to take a walk, stroll,hike, etc.: to go for a walk, stroll, hike, etc. Examples of TAKE A WALK Suffering from writer’s block, Haruki wanted to take a walk to clear his head. My favorite part of the vacation was when we decided to take a stroll along the beach at sunset. I hoped to…

to eat in/to eat out: to eat at home/to eat in a restaurant Examples of TO EAT IN/TO EAT OUT We decided to eat in and I made spaghetti and meatballs. We decided to eat out and tried a new restaurant downtown.

to burn up: to destroy completely by fire; to make angry or very annoyed(also to tick off) Examples of TO BURN UP The fire was able to burn up the house very quickly. You know what burns me up more than anything else?

to think over: to consider carefully before deciding Examples of THINK OVER “I’ll tell you tomorrow. I’m going to want to think over your proposal,” said the businessman to his associate. You’ll want to think over your options before picking the right college for you.

to cut short: to make shorter, to interrupt Examples of TO CUT SHORT The moderator asked the speaker to cut short his talk because there wasn’t much time remaining for questions from the audience. We were very unfortunate when we received bad news from home that forced us to cut our trip short.

would rather: prefer to (also: would just as soon) Examples of WOULD RATHER I would rather go biking than running, because biking is easier on my knees. He would rather go to the salad bar, but she wanted to go to the steakhouse.