let alone
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.
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to make good time
to make good time: to travel a sufficient distance at a reasonable speed Examples of TO MAKE GOOD TIME We loaded the car with snacks; we don’t want to stop because we need to make good time to the coast. The flight made good time and we landed twenty minutes early.
to keep up
to keep up: to prevent from sleeping; to continue maintaining (speed, level of work, condition, etc.) Examples of TO KEEP UP If we can keep up this speed, we should arrive there in about three hours. That student has been getting all As. I hope he can keep it up.
to go over
to go over: to be appreciated or accepted Examples of TO GO OVER A strategic planning board She knows that won’t go over well in a lot of places. This does not go over well with her friends or family, particularly her husband.
out of date
out of date: not modern; not current, not timely; no longer available in published form Examples of OUT OF DATE The theme party had everyone listening to one-hit-wonders from the 1980s, wearing all sorts of out of date clothes. That study might be out-of-date, Schwartz said, but it does provide percentages.
to do without
to do without: survive or exist without something (also: to go without) Examples of TO DO WITHOUT The split pea soup recipe can do without including potatoes for thickening. I’m unable to do without at least eight hours of sleep every night.
upside down
upside down: with the upper side turned toward the lower side Examples of UPSIDE DOWN Nobody noticed that the abstract painting was hung on the wall upside down. After the second hit, the truck rolled over into a ditch and landed upside down.