UNIT 4
hear from
If you hear from someone or hear something from them, you
receive a phone call, email, or other message
from them.
I don't hear from my sister very often.
Have you heard anything from Oliver since he went to university?
hold back
If you hold back, or if something holds you back, you do not do or say something that you want to do or say.
She always says exactly what she thinks, without holding back.
She wanted to ask his name, but something held her back.
hold on
E If you hold on, you wait or stop what you are doing for a short time.
Hold on! I can't hear you if you all talk at once!
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You can also use hang on.
[2 If you ask someone you are speaking to on the
phone to hold on, you want them to wait for a short time.
Hold on a moment, please, I'll put you through.
make out
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If you make something out, you manage to see or hear it.
He could just make out the number plate of the car.
She was mumbling something but I couldn't make it out.
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You can also use pick out.
\2\ If you make something out, you manage to understand it.
I can't make out if Lily likes him or not.
The essay was full of complex ideas and we struggled to make them out.
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