Category: Languages
Created by: marija.horvat
Number of Blossarys: 21
English (EN) To purchase a business or a company; to purchase all of a person's shares or stock. This idiom is separable and similar in meaning to the idiom "to take over". Example: Larger companies ...
To buy a complete stock of. This idiom is separable. Example: Before the hurricane struck, resident bought up all the food and water in local stores. The government plans to buy up all the surplus ...
To become popular or widespread; to understand, to appreciate a joke. This idiom is often used with the preposition "to" for the second definition. Example: Fashion of the past often catch ...
To desire greatly, to be determined to. Example: She has her heart set on taking a trip abroad. Todd has his heart set on going to medical school and becoming a doctor.
To abstain from, stop using as a habit; to release or discharge from a job. Example: If you're trying to lose weight, you should lay off sweet things. If business continues to be slow, we will ...
Not to disturb, to stay away from; to let alone. This idiom is separable. Example: Leave the baby alonefor a while, and she may fall asleep. After the cat had scratched Peter twice, he left it alone.
To slacken, to lessen in intensity; to relax or ease one's effort. Example: If the rain doesn't let up soon, we wont be able to have our picnic. When she is working, she never lets up for a ...
