to hear from: to receive news or information fromTo hear from is used for receiving a letter, telephone call, etc., from a personor organization. Examples of TO HEAR FROM I hope to hear from you next week, when you’re back in town. If you don’t honor the contract, you’re going to hear from my lawyer!

to cut out: to remove by cutting; to stop doing something (for thesecond definition, also: to knock it off) Examples of TO CUT OUT Employees coached her as she used their machinery to cut out and assemble shoes. Use the cutter to cut out 12 discs and use to line the bases in the muffin…

all of a sudden: suddenly, without warning (also: all at once) Examples of ALL OF A SUDDEN It seems like, all of a sudden, you’re mad at me, and I can never figure out why. All of a sudden, the storm subsided and the rain stopped.  

Chicken feed: A very small amount of money. Examples: Of course I can afford $800. That’s just chicken feed. He’s so rich that $1000 is chicken feed to him.

to put on: to gain (pounds or weight); to present, to perform Examples of TO PUT ON It sounds odd but I actually managed to put on weight during my five-day ordeal. It reminded me of a family reunion where some of the kids got up to put on show.

to sell out: to sell all items; to arrange for the sale of a company or business Examples of TO SELL OUT – That store is closing its doors for good and is selling out everything this weekend.– If my new business enterprise is successful, I’ll sell it out for a few million dollars.