Phrases & Expressions

To move down something using your hands and feet.

• He climbed down the ladder very slowly.
• The cat was too scared to climb down from the tree.

To move upward using hands and feet.

• Climb up the ladder.
• He climbed up the tree.

Near a place or a point in time.

• The shop is close to my house.
• It was close to midnight when we finally got home.

Finished for the day; no longer open for business.

• The shop is closed for the day.
• It's 10 PM, so the library is closed for the day.

To visit someone briefly.

• Can you come by the office later today?
• It's hard to come by good quality ingredients these days.

A friendly invitation for someone to enter a room or house.

• Come on in, the door's open!
• If nobody answers the door when you ring, just come on in.

To bend your body into a rounded shape, often for comfort or warmth.

• She curled up on the sofa with a book.
• The cat curled up in its basket.

Words written on a sign or said to ask people not to interrupt you.

• Please put the 'do not disturb' sign on the door.
• I'm working, so do not disturb.

To try as hard as one possibly can to achieve something.

• Although Ted did his best, he still failed his chemistry test.
• You might not get a perfect score, but just do your best.

To wash clothes.

• I do the laundry on Sundays.
• She's doing the laundry right now.