to come to
to come to: to regain consciousness; to equal, to amount to
Examples of TO COME TO
- At first they thought that the man was dead, but soon he came to.
- o The bill for groceries at the supermarket came to fifty dollars.
to come to: to regain consciousness; to equal, to amount to
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.
out of touch: not having contact; not having knowledge of Examples of OUT OF TOUCH The government is out of touch with the needs and aspirations of the electorate. Nature is self regulation but humans as a species are out of touch with nature.
to cheer up: to make happier, to feel less sad Examples of TO CHEER UP We all tried to cheer up the little boy when he stared to cry. After the death of Deanne’s husband, it was difficult to cheer her up at all.
to be the matter: to be unsatisfactory, to be improper, to be wrong Examples of TO BE THE MATTER There is something the matter with the whole discussion of gun control. But he could not pretend that the matter is something he could easily ignore.
to have it out with: to quarrel with, to confront Examples of TO HAVE IT OUT WITH I am going to have it out with Jack about all the times that he has told us lies. Ben had it out with his roommate about coming back home so late and making a lot of noise.
a bone of contention: something which people argue and disagree over.Examples: Medicaid costs have long been a bone of contention between counties and the state. How climate change will affect hurricanes has long been a bone of contention.