to burn up
to burn up: to destroy completely by fire; to make angry or very annoyed
(also to tick off)
Examples of TO BURN UP
- The fire was able to burn up the house very quickly.
- You know what burns me up more than anything else?
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to feel like
to feel like: to have the desire to, to want to considerThis idiom is usually followed by a gerund (the –ingform of a verb used as anoun). Examples of TO FEEL LIKE I’m not hungry yet, but I know I’m going to feel like pizza for dinner. When you’re exhausted, you feel like you haven’t…
to catch up
to catch up: to work with the purpose of fulfilling a requirement or beingequal to others Examples of TO CATCH UP They still fall behind, only now they lack the energy or enthusiasm to catch up. If pupils fall behind, a second teacher can be sent in to help them to catch up.
to keep up
to keep up: to prevent from sleeping; to continue maintaining (speed, level of work, condition, etc.) Examples of TO KEEP UP If we can keep up this speed, we should arrive there in about three hours. That student has been getting all As. I hope he can keep it up.
to brush up on
to brush up on: to review something in order to refresh one’s memory Examples of TO BRUSH UP ON The old doctor mistakenly thought he didn’t need to brush up on the procedure, and it caused more complications for the patient. Let’s brush up on our sales techniques before the holiday rush.
to look over
to look over: to examine, to inspect closely (also: to go over, to read over,to check over) Examples of LOOK OVER The supervisor scheduled a meeting to look over her report. The doctor needed to look over the file in detail, before he could reach a correct diagnosis.
Crocodile tears
Crocodile tears: False or fake tears. Examples: Politicians love to cry crocodile tears about how hard it is to cut government spending. President Obama shed his crocodile tears for the latest group of victims.