12-5-2011

- NEED
Used when saying that something should have something done to it, or has to have something done to it
Something needs doing
The house needed painting.
Does this shirt need ironing?
Something needs to be checked/cleaned/done etc
The engine will need to be completely checked.
The pie doesn't need to be refrigerated.
Need a (good) wash/clean/cut etc (=ought to be washed, cleaned etc)
His hair needs a wash.
- HAVE STH DONE (alguien lo hace por ti)
I had the house painted
I had the shirt ironed
I had the engine checked
I had my hair washed

AIN'T - a short form of 'am not', 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not’, which many people think is incorrect.
TAN [countable]HBH the attractive brown colour that someone with pale skin gets after they have been in the sun [= suntan]:
I wish I could get a tan like that.
Embarrassed
Literature /'lɪtərətʃʊr / ||/'lɪtrətʃə(r)/
GO BACK ON SOMETHING phrasal verb
to not do something that you promised or agreed to do
GO THROUGH phrasal verb
1 difficult/unpleasant situation
go through something
to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation, feeling etc:
When you're going through a crisis, it often helps to talk to someone.
He's going through a divorce at the moment.
It is devastating for a parent to watch a child go through misery.
2 process
go through something
to experience a particular process:
Candidates must go through a process of selection.
Caterpillars go through several stages of growth.
3 use
go through something
to use up money or a supply of something:
We went through five pints of milk last week.
4 law
go through (something)
if a law goes through, or goes through Parliament, it is officially accepted
5 deal/agreement
BBBF if a deal or agreement goes through, it is officially accepted and agreed:
He accepted the offer and the deal went through.
The sale of the land went through.
6 practise
go through something
to practise something, for example a performance:
Let's go through the whole thing again, from the beginning.
7 search
go through something
to search something in order to find something in particular:
Dave went through his pockets looking for the keys.
Customs officers went through all my bags.
8 read/discuss
go through something
to read or discuss something in order to make sure it is correct:
We'll go through the details later on.
Do you want me to go through this and check your spellings?