on time
on time: exactly at the correct time, punctually
Examples of ON TIME
- Melissa is such a good student; she always hands in all her papers on time.
- I accelerated down the road, hoping to be on time for the play.
on time: exactly at the correct time, punctually
to take for granted: not to appreciate fully; to assume to be true withoutgiving much thoughtA noun or pronoun often follows the verb take. Examples of TO TAKE FOR GRANTED Most citizens in Africa do not have these luxuries we take for granted. These people are being careless and taking for granted the lives that…
to take out: to remove, to extract; to go on a date with (also to goout with) Examples of TAKE OUT Diane wanted to take out the trash right after dinner, but Jack wanted to relax for a bit before cleaning up. “I want to take out this chapter of the book; it doesn’t contribute…
button your lip: do not tell anyone Examples of BUTTON YOUR LIP – Button your lip about the speeding ticket. Don’t tell Dad.– Chris, if it’s all the same to you, could you just pitch and button your lip?
to make sense: to be sensible or reasonable Examples of TO MAKE SENSE It only makes sense that ticket demand will go up, and ticket prices will go up. It makes sense to wait until a sunny day to visit the park together.
to make the best of: to do the best that one can in a poor situation Examples of TO MAKE THE BEST OF Even though my car broke down in a strange town, I’m going to make the best of it and have a nice lunch while it’s getting repaired. The annoying optimist was always…
to clear up: to make understandable (also: to straighten out); to become sunny Examples of TO CLEAR UP – The teacher tried to clear up our confusion about the meaning of the difficult paragraph in the reading.– It’s rather cloudy this morning. Do you think that it will clear up later?