compare the expressions #1

Hello everbody. Glad you liked "ExpLoREr LoRE"

Here are some English expressions for comparion of meaning:

Laugh at me (I will be upset of you do) /laugh with me (I'm very funny aren't I?)

look down on my work colleagues from a higher point /look down at my work colleagues (treat them with disdain)

go straight (do not commit crimes anymore)/go straight ahead (move ahead)

sit down (sit on a chair etc)/sit in (eat in a cafe etc) a sit-in (protest inside a building be refusing to move)

run down (look ill) run down a cyclist (crash into) run out of petrol (no petrol in the tank)

take away my driving licence/take up fishing/ a takeaway (fast foot cafe)

walk over to meet somebody/walk away from somebody

point up to the roof/point down to the floor/point out someone’s faults

beware of the fierce dog/be aware of the risk of fire

see it (look at it) see to it! (make sure you do it!)

stretch out (to reach a book off the shelf) stretch yourself (to afford to pay for something)

read it (a book) read into it (discover something from a situation)

drag away (pull something away) drag down (make someone feel worse because of negative actions)

kick over (the pile of sand) kick out against the government (actively disagree)

stand aside (move to one side) stand out (the colours really stand out)

turn over the bucket to empty it/turned out nice weather today (the weather became good)

pull up the trousers/pull over the car I want to get out (stop the car) pullover (wollen sweater)

Have fun!

Alan