to turn down
to turn down: to reduce in brightness or volume; to reject, to refuse
Examples of TO TURN DOWN
- I hate to turn down a tired traveler, but my hotel doesn’t have any more rooms available.
- Sarah turned down my offer to take her to dinner.
to turn down: to reduce in brightness or volume; to reject, to refuse
to take after: to resemble a parent or close relative (for physical appearanceonly, also: to look like) Examples of TO TAKE AFTER Little Kevin was a very good soccer player; he must take after his father. My son doesn’t take after me at all.
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 cut out: to remove by cutting; to stop doing something (for thesecond definition, also: to knock it off) Examples of TO CUT OUT Employees coached her as she used their machinery to cut out and assemble shoes. Use the cutter to cut out 12 discs and use to line the bases in the muffin…
to talk over: to discuss or consider a situation with others Examples of TALK OVER In fact, Yemenis get together to talk over a chew and it is a very social event. To talk over a poem with him is like getting you to put a sentence into dialect.
let alone: and certainly not (also: not to mention, to say nothing of) Examples of LET ALONE He would never walk again let alone play golf. He doesn’t even speak his own language well, let alone French.
to make sure: to be sure, to ascertain (also: to make certain) Examples of TO MAKE SURE We need to make sure that our files are in order. We’re going to make sure that this is the best meal you’ll have in the entire city.