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241  MAKE YOURSELF/YOURSELVES AT HOME
MEANING:  PLEASE FEEL RELAXED AND COMFORTABLE
SENTENCE:  "HI,SITI.COME IN AND MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.LET ME TAKE YOUR SHOES."

242  HELP YOURSELF/YOURSELVES
MEANING:  SERVE YOUR OWN FOOD AND DRINK
SENTENCE:  "LADIES,IF YOU'D LIKE COFFEE OR MILO,PLEASE HELP YOURSELVES."

243  BACK AND FORTH
MEANING:  IN ONE DIRECTION,THEN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION-REPEATED
                     MANY  TIMES
SENTENCE:  "WE SMS BACK AND FORTH FOR 1 YEAR BEFORE WE MET,"

244  SHORT NOTICE
MEANING:  WITHOUT MUCH ADVANCE WARNING
SENTENCE: "COULD YOU WORK TOMORROW?I KNOW IT'S SHORT NOTICE,BUT I
                       NEED HELP IN THE SHOP."

245  COME UP WITH SOMETHING
MEANING:  PRODUCE AN IDEA OR SOLUTION
SENTENCE:  "ALI CAME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA FOR OUR PRESENTATION."

246  HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
MEANING:  EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU LEARN BY DOING SOMETHING,NOT
                     BUY STUDYING
SENTENCE:  "I 'M A CHEF NOW,BUT FIRST I WORKED AS A WAITER.THAT
                        HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE TAUGHT ME A LOT."

247  ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS
MEANING:  NOT FOUR YEARS ONCE
SENTENCE:  "THE EARTH GOES AROUND THE SUN ONCE EVERY 365 DAYS."

248  COULD YOU PRESS 15?
MEANING:  ASK THIS IN AN ELEVATOR IF YOU CAN'T REACH THE BUTTONS
SENTENCE:  "COULD YOU PRESS 4,PLEASE?I'CAN'T REACH.THANKS"

249  CAN I GET BY?
MEANING:  ASK THIS WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO MOVE SO YOU CAN GO
                     PAST THEM
SENTENCE:  "CAN I GET BY,PLEASE?"

250  I'D RECOMMEND SOMETHING
MEANING:  SAY THIS TO SUGGEST SOMETHING
SENTENCE:  A:"I NEED EXERCISE.WHAT SHOULD I DO?"
                       B:"I'D RECOMMEND JOGGING."