to be cut out for: to have the necessary skills or talent for
The idiom is most often used in the negative or in questions.
– John is certainly not cut out for the work of a trial lawyer.
– Are you certain that you are cut out for that kind of job.
to take place: to occur, to happen according to plan Examples of TAKE PLACE The organization’s rules mandate that the conference has to take place in a new country every year. Jamie was frantic when he thought that the hearing was going to take place at 9:00, but it was really at 11:00.
to turn out: to become or result; to appear, to attend (also: to come out) Examples of TO TURN OUT The Judge threatened the young boy with a long time in jail, only because the Judge wanted him to turn out to be a model citizen. Because I hadn’t built furniture before, I wasn’t expecting…
a bone of contention: something which people argue and disagree over.Examples: Medicaid costs have long been a bone of contention between counties and the state. How climate change will affect hurricanes has long been a bone of contention.
to make out: to do, to succeed, to progress Examples of TO MAKE OUT The bank robbers were hoping to make out with a lot more money than they got. I’m not able to make out exactly what you mean.
to tear up: to rip into small pieces Examples of TO TEAR UP Let’s tear up the rule book and just do our own thing! Reports said he tore up the check and threw some of the pieces out of the window.
according to: in the order of; on the authority of Examples of ACCORDING TO Around $386 billion was spent, according to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Demand for this game was, according to ticket seller StubHub, at a record level.