to be up to
to be up to: to be responsible for deciding; to be doing as a regular activity
Examples of TO BE UP TO
- I can tell when you’re up to something, but I don’t know what yet.
- Sam is always getting up to trouble.
to be up to: to be responsible for deciding; to be doing as a regular activity
to look forward to: to expect or anticipate with pleasureThis idiom can be followed by a regular noun or a gerund. Examples of TO LOOK FORWARD TO Without a vacation coming up, I have nothing to look forward to. Mark and Kyle were looking forward to a chance to talk.
above all: mainly, especially Examples of ABOVE ALL The emperor demanded to be respected above all others in his retinue. When you’re under oath, above all, you must tell the truth.
to blow up: to inflate, to fill with air; to explode, to destroy (or be destroyed) by explosion Examples of TO BLOW UP Linda must have been pretty angry to blow up at you like that. A storm blew up off the east coast.
to get out of/to get off: to leave or to descend from a vehicle.To get out of is used for cars; to get off is used for all other forms of transportation. Examples of GET OUT OF “We’ve got to get out of this place,” sang the cover band. You have to work very hard to…
to stop by: to visit or stop somewhere briefly in order to do something Examples of TO STOP BY Stop by and learn how you might be able to make a difference for your neighbors. If we stop by the house at dinnertime, Mom says she’s already eaten and is full.
to take down: to remove from an elevated place; to write what is said, to note Examples of TO TAKE DOWN We should take the pictures down from the wall and clean off the dust. The secretary took down everything that was said at the meeting.