Linh checks the room map to find out why the toy is missing.
look into
Let us look into why the toy is missing.
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Let us look into why the toy is missing.
The teacher is looking into the problem with the game.
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The teacher is looking into the problem with the game.
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Investigate/investigate a problem
look into somethinglook into why something happened
Emphasize finding more information to understand or solve a problem, not just visual perception.
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Linh uses what she knows from the previous puzzle to solve the new puzzle.
draw on
We can draw on what we learned from the last puzzle.
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We can draw on what we learned from the last puzzle.
I drew on my knowledge of animals to find the answer.
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I drew on my knowledge of animals to find the answer.
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Apply existing knowledge/experience
draw on somethingdraw upon something
Use existing knowledge, experience or resources. Not drawing on paper; past tense “drew”.
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Linh was happy when she solved a difficult puzzle after many tries.
pull off
The puzzle was difficult, but we pulled it off.
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The puzzle was difficult, but we pulled it off.
I was nervous about the task, but I pulled it off.
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I was nervous about the task, but I pulled it off.
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Doing a difficult job successfully
pull off somethingpull something off
Informal way of saying when doing something seems difficult; With pronouns, use “pull it off”.
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The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 6, 108, 82, 37, 99. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Linh finds that the clues in the mystery story don't match each other.
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Linh crossed out an impossible option in the puzzle.
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Linh checks the room map to find out why the toy is missing.
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Mai
This explanation does not add up.
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This explanation does not add up.
Alex
Then let us look into the missing clue before we rule anything out.
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Then let us look into the missing clue before we rule anything out.
Mai
We can draw on the notes from our earlier attempt.
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We can draw on the notes from our earlier attempt.
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add up / rule out
“Add up” here means make sense; “rule out” means exclude a possibility. An inconsistency may prompt a review without itself proving a conclusion.
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A situation to apply what you have learned
A detective notices inconsistent times in a statement. No suspect has been excluded yet.
Describe the inconsistency with add up.
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The times in the statement do not add up.
The inconsistent times “do not add up”: they do not make sense, rather than requiring arithmetic.
Replace “that possibility” with “it”: Rule that possibility out.
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Rule it out.
“It” replaces the possibility being excluded and goes between “rule” and “out”: “rule it out”.
Write a cautious next step using look into.
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We should look into the times before ruling anyone out.
“Look into the times before ruling anyone out” investigates the discrepancy before excluding a suspect.
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