Tham khảo tài liệu 'longman phrasal verbs dictionary_ chương ', ngoại ngữ, anh văn giao tiếp phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | WAD 576 w WAIT waited waited waiting wait around ALSO wait about BrE WAD wadded wadded wadding wad up wad sth up wad up sth t AmE to press something such as a piece of paper or doth into a small tight ball She wadded up her candy bar wrapper and threw it into the garbage can. similar to crumple up screw up BrE wait around about to stay in the same place and do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen someone to arrive etc We had to wait around for hours at the airport while they got the plane ready for take-off. keep sb waiting around BrE make someone wait around Sorry to keep you waiting around. I ll be back in a minute. SIMILAR TO keep sb waiting wait behind WADE waded waded wading wade in wadejnj to become involved in a situation or start talking to someone especially in a way that annoys people because they feel they are being interrupted attacked or told what to do The demonstration began peacefully enough but then the police waded in with batons and CS gas. 1I can t just wade in there and start telling her how she shoidd bring up her own children. wait behind BrE to stay somewhere after the other people have left for example in order to speak to someone about something Jonathan asked her to wait behind after the meeting. SIMILAR to stay behind wait in wait in BrE to stay at home and wait for someone to arrive The store said they d deliver the bed yesterday. I waited in all day but no one came. wait on wade through wade through sth to spend a lot of time reading or dealing with something that seems very long and boring You have to wade through pages and pages of fashion advertisements before you can find anything interesting to read. Employers are busy people and do not have time to wade through a thirty page resume. SIMILAR TO plough plow through w WAFFLE waffled waffled waffling waffle on waffle on BrE to talk or write using a lot of words without saying anything important or without saying clearly what you mean I asked him if I could have more
