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Over to
you
Which of these things do you think you could do without and why?
mobile phone
TV
sunglasses
laptop or tablet
How often do you do the shopping, the cooking, the washing-up?
English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate
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Expressions with bring and take
90
A
Phrasal verbs with bring
Each example is a typical spoken sentence and a more formal equivalent is provided in brackets.
My father’s parents brought him up in the country because they thought that country life was better
for children. [
raised
]
Don’t give up. I’m sure you’ll bring it off in the end. [
succeed
]
Cold winds always bring on her cough. [
cause to start
]
The strike brought about a change of government. [
caused to happen
]
Ford Motors are bringing out an interesting new model in the spring. [
introducing
]
I hope they don’t bring back capital punishment. [
re-introduce
]
They promised to bring down taxes but they have actually raised them. [
lower
]
Inflation will probably bring down the government. [
destroy, remove from power
]
Keep trying to persuade him and you’ll bring him round to your point of view. [
persuade
]
B