to look out on
to look out on: to face, to overlook
Examples of TO LOOK OUT ON
– We really enjoy our new apartment that looks out on a river.
– Their rear window looks out on a lovely garden.
to look out on: to face, to overlook
– We really enjoy our new apartment that looks out on a river.
– Their rear window looks out on a lovely garden.
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 put away: to remove from slight, to put in the proper place Examples of PUT AWAY The kid refused to put away his toys and so he didn’t get his allowance. He wanted to put away the leftovers right away, so they wouldn’t spoil.
to point out: to show, to indicate, to bring to one’s attention Examples of POINT OUT “I thought it was important for me to point out your mistake in this equation,” the math professor told his student. Because it was my first day on the job, I didn’t want to point out things I thought…
to stand a chance: to have the possibility of accomplishing something Examples of TO STAND A CHANCE With coast guard teams using the Stiletto, smugglers seem not to stand a chance. Poor little child doesn’t stand a chance at a good life, being with such losers.
to get in/to get on: to enter or to board a vehicleto get in is used for cars; to get on is used for all other forms of transportation. Examples of GET IN It’s impossible to get in the car from the passenger’s side, since Steve’s accident. We need you to get in the game!
to come to: to regain consciousness; to equal, to amount to Examples of TO COME TO At first they thought that the man was dead, but soon he came to. o The bill for groceries at the supermarket came to fifty dollars.