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[english]Welcome to Safwat's world of idioms .
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Month
the month of-
The bus service will be offered free
of charge to residents for the month
of August.
last, next, that, this the/
this coming the
following/previous-
She'll be 40this coming September.
(of) last/next/that/this year
(of) the/this coming year
(of) the following/previous/same
year
The construction work began in
May of last year.
early, late, mid--
The strike began in late March.
the beginning, end, middle of-
I'm going on holiday at the end
of April.
first/latter/second half of-
The first half of January was
marked by intense diplomatic
activity.
the period-
Throughout the period November
to February flocks of 500or more are
regularly present.
the months/weeks/year to-
In the year to June, sales were
up 12% on a year ago.
spend-
He spent August abroad.
-arrive, come (written)
November came with especially
nasty fog.
-pass (Into-e) (written)
January passed into February
with the crime still a mystery.
a-day/morning/night, etc.
a misty December morning.
-('s) edition/issue
His article will appear in May's
issue of the magazine.
-sales
I picked up lots of bargains in the
January sales.
-coup, demonstration, election,
meeting, referendum, revolution,
riot, summit, etc.
The party is to boycott the June
elections.
about, around-
We will write to you again around
August.
after, before-
We expect to take delivery some time
after June.
Month Noun
• ADJ. last, past The past few months have been hectic. I
preceding. previous, recent I current I coming, following,
next, future Winning stories will be published in the
magazine in future months. I consecutive, successive I
alternate I intervening To occupy the intervening
months she took a temporary job. I early, later the early
months of 2003 I cold, dry, hot, wet I autumn, spring,
summer ,winter hot summer months I lunar I calendar I
record This has been a record month for sales.
• VERB + MONTH spend He spent about a month decorating
the house. I take It took months to find another job.
• MONTH + VERB elapse, go by, pass.
• PREP. by the - paid by the month during/in a/the - of
The festival is always held in the month of May. for a - It
hasn't rained for months. in a - We're getting married in a
month/in a month's time. over/under a - I've been working
on the illustration for over a month. per - What does
the salary work out as per month? I - of The months of
July and August are the hottest.
• PHRASES a time of the month Our money's usually
running low by this time of the month.
a month of Sundays
a very long time, many days
It will take a month of Sundays to phone the students in our school
salt away
save a little money each month, save tiny amounts
By the time Jake died, he had salted away about $50,000.[/english]
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