to call on
to call on: to ask for a response from; to visit (also: to drop in on)
Examples of CALL ON
- I thought it would be fun to call on my friend while I was doing my presentation.
- The teacher managed to call on me in every class.
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to call it a day/night
to all it a day/night: to stop working for the test of the day/night Examples of TO CALL IT A DAY/NIGHT I’m going to have to call it a night in a few minutes but thanks for all your emails. After working for ten hours, I decided to call it a day, even though my…
to make do
to make do: to manage, to cope Examples of TO MAKE DO Employers will learn to streamline their processes and make do with less people. Performers make do with makeshift dressing rooms in a corridor behind the stage.
to count on
to count on: to trust someone in time of need (also: to depend on) Examples of COUNT ON We’ll be able to count on Todd; everyone knows he’s reliable and gets things done on time. The store manager was able to count on the celebrity to make a big purchase.
to take part in
to take part in: to be involved in, to participate in (also: to be in on) Examples of TAKE PART IN The students in 1968 believed that it was their destiny to take part in an overhaul of their whole society. The model was excited to take part in her first runway show.
to grow out of
to grow out of: to outgrow, to become too old for; to be a result of Examples of TO GROW OUT OF Mom knew I was going to grow out of my adolescent crabbiness. She bought her friend’s baby bigger shoes, that she wouldn’t grow out of so quickly.
in time to
in time to: before the time necessary to do something Examples of IN TIME TO He had good position but had not turned his head in time to see the ball arrive. Officers went to the hospital, but did not arrive in time to talk to the victim.