to taste of
to taste of: to have the same flavor as
Examples of TO TASTE OF
- This omelet tastes of onions. Did you put any in?
- If you don’t cover that dish, everything in the refrigerator will taste of cabbage.
to taste of: to have the same flavor as
to live down: to overcome the shame or embarrassment of something. Examples of LIVE DOWN It’ll take some time to live down this embarrassment; everyone has heard about it. With his charitable activities, Danial found it easy to live down his tax problems.
in touch: having contact Examples of IN TOUCH He likes that his former players keep in touch and come back for alumni weekend. We have remained in touch throughout the years, through sad and happy occasions.
to stay in: to remain at home, not to go out Examples of TO STAY IN On a rainy day, I like to stay in and read. We stay in almost every night and watch television.
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…
for good: permanently, forever Examples of FOR GOOD “I’m ending this conversation for good!” she yelled, storming out and slamming the door. It feels great to have the race finished for good.
to cut down on: to reduce, to lessen (also: to cut back on) Examples of TO CUT DOWN ON As she was making her budget, she realized she needed to cut down on her expenses. My doctor told me to cut down on desserts.