أفعال مركّبيّة
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book [sb] in,
book [sb] in for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make appointment) | يحجز موعد |
| | I've booked you in at midday for a cut and blow dry. |
| fill in for [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (substitute for [sb]) | يحلّ محلّ شخص، ينوب عن شخص |
| | I'm filling in for my boss at the board meeting next week. |
| go in for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (tend to enjoy) | يستمتع بشيء، يهوى شيئًا |
| | If you go in for thrillers, you'll love this book. |
| put in for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (submit request) | يتقدّم بطلب لشيء |
| | Martha put in for 2 weeks of unpaid vacation at work. |
| stand in for [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (replace [sb] temporarily) | يحلّ مؤقتًا محلّ شخص |
| | Your teacher had an emergency so I will stand in for her for this class. |
| stand in for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be a substitute for [sth]) | يمثّل شيئًا، يكون بديلًا لشيء |
| | Trying to explain the accident to his friends in the bar, Gavin used the beer glass to stand in for the car and the mat to stand in for the pedestrian. |
صيغ مركبة:
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be for it,
be in for it v expr | informal (be in trouble) | يكون في ورطة، يكون في مشكلة |
| | You broke the living room window with your football? You'll be for it when your parents get home! |
| be in for a treat v expr | (be about to enjoy [sth] a lot) | ستستمتع به |
| | Thank you for tuning into our show. You are all in for a treat today; just wait until we tell you who our special guest is! |
be in for the long haul,
be in [sth] for the long haul v expr | (be committed to [sth] long-term) | يكمل في شيء إلى الآخِر، يلتزم بشيء حتى النهاية |
| carve out a niche for yourself in [sth] v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) | يؤسس لنفسه مهنة في |
| come in for [sth] v expr | informal (suffer: criticism, etc.) | يتحمل النقد، يتحمل اللوم |
| | The town council has come in for criticism for cancelling several of its annual events. |
| cut [sb] in for [sth] vtr + adv | (give [sb] a share) | يعطي شخصًا حصة من شيء |
| | After she won the money, she said she would cut me in for some of it. |
enroll in [sth] (US),
enrol in [sth] (UK),
enrol on [sth] (UK),
enrol for [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (education: enlist, register) | يتسجّل في شيء |
| | Gina enrolled in a course in French history. |
| | تسجّلت جينا في مادة التاريخ الفرنسي. |
have [sth] in store for [sb],
hold [sth] in store for [sb] v expr | (reserve, promise) (مجازي) | يخبّئ شيئًا لشخص |
| | | ينتظر شخصًا في شيء |
| | Let's wait and see what next year has in store for us. |
| have it in for v expr | slang (hold a grudge against) | يضمر ضغينة، يكنّ ضغينة |
| | That teacher has had it in for me ever since I spilled my soda in class. |
| in contention for [sth] adj + prep | (competing for [sth]) | يتنافس على شيء |
| be in debt to [sb] for [sth] v expr | figurative (morally obligated) (مجازي) | يكون مدينًا لشخص بشيء |
| | The author said she was in debt to her husband, without whose support her debut novel could not have been written. |
| be in debt to [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | figurative (morally obligated) | يكون مدينًا لشخص لشيء |
| | I will be forever in debt to you for saving my life. |
| | سأكون مدينًا لك طوال حياتي لإنقاذك حياتي. |
| in exchange for [sth] prep | (in return for) | مقابل شيء، بدل شيء |
| | The little boy woke to find that the Tooth Fairy had left him a shiny coin in exchange for his tooth. |
| be in line for [sth] v expr | (be expected or entitled to get) | يُتوقع أن يكون الخلف لشيء |
| | Carrie is in line for the job, since she has worked here longer than anyone else in the team. |
| in order for [sth/sb] to do [sth] expr | (so that [sth] happens) | حتى، لكي، لـ، بهدف |
| | In order for sales to be strong, our department needs to work hard this month. |
| in preparation for prep | (so as to be ready for) | استعدادًا لـ |
| | A lot of new sports facilities are being built in preparation for the Olympics. |
| in readiness for [sth] expr | (so as to be prepared for) | استعدادًا لشيء |
| | I've done everything I was asked to in readiness for tomorrow's ceremony. |
| in return for [sth] prep | (in exchange, as payment) | مقابل شيء |
| | He bought me dinner in return for the favour I did him. |
| in return for doing [sth] prep | (in exchange, as payment) | مقابل شيء |
| | I cooked her a meal in return for looking after the kids while I was shopping. |
| in revenge for [sth] adv | (in retaliation for) | انتقامًا لشيء، ردًّا على شيء |
| in reward for [sth] expr | (as recompense) | لقاء شيء |
| | I bought Ian a bottle of wine in reward for his help. |
| in reward for doing [sth] expr | (as recompense) | كمكافأة على شيء |
| | My parents bought me a new laptop in reward for passing my exams. |
| be in the market for [sth] expr | (intending to buy) | ينوي شراء شيء |
| | If you're in the market for a new laptop, here are our top five recommendations. |
| in time for [sth] expr | (not late for) | لا يتأخر عن شيء |
| | Make sure you arrive in time for the start of the concert at 7 P.M. |
| lie in wait for [sb] v expr | (hide, await [sb]) | يتربّص بشخص، يكمن لشخص |
| | The man was convicted of first degree murder because he had been lying in wait for the victim. |
| | أدين الرجل بتهمة القتل من الدرجة الأولى لأنه كان يتربص بالضحية. |
| move in for the kill v expr | informal, figurative (get ready to defeat [sb]) | يستعدّ ليهزم شخصًا |
| | The boxer could see that his opponent was tiring so he moved in for the kill. |
| next in line for [sth] n | figurative (expected successor) | الوريث المتوقع لشيء |
| put in a good word for [sth/sb] vtr | informal (say [sth] in support of) | يتوسط لشخص |
| | | يوصي بشيء/بشخص |
| | Dad's angry at my big sister; Grandpa's going to put in a good word for her. |
| | You're applying for a job at that firm? I know the boss; I'll put in a good word for you. |
set the standard for,
set the standard in v expr | (do [sth] at an exemplary quality) | يضع معايير شيء |