201-210

201  CALL IN SICK
MEANING: PHONE YOUR BOSS TO SAY YOU CAN'T GO TO WORK BECAUSE YOU ARE SICK
SENTENCE: "ALI CALLED IN SICK.HE HAD  FEVER SO HE CAN'T COME TO WORK."


202  CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU
MEANING:  CAN I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A SHORT TIME
SENTENCE:  A:"CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?"
                       B:"YES."


203  IN A ROW
MEANING:  ONE THING DIRECTLY AFTER ANOTHER THING
SENTENCE:  "WE WENT TO SABAH TWO YEARS IN A ROW.IN 2000 AND 2001,"


204  PICK SOMEONE UP
MEANING:  STOP TO COLLECT SOMEONE
SENTENCE:  "SITI'S PHONE ARRIVES AT 3 O'CLOCK TOMORROW.I'II PICK HER UP
                          AT THE AIRPORT."


205  IN LUCK / OUT OF LUCK
MEANING:  LUCKY/UNLUCKY
SENTENCE:  "OH MY GOD!WE ARE OUT OF LUCK.THE SHOP HAS ALREADY CLOSED.'


206  LAST THREE HOURS
MEANING:  CONTINUE FOR THREE HOURS
SENTENCE:  A:"I HOPE THE MOVIE DOESN'T LAST LONG."
                       B:"I THINK IT WILL LAST ABOUT AN HOUR."


207  GET SOMETHING DONE
MEANING:  FINISH SOMETHING
SENTENCE:  "I CAN'T GET EVERYTHING DONE TODAY.I'II FINISH TOMORROW.'


208  TAKE LONGER THAN SOMEONE EXPECTED
MEANING:  NEED MORE TIME THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED
SENTENCE:  "I PLANNED TO FINISH THIS JOB TODAY BUT IT'S TAKING LONGER THAN 
                        I EXPECTED."


209  HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR
MEANING:  ENJOY FUNNY THINGS ; ENJOY LAUGHING
SENTENCE:  "I HAD A FATHER WHO HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR."


210  CAN'T GET SOMETHING DOWN / IN / OUT /OPEN
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN SOMETHING IS DIFFICULT TO DO
SENTENCE:  "MY SUITCASE IS FULL.I CAN'T GET MY LAPTOP IN."