to hand in
to hand in: to submit or deliver something that is due
Examples of TO HAND IN
- All the sale people hand their weekly reports in on Friday.
- Every student has to hand in an original composition each week of the
- semester.
to hand in: to submit or deliver something that is due
a sore point/spot: a subject which someone would prefer not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassedExamples Try not to mention baldness while he’s here – it’s a sore spot for him. Annual running operation now comes to $5.4 million, a sore point in Parliament.
to look up to: to admire, to respect greatly Examples of TO LOOK UP ON Adaptability, diversity and positive thought will lead others to look up to you. Traditionally juries love judges, because they look up to them and respect them.
to take turns: to alternate, to change people while doing something Examples of TAKE TURNS The well-behaved children knew how to take turns on the swing set. The skiers had to take turns going down the slope.
to be up: to expire, to be finishedThis idiom is used only with the word time as the subject. Examples of BE UP When the time is up, he said, they will have to move out or buy the mobile home. As soon as your time is up they sack you and get another free…
to run out of: to exhaust the supply of, not to have more of Examples of TO RUN OUT OF It was new construction, and the builders ran out of money to complete the work. The 10-point lead would hold, as the Red Wolves ran out of gas down the stretch.
to bring about: to happen Examples of TO BRING ABOUT The Internet has brought about a new age in educating people about their health. The same is true for the business transformations brought about by the Internet.