in vain
in vain: useless, without the desired result
Examples of IN VAIN
- The last-minute get-out-the-vote effort was in vain, because the opposition candidate still lost.
- The director didn’t even see me, so all the rehearsing I did was in vain.
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to get over
to get over: to recover from an illness; to accept a loss or sorrow Examples of GET OVER “We just need to get over this wall,” said the prisoner who was leading the escape. The sick man hoped to get over his illness quickly.
on purpose
on purpose: for a reason, deliberately Examples of ON PURPOSE “So you’re telling me that you lost the game on purpose?” the commissioner asked the baseball player who was accused of taking a bribe. I tried to explain that the boy didn’t break the window on purpose, so his parents wouldn’t be mad at him.
to take by surprise
to take by surprise: to surprise, to amaze, to astonish Examples of TO TAKE BY SURPRISE The offer of a high-paying position with another company took me by surprise. The president’s announcement that the university was in financial trouble didn’t take anyone by surprise.
to put up
to put up: to tolerate, to accept unwillingly Examples of TO PUT UP The boxer who hadn’t trained wasn’t able to put up a fight. Sometimes you need to put up with rude people.
to cut out
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…
Chicken feed
Chicken feed: A very small amount of money. Examples: Of course I can afford $800. That’s just chicken feed. He’s so rich that $1000 is chicken feed to him.