A începe (o afacere), a se apuca de lucru	It is 8 o’clock and most of the people are* already about their business.*
a bântui, a amenința (gripă, ceață etc.)	Take care! There is a lot of flu about.
A fi prin preajmă	He must be about* somewhere. I have seen him.*

a fi pe punctul să

He was about to leave when the phone rang.

He was on the point of leaving when the phone rang.

A fi mai presus de
critică / suspiciune

He is above gossip!

A fi mai presus de,
a nu putea înțelege

I can’t answer this question!
It is above my head.

a urmări

The police were after the thief.

A ajunge într-un punct mort

This is moment when our investigations were at a dead end.

A se strădui din răsputeri

He was at a great pains to help us.

A fi în afara problemei, subiectului / discuției

The fact that you were ill is beside the point.

a-și ieși din minți

He was so excited that he was beside himself with joi.

A depăși
(momentul, mașina, calcule etc.)

It is beyond understanding how she could behave like this with us.

a fi bolnav de

Tom is down with Covid.

a fi în favoarea ≠ a fi împotriva

We are all for this proposal.

A fi la modă	Long dresses are in* this year.*
A fi strâns / recoltat	The potatoes has* already beean in.*
A fi de vâzare	Strawberries are not in yet. It is too early.
A fi ales (politic)	Our candidate is in* again.*
A atinge punctul cel mai înalt (flux)	Be careful! The tidy is in.

a se aștepta la (de obicei ceva rău)	We are in for* bad weather.*
a concura	My sister is in* for the European Cup.*

A fi în vigoare
(lege, regulament)

The traffic regulation will be in force from this week.

A ieși la iveală
(sentimente, dispută)

The real cause of their conflict is now in the open.

A fi disponibil
(legume, fructe)

Strawberries are not in season yet.

a fi absent	He is not at school. He is off* for two days.*
a pleca	I think I’ll be off, talk to you soon.
a anula	The party is off* due to the pandemic situation.*
a se termina	Cake is off!
a întrerupe (curentul, apa)	The water supplies will be off* if we don’t repair the pipes.*

a fi difuzat la televizor/ la cinema / la teatru	That’s a good film on TV tonight.
a trece pe socoteala cuiva	Lunch is on me.
a fi în funcțiune	The light is on. Please turn it off.
a fi înlăturat	If you go on talking like this, you will be out.

a fi demodat	Long dresses are out* this summer.*
a se opri	The central heating is out* and it is getting colder and colder.*
a se deschide (o floare)	If the weather is good, the flowers will be out* next month.*
a fi publicat	My book will be out* next month.*
a nu mai fi la modă	Short dresses are out* this summer.*

a rămâne fără	We are out* of bread. Go and buy some!*
a fi prea departe (pentru a fi auzit / văzut)	The plane is out of* sight.*
a fi nepotrivit (remarcă, comportament)	His clothes are out of* keeping with the occasion.*

a cădea din cer,
a apărea din senin

The discovery was out of the blue.

A scăpa din mână / de sub control

The situation is completely out of the hand.

a se termina

The meeting will start at 8.00 and it will be over at 10.00.

a fi de-a valma

Your toys are all over the place.

A avea o legătură telefonică cu

You are through to the manager!

a încheia o relație

I am through with you.

a se scumpi	Potatoes are up* again!*
a expira (un termen)	Time is up. Hand in your papers.

A se simți mai bine,
a fi pe picioare

Don’t worry! You will be up and about quickly!

a fi cu capul în nori

You are clever but you seem to be up in the clouds!

a fi capabil să	I think I’m up to* driving so much.*
a pune la cale	What are* the children up to?*

a fi de acord cu

You are right. I am with you!

a fi peste puterea cuiva

He said that being a doctor was out of his reach.

a fi în al nouălea cer,
a fi foarte bucuros

I’ve been on cloud nine ever since I met you.

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