face-to-face: direct, personal; directly, personally Examples of FACE TO FACE He thinks people should be allowed inside a judge’s office to talk face to face. You’ll make a meaningful, powerful connection when you communicate face to face.

to tear down: to destroy by making flat, to demolish Examples of  TO TEAR DOWN The reviewer tried to tear down the movie, but the review was so badly written that the reviewer just looked dumb. We need the savings, but it sure feels like we’re using them to tear the house down.

to feel sorry for: to pity, to feel compassion for (also: to take pity on) Examples of TO FEEL SORRY FOR Go meet someone; it’s time to stop feeling sorry for yourself after your divorce. I’m not able to feel sorry for your financial problems – you knew you’d have to pay your credit card…

to bite off: to accept as a responsibility or task Examples of TO BITE OFF One mistake that a lot of people make is biting off a lot more than they can chew. Yet one of the best pieces of advice that can be given to an investor is to start small and not bite…

to stand for: to represent, to signify; to tolerate Examples of TO STAND FOR He stands for shrinking the federal budget almost in half, legalizing marijuana. The citizens wouldn’t stand for the increase in crime in their city, so they hired more police officers and built another jail.

to leave (someone or something) alone: not to disturb, to stay away from (also: to let alone) Examples of TO LEAVE ALONE Leave the baby alone for a while and she may go to sleep. After the cat had scratched Peter twice, he let it alone.