TO REVEAL

TO REVEAL

• The front gate opened revealing the magnificent inner court of the castle.
• All men in the village were interested in her, but she suddenly revealed that she's married.

to be used to

to be used to : be accustomed to

This idiom refers to a situation, action, or habit that continue in the present. The idiom is always followed by a noun or gerund phrase.

• He is used to this climate now, so the changes in temperature do not affect him much.
• I am used to studying in the library; so it's difficult for me to study at home now.

used to

used to : formerly did, had the habit of

This idiom is used to indicate a post situation, action, or habit that does not exist in the present. The idiom is always followed by a simple verb form.

• I used to live in New York, but I moved to California two years ago.
• Kim used to smoke cigarettes but she stopped the habit last month.

quite a few

quite a few: many

• Quite a few students were absent yesterday; in fact, more than half of them were not there.
• We did not expect many people to attend the affair, but quite a few of our friends actually came.

to crack down on

to crack down on: to enforce or punish strictly

• The school has started to crack down on smoking Students who smoke on campus will be suspended.
• Maura is finally cracking down on her son and making him help with the housework.

to cut down on

to cut down on: to reduce, to lessen (also: to cut back on)

• In order to lose weight, you have to cut down on your intake of sugar.
• The doctor told me to cut back on exercise until my back injury heals.

in no time

in no time: very quickly, rapidly

This idiom can be used with the idiom at all to add emphasis to the certainty of the statement.

• Mac said that he'd be ready to leave in no time.
• We thought that the meeting would take two hours, but ti was over in no time at all.

to have a good time

to have a good time: to enjoy oneself

• We all had a good time at the class reunion last night.
• Did you have a good time at the park? I really enjoyed it.

as soon as

as soon as: just after, when

• As soon as it started to snow, the children ran outside with big smiles on their face.
• I'm busy now, but I'll meet you as soon as I've finished this work.

to be in charge of

to be in charge of: to manage, to have responsibility for

• Jane is in charge of the office while Mrs.Haig is on a business trip.
• Who is in charge of arrangements for the dance next week?