1. under the weather: not feeling well, sick
- Ex: John stayed home from work because he was feeling under the weather.
- Ex: When you cat cold, you feel under the weather.
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2. to hang up: to place clothes on a hook or hanger ; to replace the receiver on the phone at the end of a conversation
- Ex: Would you like me to hang up your coat for you in the closet?
- Ex: The operator told me to hang the phone up and call the number again.
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3. to count on: to trust someone in time of need (also: to depend on)
- Ex: I can count on my parents to help me in an emergency.
- Ex: Don’t depend on Frank to lend you any money; he doesn’t have any.
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4. to make friends: to become friendly with others
- Ex: Patricia is a shy girl and doesn’t make friends easily.
- Ex: During the cruise Ronald made friends with almost everyone on the ship.
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5. out of order: not in working condition
- Ex: The elevator was out or order, so we had to walk to the tenth floor of the building.
- Ex: We couldn’t use the soft drink machine because it was out of order.
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6. few and far between: not frequent, unusual, rare
- Ex: The times that our children get to stay up late are few and far between.
- Ex: Airplane travel is very safe because accidents are few and far between.
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7. to look over: to examine, to inspect closely (also: to go over, to read over, to check over)
- Ex: Go over is different from the other forms because it is not separable.
- Ex: I want to look my homework over again before I give it to the teacher.
- Ex: The politician went over his speech before the important presentation.
- Ex: You should never sign any legal paper without checking it over first.
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8. to have (time) off: to have free time, not to have to work (also: to take time off )
- Ex: The related form to take time off is used when someone makes a decision to have free time, sometimes when others might not agree with the decision.
- Ex: Every morning the company workers have time off for a coffee break.
- Ex: Several workers took the afternoon off to go to a baseball game.
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9. to go on: to happen; to resume, to continue (also: to keep on)
- Ex: Many people gathered near the accident to see what was going on.
- Ex: I didn’t mean to interrupt you. Please go on.
- Ex: The speaker kept on talking even though most of the audience had left.
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10. to put out: extinguish, to cause to stop functioning
Ex: To put out has the same meaning as to turn off (Lesson 1) for a light fixture.
- Ex: No smoking is allowed in here. Please put out your cigarette.
- Ex: The fire fighters worked hard to put the brush fire out.
- Ex: Please put out the light before you leave. Okay, I’ll put it out.
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11. all of a sudden: suddenly, without warning (also: all at once)
- Ex: All of a sudden Ed appeared at the door. We weren’t expecting him to drop by.
- Ex: All at once Millie got up and left the house without any explanation.
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