on time: exactly at the correct time, punctually Examples of ON TIME Melissa is such a good student; she always hands in all her papers on time. I accelerated down the road, hoping to be on time for the play.

to shake hands: to exchange greetings by clasping hands Examples of SHAKE HANDS It’s customary to shake hands when you first meet someone. It was then that she decided, rather than giving him a kiss at the end of the date, only to shake hands.

by far: by a great margin, clearly Examples of BY FAR Germany continued to have by far the largest trade surplus in the currency area. This was one of the best dishes by far and nobody is reinventing the wheel here.

to go on: to happen; to resume, to continue (also: to keep on) Examples of GO ON We’ll need a lantern to go on, now that night has fallen. I’m unable to go on pretending and I’ve decided to be honest.

to buy out: to purchase a business or company; to purchase all of a person’s chares or stock Examples of TO BUY OUT When the larger scale media companies buy out the more smaller-scaled or local companies they become more powerful within the market. The other directors have offered to buy me out.

to take on: to employ, to hire; to accept responsibility for, to undertake Examples of TO TAKE ON That factory is taking a lot of new employees on for its new production line. Would you be willing to take on the task of organizing the next company picnic?