to throw out: to discard; to remove by force; to refuse to consider, to reject Examples of TO THROW OUT – Instead of throwing out our paper waste in the office, we should recycle it.– When a fight broke out between two people on the dance floor, the management threw them out.

to wait on: to serve in a store or restaurant Examples of WAIT ON You should arrive on time, because the job interviewer won’t want to wait on you. The hockey players had to wait on the last game to end before they could start.

to make good time: to travel a sufficient distance at a reasonable speed Examples of TO MAKE GOOD TIME We loaded the car with snacks; we don’t want to stop because we need to make good time to the coast. The flight made good time and we landed twenty minutes early.

to get through: to finish, to complete Examples of TO GET THROUGH We need a horse or a mule to carry our packs, or we’ll never be able to get through the rough canyon. Jason was determined to get through his last year of college without skipping a single class.

to burn down: to burn slowly, but completely (usually said of candles); todestroy completely by fire Example of TO BURN DOWN The fire was able to burn down the house very quickly. After two days of the city burning down it began to rain and doused the remaining fire.

a babe in the woods: Someone who does not know much and can easily be deceived.Examples of A BABE IN THE WOODS He was a babe in the woods when he first came to London. But when the playoffs started, he was a babe in the woods.