by oneself
by oneself: alone, without assistance
Examples of BY ONESELF
- He drove four hours to Los Angeles, by himself, for the audition.
- Frustrated with her useless team, Carol finished the project by herself.
by oneself: alone, without assistance
to blow up: to inflate, to fill with air; to explode, to destroy (or be destroyed) by explosion Examples of TO BLOW UP Linda must have been pretty angry to blow up at you like that. A storm blew up off the east coast.
to wait on: to serve in a store or restaurant Examples of WAIT ON You should arrive on time, because the job interviewer won’t want to wait on you. The hockey players had to wait on the last game to end before they could start.
to sit down: to be seated (also: take a seat) Examples of SIT DOWN “I need to sit down,” the exhausted runner managed to stammer. When I hurt my back, it was hard to sit down and put on my socks.
to get in touch with: to communicate with, to contact Examples of TO GET IN TOUCH WITH It was nice signing up for Facebook because it helped me to get in touch with a lot of my old friends from grade school. I’ve tried calling you five times and you never answer – it’s impossible…
to put away: to remove from slight, to put in the proper place Examples of PUT AWAY The kid refused to put away his toys and so he didn’t get his allowance. He wanted to put away the leftovers right away, so they wouldn’t spoil.
to live down: to overcome the shame or embarrassment of something. Examples of LIVE DOWN It’ll take some time to live down this embarrassment; everyone has heard about it. With his charitable activities, Danial found it easy to live down his tax problems.