IDIOMS---2005/Sep/16

2005/Sep/16

01. can't do with out: be unable to manage or control someone or something.

02. bound to (do something): certain to do something / no doubt to be

03. take someone for: assumed

04. try out: to try / to test

05. tear something down: take down, destroy / disassemble

06. teat something up: tear something up into small pieces

07. at heart: basically, fundamentally

08. about to (do something): on the point of doing something.

09. blow up: burst

10. blow out: extinguish

11. become of: happen to

12. bite off more than once can chew: try to do more than one is able to do.

13. tell apart: distinguish between two things or people.

14. day in and day out: regularly, all the time