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 cheer up: to make happier, to feel less sad Examples of TO CHEER UP We all tried to cheer up the little boy when he stared to cry. After the death of Deanne’s husband, it was difficult to cheer her up at all.
to build up: to increase slowly, to make stronger gradually Examples of TO BUILD UP They certainly have built up a vibrant user community in a short period of time. These deficits have been built up over the past 10 years and nobody said a peep.
to become of: to happen to (a missing object or person) Examples of TO BECOME OF In the meanwhile, what has become of us as a previously identified open society? I might have missed this, but what has become of the existing child trust funds?
to break in: gradually to prepare something for use that is new and stiff;to interrupt (for the second definition, also: to cut in) Examples of TO BREAK IN It is best to break a new car in by driving it slowly for the first few hundred miles. While Carrie and I were talking, Bill broke in…
quite a few: many Examples of QUITE A FEW The journalist was about to tell quite a few secrets about the politician. There are quite a few problems with the presentation, and it’ll take a lot of time to fix.
let alone: and certainly not (also: not to mention, to say nothing of) Examples of LET ALONE He would never walk again let alone play golf. He doesn’t even speak his own language well, let alone French.