to carry out
to carry out: to accomplish, to execute
Examples of TO KNOCK ONE SELF OUT
- It’s easy to write down a plan for losing weight, but much harder to carry it out.
- The men refused to carry out the captain’s orders.
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to be cut out for
to be cut out for: to have the necessary skills or talent forThe idiom is most often used in the negative or in questions. Examples of TO BE CUT OUT FOR – John is certainly not cut out for the work of a trial lawyer.– Are you certain that you are cut out for that…
all right
all right: acceptable,fine; yes, okay Examples of ALL RIGHT I told her after the accident that everything was going to be all right. All right, team, let’s go win this game!
to break down
to break down: to stop functioning Examples of TO BREAK DOWN The clunky old car is about to break down. The fall of the Berlin Wall helped break down old prejudices and barriers to economic development.
to call up
to call up: to telephone (also: to give some one a call) Examples of CALL UP I want to call up my dad and wish him a happy Father’s Day. You need to call up your four o’clock appointment and confirm he’ll be there.
as soon as
as soon as: just after, when Examples of AS SOON AS Terry burnt his mouth by taking a bite of the pizza as soon as it was out of the oven, rather than waiting for it to cool. We tried to avoid the line by getting to the aquarium as soon as it opened.
to see about
to see about: to give attention or time to (also: to attend to, to see to) Examples of TO SEE ABOUT We need to see about getting the equipment from Beijing to Shanghai. The manager promised last week that she would see about my refund, and I still haven’t received it.