper come thick and fast from all quarters!
  • He has spent about $ 100 in quarters telephoning community treatment agencies, with no luck.
  • However, there remains reluctance and hesitation in some quarters of the legal profession.
  • In her creaking quarters that Thursday night Mrs Ross, along with quite a few other passengers, penned notes to relatives.
  • In some quarters the combined value is now put at about £225m.
  • Luxury homes have always had extra lines to accommodate everything from maids' quarters to alarm systems.
  • That would compare with 40 percent sales growth in previous quarters.
  • There has been unhappiness in some quarters, occasional misunderstandings and ignorance, and a certain amount of unfortunate iconoclasm.
  • I used the analogy of a family that goes from rags to riches and back to rags in three or four generations.
  • These he is at pains to hide in order to promote the fiction of his rise from rags to riches.
  • The world of TV sitcoms is far removed from reality.
  • Action was being undertaken, but it was far removed from the radical surgery that seemed to be needed.
  • Gironella is far removed from such light humour.
  • He was far removed from the centralism embodied by his predecessors Ernest Bevin and Arthur Deakin.
  • However, the content is far removed from the children's lives.
  • The actual policy response to the C D P analysis was far removed from the radical prescriptions of the activists.
  • The decisionmaking process which propels these large projects is far removed from the intended beneficiaries.
  • The passenger was far removed from an anonymous piece of card, and the parachutes correspondingly larger to slow the descent speed.
  • This will involve trade union negotiations in areas that may be far removed from their traditional expertise.
► that’s rich (coming from him/you etc)► pull the rug (out) from under somebody/somebody’s feet
  • There also was a subtle shift in defensive emphasis and a major one on offense that combined to save them from themselves.
  • It's high time the scales fell from our eyes, and our bathrooms.
  • At such a time, with his formal dress, he looked like a diplomat of the old school.
  • He was of the old school, complete with stiff collar and bowler hat, and he was a good all-rounder.
  • He was one of the old school, not exactly sleeping under hedges, but an itinerant caddie.
  • I had to have ideas about how to sell the packages even though my business was still of the old school.
  • Oscar was from the old school.
  • The overall effect was grandfatherly-a gentleman of the old school, fusty, faintly absentminded, and deeply courteous.
  • They sweep aside the qualifications and reservations which monetarists of the old school would occasionally express.
  • Doug baked the cake from scratch.
  • The company was started from scratch in 1995, but its annual sales are already over $20 million.
► separate the sheep from the goats► separate the men from the boys► take/put up with shit (from somebody)
  • Bolinger, a Harvard Professor shoots from the hip.
  • He saw himself shooting from the hip.
  • Still rolling, Forster shot from the hip.
  • Students were content to shoot from the hip, as Ronen Wilk had put it.
  • They walk into rooms and shoot from the hip.
  • He felt as though he wanted to shout the good news from the rooftops.
  • These people are completely shut off from the rest of society.
  • Virginia and Peter Stillman were shut off from him now.
  • Ezra rocked impatiently from side to side as he waited.
  • The boat swayed from side to side as waves hit it.
  • The tractor swayed from side to side, almost throwing me out of my seat.
  • As an entrepreneur, it is inevitable that you will be buffeted from side to side as you experience the roller coaster.
  • I held up the sweaters, turning from side to side, shaking my head.
  • Pion helped Masklin down on to the ground, which seemed to him to be moving from side to side.
  • She shook her head from side to side, resigned to her rebellious brain.
  • The grimy blots grew closer and bigger, sudden thunderclaps made visible, and hurled the little planes from side to side.
  • The young man looked carefully from side to side.
  • Add 6-8 chicken pieces and fry for 5 minutes on all sides.
  • Add the kidneys when the foam subsides and sauté them quickly until browned on all sides, in about 5min. 2.
  • Heat until water simmers, add sausages, and cook until water evaporates, 5 to 7 minutes, on all sides.
  • In and out, on and off, they're coming at us from all sides.
  • Press the rice into the tin, cover it with foil and press down on all sides until it is compressed.
  • Realism was the order of the day on all sides.
  • The great fires lighted on all sides continued to blaze until morning.
  • The tower of flame over Orleans draws in winds from all sides.
  • Then the plane vanished from sight on the radar screen.
  • Here the linguistic cocoon is spun to such complexity that the characters and narrative structure sometimes vanish from sight.
  • It disappeared from sight behind the slope of the hill.
  • She vanished from sight, but Hippolytus, too, was gone.
  • So, since he is disappearing from sight, he has dyed his hair black, eyebrows, too.
  • The rest of us heard a thin squeak, and started calling for her as she had vanished from sight.
  • The shore had vanished from sight.
  • Within a few seconds it flew on again, vanishing from sight and hearing.
  • Within seconds of the Wheel disappearing from sight the red glow was extinguished.
► be singing from the same hymn sheet/book
  • Ana was trapped here, though, by the sound of it.
  • And all this provided by Summerchild, from the sound of it.
  • But by the sound of it your brothers are a hale and hearty pair.
  • But then Summerchild didn't know himself to start with, by the sound of it.
  • He heard Lee shooting them down, then him whistling. From the sound of it he was still around.
  • In the other boat, the priest had started gabbling in Latin - the Dies Irae, by the sound of it.
  • Something hissed - steam escaping, from the sound of it.
  • You've had a hard day, and by the sound of it not an easy life.
  • Well from where I stand, it looks like you've found a good job.
  • But from where I stand, it is the wider issue of transparency that really counts.
  • Even from where I stood, I glimpsed Eadred's agitation.
  • He ambled over to the nearest tree - happily some metres from where I stood hidden, and turned towards the tower.
  • I can shake things up a little from where I stand.
  • I could smell its peppery, pungent scent from where I stood.
  • Peter the Great had to start from scratch when he built St. Petersburg.
  • As she explained, it was not easy to start from scratch.
  • It would be arrogant foolishness to ignore that experience and to start from scratch designing a stringing by ear.
  • Once more, Machanguana is starting from scratch.
  • The only way to design tastefully was to start from scratch, he had said.
  • The revenue from the product also starts from zero when none are sold and rises proportionately to invoiced sales.
  • The trainees work hard, but they must start from scratch.
  • This is especially true if the group starts from scratch with no designated roles or previous experience of working together.
  • We do not have to start from scratch.
► a stone’s throw from something/away (from something)
  • Sometimes he spoke straight from the shoulder and sometimes in puzzles and parables.
  • The jab snaps out straight from the shoulder and bounces back immediately into high guard.
  • As these events were unfolding we were finding that our Partnership's lifestyle magazines were going from strength to strength.
  • But now they have gone, the story line has gone from strength to strength.
  • On its own terms, meanwhile, the new philology went from strength to strength.
  • Ride are just going from strength to strength - one of the bands that are really cutting through at the moment.
  • The railcoaches however, went from strength to strength and became the work-horses of the Blackpool system.
  • We can't help but go from strength to strength.
  • While the company goes from strength to strength, the union claims, its employees are losing out.
  • His paintings range from the sublime to the ridiculous.
  • After due consideration she decided to go from the sublime to the ridiculous.
  • Chelsea's capacity for lurching from the sublime to the ridiculous is a tradition.
  • Constructed layer by layer, Ostrowski's canvases range from the sublime to the ridiculous, presenting many paradoxes in the process.
  • These were a survival from his army days and, therefore, some way from being sexually provocative.
  • Garcia's opponents are angry enough to tear him limb from limb.
  • Had she known, she'd have torn him limb from limb, bitten his sun-browned flesh till the blood flowed.
  • I thought he was going to tear me limb from limb.
  • They slew the gentle musician, tearing him limb from limb, and flung the severed head into the swift river Hebrus.
► you can tell him/her etc from me
  • From time to time a helicopter flew by, but mostly the sky remained clear.
  • The two still talk on the phone from time to time.
  • This is the kind of problem that we all have from time to time.
  • Everyone was watching Zhang Kou and murmuring unintelligibly from time to time.
  • Generally, both parties must relax their position from time to time.
  • He could not do this with-out creating controversy, without startling the press from time to time.
  • He was one of the slow readers who met with me for extra work from time to time.
  • It is an idea you have played with from time to time.
  • It was only natural that some of them would go wrong from time to time.
  • Only one of them actually lived at State House, but they all got together from time to time.
  • Reduce heat to medium, cover and stir from time to time for another 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.
  • All right. Once more from the top. Action!
  • Before you put the cake in the oven, measure how far the mixture is from the top of the pan.
  • Cut a slot in each tube l of the way down from the top of 0 the tube. 2.
  • Does this shrill din really emanate from the top Praga Khan and Jade 4U?
  • I was going to come charging down from the top of a sand-hill.
  • The missile has been thrown from the top of a cemetery wall.
  • Therefore, I had no doubt the right kinds of overarching principles were flowing from the top of the Honda hierarchy.
  • And we searched it from top to bottom.
  • Example 4 is a great lick for covering the whole fretboard from top to bottom.
  • He was immense, though still lodged from top to bottom within me.
  • Keep turning the carrot slightly and repeat the motion from top to bottom until you have removed all the peel.
  • Kirov took only a few more minutes to search the small studio from top to bottom.
  • Sassenach was created, the great buttress climbed, as it should be, direct from top to bottom.
  • The lineup appears to be strong from top to bottom, but all the players know Bagwell is the key component.
  • They can just be people who believe they ought to reshape society from top to bottom.
  • But John and Veronica Saunders still make time to decorate their home from top to toe.
  • When the body was naked, it was X-rayed from top to toe.
► nothing could be further from the truth
  • Frustration mounting, attention turned toward altercations away from the play.
  • He knew exactly what he wanted and he had no intention of having anybody turn him away from his big ideals.
  • I turn slightly away from her and count the balance of Haysoos's bills.
  • I turned abruptly away from them, but I was now very low, heading for a stand of trees.
  • Instead he slowed down even more and turned farther away from our course.
  • Maxine says, turning her attention away from me.
  • We will not let our anger turn us away from the pursuit of peace in the Middle East.
  • What could have poisoned past happiness and turned its course away from our future?
► separate the wheat from the chaff
  • What could I have done to keep him out of the wilderness?
  • And when he had done with her, she could wipe him from her mind, obliterate him.
  • He cared nothing for his wife and daughter and they must wipe him from their minds.
  • But it was worth it to keep the wolves from the door.
  • No sign of any more money than is needed to keep the wolf from the door.
  • At the County Ground, the wolves were on the prowl right from the word go.
  • I knew it was a deliberate attempt from the word go to bring the band down.
  • In Damage, from Josephine Hart's novel, he gets more or less everything wrong from the word go.
  • It was a nightmare from the word go.
  • The marriage was a disaster from the word go, although I didn't realize this until it was all over.
  • They are reflexes built into the system from the word go.
  • As 1931 went from bad to worse the possibility of another marriage began to seem her best hope of salvation.
  • It went from bad to worse as the heavens opened and turned the circuit into one huge puddle.
  • Matters continued to go from bad to worse.
  • Matters went from bad to worse.
  • On Ithaca, the island where his home was, things had gone from bad to worse.
  • That they are going from bad to worse.
► be from the wrong side of the tracks
1where somebody/something starts starting at a particular place or position:  How do you get from here to Colchester? an empire stretching from Syria to Spain The hotel is on the main road from Newport. Ernest twice ran away from home.2distance away used when talking about the distance between places or people to mention one of the places or people:  We live about five miles from Boston. a large Victorian house only fifty yards from my workplace He was standing only a few feet away from me.3when something starts starting at a particular time:  He’ll be here tomorrow from about seven o'clock onwards. We’re going to tell her on her birthday – that’s two weeks from today. From now on, I will only be working in the mornings. housewives who work from morning to night (=without stopping)4original condition used to say what condition or situation something is in before it changes:  translating from French into English When she arrived, things just went from bad to worse (=got even worse)!5from place to place/house to house etc to a number of places:  She went from house to house asking if anyone had seen the child.6from day to day/from minute to minute etc used to say that something continues or keeps changing:  My health is improving from day to day.7 vary/change etc from something to something to change or be different according to the person, situation, time etc involved:  The treatment will vary from patient to patient.8range used to mention the two ends of a rangefrom something to something Prices range from £10,000 to over £100,000. a place where you can buy anything from a handgun to a rocket launcher9position when watching used to say where someone is when they see or watch something:  From the top of the hill, you can see for miles. There’s a man watching us from behind that fence.10being removed used to say where something is before it is removed:  She pulled her chair away from her desk. Philip snatched the book from my hand. He took a knife from his pocket. Subtract three from fifteen.11absent used to say where someone would normally be, when they are not there:  The boy’s absence from class has been noted. I have a brother, but he’s away from home at present.12origin used to say where something was or who had it before you obtained it:  I got the idea from Colin. Do you know where the information came from? Gray caught smallpox from his nephew. I’ll show you a short extract from one of our training videos. We usually buy our cheese from a shop in the market. You have to choose the right answer from a list.13sent/given by somebody used to say who sends or gives something:  He had received a bill for nineteen dollars from St Peter’s hospital. I had a phone call from John. You need to get permission from the owner. with lots of love from Elaine (=used at the end of a letter or on a card)14place of birth/work used to say where someone was born, where they live, or where they work:  We invited speakers from all the regions. Students from all faculties will have access to the machines. There’s a man from the tax office on the phone. I’m from Yorkshire (=I was born in Yorkshire).15cause used to state the cause of something:  mothers who are exhausted from all the sleepless nights Death rates from accidents have been on the increase. a patient suffering from stomach pains The community benefits from having an excellent health service.16forming opinions a)used to say what made you form a particular opinion:  From what I’ve read, the company seems to be in difficulties. It’s obvious from a quick glance that the plan has changed dramatically. b)used to say how a subject is being considered:  These changes are ideal from my point of view. We have spent a lot of time looking at the problem from all angles.17made of something used to say what substance is used to make something:  Bread is made from flour, water, and yeast. a cabinet constructed from chipboard18prevented used to say what is prevented or forbiddenfrom doing something These problems have prevented me from completing the work. people who have been disqualified from driving Tourist coaches will be banned from entering the city centre.19harm used to mention something bad that you do not want to affect someone or something:  ways of protecting yourself from attack I will keep you safe from harm.20difference used when you are comparing things or people to mention one of the things or people:  She’s quite different from her sister. Our two cats are so alike, I can never tell one from the other.
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