all right
all right: acceptable,fine; yes, okay
Examples of ALL RIGHT
- I told her after the accident that everything was going to be all right.
- All right, team, let’s go win this game!
all right: acceptable,fine; yes, okay
to make fun of: to laugh at, to joke about Examples of TO MAKE FUN OF If you make fun of yourself first, you stop other people from making fun of you. That’s like a fighter on the canvas making fun of his opponent’s knockout punch.
to put down: to suppress, to quell; to criticize unfairly Examples of TO PUT DOWN The troops easily put down the rebellion. The police arrived just in time to put down the disturbance before it got very serious.
to keep away (from): to stay at a distance (from) ; to avoid use of (also:stay away from) Examples of TO KEEP AWAY Keep candles away from any combustible items such as curtains, bed spreads, etc. We try to eat healthily and like to stay away from preservatives and pesticides.
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.
Crocodile tears: False or fake tears. Examples: Politicians love to cry crocodile tears about how hard it is to cut government spending. President Obama shed his crocodile tears for the latest group of victims.
to know by sight: to recognize Examples of TO KNOW BY SIGHT I had a look around but as Jarrod’s Dad is the only one I know by sight it was a bit of a forlorn hope. If everybody doesn’t know everybody by name they’ll certainly know each other by sight.