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Useful phrases for real-life communication.

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on duty

görevde, nöbette

B2

Working at a particular time, especially when it is your turn to do so.

  • I'm on duty until midnight tonight.
  • Two police officers were on duty outside the building.
Work

on fire

çok formda, harika gidiyor

B2

Performing extremely well or achieving great success, often for a period of time.

  • He's on fire tonight!
  • The team is on fire.
Expression

on second thought

bir daha düşününce, fikrim değişti

B2

After reconsidering something; used to change a decision.

  • On second thought, I'll have tea instead.
  • On second thought, let's stay home.
Everyday Life

on top of that

üstüne üstlük, bir de

B2

Used to add more information, especially something negative or surprising, to what was just said.

  • On top of that, the food was terrible.
  • And on top of that, I got fined.
Everyday Life

on track

yolunda, doğru yolda

B2

Making progress and likely to achieve the desired result.

  • The project is on track.
  • We're on track to finish the project by Friday.
Expression

one of these days

bir gün

B2

At some unspecified time in the future.

  • One of these days, I'll visit you.
  • One of these days, you'll see.
Expression

ORDER BY

ORDER BY yan tümcesi, sıralama ölçütü

B2

In SQL, a command that sorts the results of a query by one or more columns.

  • Add ORDER BY name to sort the results alphabetically.
  • Use ORDER BY date DESC to show the newest records first.
Technology

out of debt

borçtan kurtulmuş

B2

No longer owing money.

  • I'm finally out of debt.
  • It took years to get out of debt.
Money

out of fashion

modası geçmiş

B2

No longer fashionable.

  • That style is out of fashion.
  • Wide ties are out of fashion.
Everyday Life

out of nowhere

birdenbire, ansızın

B2

Very suddenly and unexpectedly.

  • He appeared out of nowhere.
  • The car came out of nowhere.
Expression