have got to
have got to: must (also: have to)
Examples of HAVE GOT TO
- You have got to check out a new restaurant I found; it’s wonderful.
- I have got to get my essay turned in on time!
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to get in touch with
to get in touch with: to communicate with, to contact Examples of TO GET IN TOUCH WITH It was nice signing up for Facebook because it helped me to get in touch with a lot of my old friends from grade school. I’ve tried calling you five times and you never answer – it’s impossible…
a lost cause
a lost cause: a hopeless case, a person or situation having no hope of positivechange. Examples of A LOST CAUSE Repeat these steps as necessary to remove the stain, but it may be a lost cause. Even this late in the game, the search for the black boxes is not a lost cause.
to get along
to get along: to make progress; to manage to live in a certain state of health Examples of TO GET ALONG Everyone is getting along pretty great and getting to know each other. She speaks little English, but Christa Nichols says they are getting along well.
to be cut out for
to be cut out for: to have the necessary skills or talent forThe idiom is most often used in the negative or in questions. Examples of TO BE CUT OUT FOR – John is certainly not cut out for the work of a trial lawyer.– Are you certain that you are cut out for that…
to throw out
to throw out: to discard; to remove by force; to refuse to consider, to reject Examples of TO THROW OUT – Instead of throwing out our paper waste in the office, we should recycle it.– When a fight broke out between two people on the dance floor, the management threw them out.
to live down
to live down: to overcome the shame or embarrassment of something. Examples of LIVE DOWN It’ll take some time to live down this embarrassment; everyone has heard about it. With his charitable activities, Danial found it easy to live down his tax problems.