Vocabulary
Call, carry, check
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When I was a child I often had difficulties in school. I remember one time when my teacher called on me to answer a question. I knew she was just trying to check up on me, since I was often lost or confused during class; however, I did not like answering questions in class. So I started carrying on and eventually I got so carried away that my teacher had to call up my mother to come and take me home. My mother was very angry with me for misbehaving in school, and she decided to call off our holiday so that I could spend more time studying. I spent that night crying in my room, my mother didn’t come to check on me once. I learned my lesson though, and I never behaved like that again.
call off – to cancel or abandon something that has been planned
The meeting was called off at the last minute.
call on – to ask someone (usually in a class) for their answer, opinion, or for help
The math teacher always calls on the boys, and this upsets the girls a lot.
call up – to make a phone call to a person or place
Call up the restaurant and make a reservation for 8pm.
carry away – to support the weight of something and take it away
The current was so strong it carried the boat away.
(be/get) carried away – to lose control of your feelings
Don’t get carried away, it’s not that exciting.
carry on – to argue or complain noisily
Stop carrying on about how difficult your life is.
check in(to) – to arrive and begin your stay
I arrived in Boston and checked into my hotel.
check on – to make sure someone is safe, happy, progressing as it should be
The doctor visited every day to check on my progress.
check out – to find out more information about someone or something
We need to check out whether the company is reliable.
check up on – to make sure that someone is doing what they should be doing
They always check up on the new employees.