Vocabulary
Break, bring, catch
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It was late at night, and I was trying to catch up on my reading for work when suddenly I heard a loud noise. I thought someone was trying to break into my house. I ran downstairs to call the police, and because I was so caught up in the moment I didn’t notice the man knocking on my front door. When the police arrived they brought the man into my kitchen to explain what happened. As it turns out, the man had just broken up with his girlfriend, who lives in my neighborhood. When he was driving home his car broke down near my house, and he decided to try knocking on my door for help. I guess I didn’t hear him, because when I didn’t answer he banged on the window – which was the loud noise I heard. Unfortunately I didn’t catch on to the situation, and so I overreacted. But, I was brought up on the idea „better safe than sorry“.
catch on – to understand, to realize the truth
People are catching on to the fact that he’s a fraud.
bring up – to care for a child until s/he is grown up, to teach the child a particular way to behave
We were brought up to be polite and do what we were told.
break up – to come to the end (of a relationship), to separate
Their marriage broke up after 10 years.
break down – stop working
break into – get into a house without a key
A thief can break into a car in less than ten seconds.
break through – to advance in spite of opposition
The sun broke through the clouds.
bring before – to present for judgment
The case was brought before the judge.
bring into – to take something into a place
Please bring that chair into the dining room.
catch up (with) – to work to come to the necessary level
I am so behind on my paperwork, it is going to take me a week to catch up with everything.
(be/get) caught up in – to become involved, to be completely absorbed in an activity
I didn’t hear you come in, I was so caught up in this book.