for once
for once: this one time, for only one time
Examples of FOR ONCE
- For once they were the stars, not just a sideshow in the track-and-field circus.
- For once I agree that the brilliant Shaw talks his way into a theatrical morass.
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to break off
to break off: to terminate, to discontinue Examples of TO BREAK OFF Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations, and Argentina withdrew its ambassador. Olivia and Alex were once engaged, but they have already broken it off.
to look on
to look on: to watch as a spectator, to observe Examples of TO LOOK ON Residents looking on from apartment block windows waved and whistled in support. The other is just how good it feels to be looking on with a solid balance sheet.
to take apart
to take apart: to disassemble, to separate the parts of something Examples of TO TAKE APART He’d have to take it apart each winter and put it back together again by spring. As a child, Gary used to take doorknobs apart and put them back together.
to take down
to take down: to remove from an elevated place; to write what is said, to note Examples of TO TAKE DOWN We should take the pictures down from the wall and clean off the dust. The secretary took down everything that was said at the meeting.
to get better, worse, etc.
to get better, worse, etc.: to become better, worse, etc. Examples of GET BETTER, WORSE I practice the violin every day, because I know there’s no other way to get better. When he got the angry call from his manager, he knew his day was going to get worse.
to make do
to make do: to manage, to cope Examples of TO MAKE DO Employers will learn to streamline their processes and make do with less people. Performers make do with makeshift dressing rooms in a corridor behind the stage.