Minh puts damaged paper packaging into the workshop’s paper collection bin.
dispose of
He disposed of the damaged packaging properly.
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He disposed of the damaged packaging properly.
Please dispose of the waste in the correct bin.
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Please dispose of the waste in the correct bin.
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Get rid of unwanted material
dispose of somethingdispose of it
Fairly formal. Keep “of”: not “dispose it”. Sort waste according to local rules.
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Minh finishes work and leaves his tidy workbench at five o’clock.
knock off
He knocked off at five and went home.
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He knocked off at five and went home.
What time do you usually knock off?
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What time do you usually knock off?
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Finish work for the day
knock offknock off at a time
An informal way to say finish work. This sense takes no object and does not mean knocking something over.
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The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 123, 63, 78, 36, 73. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Minh and a customer compare the order with the cards and resolve a flower-versus-star mix-up.
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Minh hides a wrapped gift behind folded fabric in a cupboard.
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Minh points to unused paper remaining beside the finished cards.
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Minh finishes work and leaves his tidy workbench at five o’clock.
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Mai
We should straighten out the mistake before we knock off.
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We should straighten out the mistake before we knock off.
Alex
Agreed. Is there any paper left over for a corrected label?
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Agreed. Is there any paper left over for a corrected label?
Mai
Yes. I hid a spare pack away in the cupboard.
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Yes. I hid a spare pack away in the cupboard.
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straighten out / left over
Here “straighten out” resolves a problem or misunderstanding; “left over” describes what remains. Do not treat “left over” in these patterns as a verb meaning leave a place.
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A workshop resolves confusion about a parcel. Some ribbon remains after all packages are finished.
Describe resolving the confusion.
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They straighten out the misunderstanding about the parcel.
“Straighten out the misunderstanding” resolves confusion about the parcel rather than straightens a physical object.
Complete: There is some ribbon left ___.
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over
“Ribbon left over” is material remaining after packing; “over” does not mean physically above.
Suggest a sensible use for the remaining material.
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We can hide the spare ribbon away for the next workshop.
“Hide… away for the next workshop” puts the spare ribbon away for later use, rather than uses it all now.
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