To bring forward something (or bring something forward) is to change its date or time so that it happens earlier than planned.

Examples of use:

a) They have brought their wedding forward to July.

b) Next week’s training session has been brought forward to Friday afternoon.

c) Can you bring the meeting forward a week?

d) They have brought my interview forward to tomorrow!

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To run something by someone is to tell them something so that they can consider it and give their opinion.

This phrasal verb can also be run something past someone.

Examples of use:

a) Your ideas for the business are very interesting; I’ll run them by my boss.

b) I would like to run these plans by our manager.

c) The children would love to join your family on holiday – I'll run it by my wife and let you know tomorrow.

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To copy in somebody (or copy somebody in), is to send someone a copy of an email you are sending to someone else.

Examples of use:

a) Can you copy me in on your staff emails, please?

b) Would you like me to copy you in on all the official correspondence?

c) I’ll send a copy of the meeting notes to Mr Schweizer, and copy you in.

d) Have you been copied in on the office memos?

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1. To burn out is to become extremely tired or ill because of too much work or stress.

Examples of use:

a) You'll burn out if you keep working such long hours without a holiday.

b) He burned himself out because he worked too hard.

c) She had a very stressful job and was burnt out within a year.

2. If a flame or fire burns out it stops burning because there is no more fuel.

Example of use:

The fire has burned out. I'll get some more wood.

3. When a strong emotion or feeling burns out, you stop feeling it.

Examples of use:

a) Their love burned itself out after only a year of marriage.

b) Her feelings of anger were very strong, but they quickly burned out.

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