to stay up: to remain awake, not to go to bed Examples of TO STAY UP  She tried to stay up to watch the Tigers earlier this week, but she fell asleep. We’d stay up all night and then wake up and go to some diner and eat fried food.

to put down: to suppress, to quell; to criticize unfairly Examples of TO PUT DOWN The troops easily put down the rebellion. The police arrived just in time to put down the disturbance before it got very serious.

day in and day out: continuously, constantly (also: day after day; forlonger periods of time, year in and year out and year after year) Examples of DAY IN AND DAY OUT I need more responsibilities; I just make widgets, day in and day out. Day in and day out, all you do is complain! Lots…

out of order: not in working condition Examples of OUT OF ORDER When my cell phone ran out of battery, I tried the pay phone, but it was out of order. It seems like one of the projectors is always out of order, but the others always work fine.

to get used to: to become used to, to become adjusted to Examples of TO GET USED TO Whenever I come home from vacation, it takes me a few days to get used to my routine again. It doesn’t work like a conventional shifter, but I found it easy to get used to.

to tear up: to rip into small pieces Examples of TO TEAR UP Let’s tear up the rule book and just do our own thing! Reports said he tore up the check and threw some of the pieces out of the window.