In all honesty: Said when ​expressing ​your ​opinion ​honestly, ​seriously, or ​truthfully: Examples of IN ALL HONESTY In all ​honesty, I do have some ​criticisms to make. You can certainly apply for the job, but, in all honesty, I don’t think you’ll get it.

for the time being: temporarily (also: for now) Examples of FOR THE TIME BEING For the time being, you’ll need to get extra rest, until you’re healthy again. The project was almost done, but for the time being, it was horrible.

to look forward to: to expect or anticipate with pleasureThis idiom can be followed by a regular noun or a gerund. Examples of TO LOOK FORWARD TO Without a vacation coming up, I have nothing to look forward to. Mark and Kyle were looking forward to a chance to talk.

to make sense: to be sensible or reasonable Examples of TO MAKE SENSE It only makes sense that ticket demand will go up, and ticket prices will go up. It makes sense to wait until a sunny day to visit the park together.

to buy up: to buy the complete stock of Examples of TO BUY UP Foreign investors are taking advantage of the housing bust to buy up properties. The Treasury would buy up mortgage securities to stabilize the financial system.

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.