to take pains
to take pains: to work carefully and conscientiously
Examples of TO TAKE PAINS
- She takes pains to do everything well; she’s our best employee.
- She takes pains to conceal his true identity from her villagers and even her husband.
to take pains: to work carefully and conscientiously
for the time being: temporarily (also: for now) Examples of FOR THE TIME BEING For the time being, you’ll need to get extra rest, until you’re healthy again. The project was almost done, but for the time being, it was horrible.
on one’s toes: alert, cautiousThis idiom is usually used with the verbs stay and keep. Examples of ON ONE’S TOES So, city leaders will have to stay on their toes to deal with the demand, the mayor said. It makes folks stay on their toes.
to wake up: to arise from sleep, to awaken Examples of TO WAKE UP I hit my snooze alarm over and over again, because I didn’t want to wake up. The voters of this district need to wake up and realize that Governor Stevens isn’t doing a good job.
to hear of: to know about, to be familiar with; to considerThe second definition is always used in the negative. Examples of TO HEAR OF Its also good to hear of someone who is successful giving back to the community. One woman, approached at a hamburger stand, seemed startled to hear of the case.
to go out: to stop functioning; to stop burning; to leave home or work (also:to step out) Examples of GO OUT I bought groceries because it is too expensive to go out to restaurants every night. David was going to go out of town for a few weeks, and so he asked Anna to water…
to go off: to explode; to sound as an alarm; to leave suddenly withoutexplanation Examples of TO GO OFF The journalist decided to go off on his own, quit the newspaper, and started his own website. The boring horror movie even had somebody who left to explore, despite being warned not to go off on…