Phrases & Expressions

Official permission given for an aircraft to land.

• Runway two five, cleared to land.
• The tower told us we were cleared to land on runway two five.

In SQL, a command that groups rows with the same values in chosen columns.

• Use GROUP BY to count items per category.
• GROUP BY is often used with COUNT and SUM in reports.

Used by air traffic control to tell a pilot or driver to stop before a runway or other point and wait.

• Hold short of runway one eight.
• The controller told us to hold short of the active runway.

Said by a pilot to confirm taking over the flight controls from the other pilot.

• Pilot A: "You have control." Pilot B: "I have control."
• After the handover, the new pilot says, "I have control."

To give a formal talk to an audience.

• He made a short speech at the wedding reception.
• The president will make a speech tonight.

Used in an email to indicate that a document or file is attached.

• Please find attached the requested document.
• Please find attached my resume for your review.

A standard phrase used to confirm handing over the flight controls.

• Pilot A: "I have control." Pilot B: "You have control."
• The captain says, "You have control" to the first officer.

To cause something bad to happen to oneself, often through one's own actions.

• He brought his troubles upon himself.
• She brought the disaster upon the village.

To return to a subject later, usually one that was not finished.

• We're running out of time, let's circle back to this later.
• Can we circle back to the budget after we discuss the project goals?

To climb directly ahead along the runway's extended centerline.

• Climb straight ahead to 5000 feet.
• The pilot was instructed to climb straight ahead.