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.
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to catch fire
to catch fire: to begin to burn Examples of TO CATCH FIRE Clay would make them less likely to catch fire from a dropped match or cigarette. The wax drips everywhere and I’m always on edge that something will catch fire.
to take one's time
to take one’s time: to do without rush, not to hurry Examples of TAKE ONE’S TIME The landlord will need to take his time to draft the new lease. The artist wanted to take his time on his masterpiece.
to give out
to give out: to distribute; to become exhausted or depleted Examples of TO GIVE OUT An usher stood at the door of the theater giving out programs. I couldn’t finish the ten-mile race because my energy gave out.
to throw out
to throw out: to discard; to remove by force; to refuse to consider, to reject Examples of TO THROW OUT – Instead of throwing out our paper waste in the office, we should recycle it.– When a fight broke out between two people on the dance floor, the management threw them out.
out of the question
out of the question: impossible, not feasible Examples of OUT OF THE QUESTION Buying a new car is out of the question, especially before we pay off the old car. If we close this deal, a raise wouldn’t be out of the question for you!
to take hold of
to take hold of: to grasp, to grip with the heads Examples of TO TAKE HOLD OF The police needs to take hold of the situation before it goes out of control. We were able to take hold of the throttle and stop the runaway train.