Minh found a way to solve a puzzle and was delighted.
figure out
I finally figured out why the printer stopped.
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I finally figured out why the printer stopped.
Can you figure out how to open this box?
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Can you figure out how to open this box?
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Understand / find the solution
figure out somethingfigure something outfigure out why / how
After thinking or considering, you understand the cause or find a solution.
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Minh gets better after a cold, puts the tissue aside.
get over
It took me a few days to get over the cold.
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It took me a few days to get over the cold.
She is still getting over the disappointment.
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She is still getting over the disappointment.
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Recovering from illness or sadness
get over an illness / disappointmentget over it
In the lesson, it means recovering or overcoming the effects of an unpleasant thing. Do not split phrases.
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Minh is recovering at the hospital and is visited by relatives.
pull through
He was very ill, but he pulled through.
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He was very ill, but he pulled through.
The family was relieved when she pulled through.
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The family was relieved when she pulled through.
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Overcoming a critical condition
pull through
Often emphasizes surviving or overcoming a serious condition, stronger than just getting over a cold.
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The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 109, 57, 44, 52, 100. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Minh had a problem when his bicycle tire went flat.
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Minh was tired from a busy period with many unfinished tasks.
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Mai
We have run into a problem with the booking.
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We have run into a problem with the booking.
Alex
Let us figure out what happened before changing everything.
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Let us figure out what happened before changing everything.
Mai
Good idea. We have gone through difficult changes before.
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Good idea. We have gone through difficult changes before.
Compare the uses
run into / go through
“Run into” a problem means encounter difficulty unexpectedly; “go through” means experience a period or event. A sudden problem may begin a longer difficult period.
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A situation to apply what you have learned
A community printer fails unexpectedly. The team has dealt with a similar difficult period before.
Describe encountering the new problem.
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We have run into an unexpected printer problem.
The unexpected printer fault is a problem the team has “run into”, rather than the whole difficult period.
Replace “the cause” with “it”: Figure out the cause.
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Figure it out.
“It” replaces the cause being investigated, so “figure out the cause” becomes “figure it out”.
Write an encouraging message using go through.
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We have gone through a problem like this before and can work together.
“Have gone through” recalls an earlier difficult experience to encourage the team facing the present problem.
The usage comparisons are checked against the Cambridge Dictionary entries linked beside the compared expressions. The additional conversations and exercises are written for this course.
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