in a hurry
in a hurry: hurried, rushed (also:in a rush)
Examples of IN A HURRY
- I didn’t do the best job because I was in a hurry to finish the order.
- The puppy was pulling at his leash, in a hurry to explore the park.
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to give birth to
to give birth to: to bear a human being or animal Examples of TO GIVE BIRTH TO His wife, Olivia, had given birth to their second son two days before the crash. His reliable nanny goat, Honeybear, had given birth to five baby goats, or kids.
to stay in
to stay in: to remain at home, not to go out Examples of TO STAY IN On a rainy day, I like to stay in and read. We stay in almost every night and watch television.
to turn out
to turn out: to become or result; to appear, to attend (also: to come out) Examples of TO TURN OUT The Judge threatened the young boy with a long time in jail, only because the Judge wanted him to turn out to be a model citizen. Because I hadn’t built furniture before, I wasn’t expecting…
to cut short
to cut short: to make shorter, to interrupt Examples of TO CUT SHORT The moderator asked the speaker to cut short his talk because there wasn’t much time remaining for questions from the audience. We were very unfortunate when we received bad news from home that forced us to cut our trip short.
once and for all
once and for all: finally, absolutely Examples of ONCE AND FOR ALL We’re going to solve this mystery once and for all, the detective thought to himself. After trying repeatedly, they were able to get the engine fixed once and for all.
to put on
to put on: to place oneself (usually said of clothes) Examples of PUT ON She couldn’t wait to put on her prom dress. The king needs to put on his crown.