all day long:  (also all week, month, year long) the entire day, week, month, year Examples of ALL (DAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR) LONG I loved the band’s new single so much that I listened to it all day long. All month long, she’s been trying to save money for her vacation.  

to go off: to explode; to sound as an alarm; to leave suddenly withoutexplanation Examples of TO GO OFF The journalist decided to go off on his own, quit the newspaper, and started his own website. The boring horror movie even had somebody who left to explore, despite being warned not to go off on…

to live up to: to fulfill (a standard or promise) Examples of TO LIVE UP TO It was clear that the lazy student would never live up to his family’s expectations. It surprised us that the car salesperson lived up to all the promises he made.

to be used to: be accustomed to Examples of TO BE USED TO He is used to taking snaps under center and is accustomed to a pro-style offense. I am used to using one hand to punch in names and send e-mails and text messages.

to rule out: to refuse to consider, to prohibit Examples of TO RULE OUT Despite the man’s condition, he could not be ruled out as a suspect, Akers said. The price of half-decent tomatoes at this time of year rules that one out.

to come about: to happen Examples of TO COME ABOUT I didn’t find any explanation in the newspaper about how the political coup came about. The flood came about as a result of the heavy winter rains