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 up
to be up: to expire, to be finishedThis idiom is used only with the word time as the subject. Examples of BE UP When the time is up, he said, they will have to move out or buy the mobile home. As soon as your time is up they sack you and get another free…
to go with
to go with: to match, to compare well in color to design; to date, toaccompany (also: to go out with) Examples of TO GO WITH It goes well with dessert, cheeses, fish and my personal favorite, Indian food. Bacon especially goes well with pumpkin, lending just a little extra richness.
to bite off
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 break off
to break off: to terminate, to discontinue Examples of TO BREAK OFF Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations, and Argentina withdrew its ambassador. Olivia and Alex were once engaged, but they have already broken it off.
to call it a day/night
to all it a day/night: to stop working for the test of the day/night Examples of TO CALL IT A DAY/NIGHT I’m going to have to call it a night in a few minutes but thanks for all your emails. After working for ten hours, I decided to call it a day, even though my…
to think of
to think of: to have a (good or bad) opinion of Examples of THINK OF If you don’t see me, remember to think of me next time you visit. I’ll need to think of a good excuse for getting out of the play tomorrow night.