so far: until now, until the present time (also: up to now, as of yet) Examples of  SO FAR “So far I’ve made ten dollars from my lemonade stand,” he said excitedly. Good looks will only take you so far; you need a strong education and lots of experience.

to fill out: to complete a form Examples of TO FILL OUT The tax professional enjoyed the process of filling out forms for people; it was relaxing. Those who said they could serve were given forms with 125 questions to fill out.

to tell apart: to distinguish between (also: to pick apart, to tell from) Examples of TO TELL APART Mark and Andy look so alike I can’t tell them apart. I don’t know anything about jazz, so I couldn’t tell any of the songs apart.

to take after: to resemble a parent or close relative (for physical appearanceonly, also: to look like) Examples of TO TAKE AFTER Little Kevin was a very good soccer player; he must take after his father. My son doesn’t take after me at all.

up to date: modern; current, timely Examples of UP TO DATE You need to keep me up to date on how you’re doing with this project. The new computer had all the up to date software already installed.

to wait up for: to wait until late at night without going to bed Examples of TO WAIT UP FOR Would it be terribly rude to wait up for him to chat about his lawn maintenance? He said he waited up for a while, but then fell asleep.