to look on
to look on: to watch as a spectator, to observe
Examples of TO LOOK ON
- Residents looking on from apartment block windows waved and whistled in support.
- The other is just how good it feels to be looking on with a solid balance sheet.
to look on: to watch as a spectator, to observe
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 bring out: to show or introduce (to the public); to make available Examples of TO BRING OUT Most automobile companies bring out new models each year. My mother brought some snacks out for my friends and me to have.
day in and day out: continuously, constantly (also: day after day; forlonger periods of time, year in and year out and year after year) Examples of DAY IN AND DAY OUT I need more responsibilities; I just make widgets, day in and day out. Day in and day out, all you do is complain! Lots…
to lie down: to place oneself in a flat position, to recline Examples of LIE DOWN Bell told the woman to lie down on the floor because he had a gun, Chitwood said. She asks them to lie down, close their eyes and imagine they are at the hospital.
to have in mind: to be considering, to be thinking Examples of TO HAVE IN MIND As for the long-term future of the scheme, I wonder what your sons have in mind. Do you have anything in mind?
a bitter pill to swallow: unpleasant, but has to be acceptedExamples: Losing my job was initially a bitter pill to swallow. It’s a bitter pill to swallow but a difficult cure promises the best result.