to get up: to arise, to rise from a bed; to make someone arise Examples of GET UP After a good sleep, Matt was ready to get up and go to work. You’ll need to get up the courage to tell your boss what you think.

all along: all the time, from the beginning (without change) Examples of ALL ALONG After we searched and searched, it turned out that the turtle was in his crate all along! We knew all along that Jeremy would win the election.

to get lost: to become lost; to go away in order not to bother Examples of TO GET LOST It turned out to be an even better thing as I got lost on my way to the airport. So I told him to get lost, and that we could raise the baby separately.

to back up: to drive or go backwards (S); to defend, to support (S); to return to a previous thought Examples of TO BACK UP So it plans to buy back up to $10 million of its stock over the next few months Unfortunately, the rates haven’t gone back up, and people are dealing with…

to try out:to test, to use during a trial period Examples of TO TRY OUT The actress couldn’t wait to try out for the big movie role. I’m going to try out a new diner, if you’d like to come with me.

to go out: to stop functioning; to stop burning; to leave home or work (also:to step out) Examples of GO OUT I bought groceries because it is too expensive to go out to restaurants every night. David was going to go out of town for a few weeks, and so he asked Anna to water…