to tell apart
to tell apart: to distinguish between (also: to pick apart, to tell from)
Examples of TO TELL APART
- Mark and Andy look so alike I can’t tell them apart.
- I don’t know anything about jazz, so I couldn’t tell any of the songs apart.
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to point out
to point out: to show, to indicate, to bring to one’s attention Examples of POINT OUT “I thought it was important for me to point out your mistake in this equation,” the math professor told his student. Because it was my first day on the job, I didn’t want to point out things I thought…
to catch up
to catch up: to work with the purpose of fulfilling a requirement or beingequal to others Examples of TO CATCH UP They still fall behind, only now they lack the energy or enthusiasm to catch up. If pupils fall behind, a second teacher can be sent in to help them to catch up.
to catch cold
to catch cold: to become sick with a cold of the nose for throat Examples of CATCH COLD If you don’t wash your hands regularly, you’re liable to catch a cold. The student always seemed to catch a cold on test days, the teacher thought to herself.
had better
had better: should, ought to, be advisable to Examples of HAD BETTER “You had better tell me what’s going on!” the suspicious father demanded. “Stephanie had better confess to stealing the candy,” Nancy thought, “or I might get in trouble!”
to cut corners
to cut corners: to economize, to save money Examples of TO CUT CORNERS Most students live on limited budgets and have to cut corners whenever possible. The Livingstons have nine children, so it is essential that they cut corners at all times.
on the whole
on the whole: in general, in most ways (also: by and large) Examples of ON THE WHOLE He is, on the whole, a good student. Rents and occupancy rates in commercial real estate remain healthy on the whole.