o Willie hopes that the watch he lost last Sunday shows up soon.
o We've looked everywhere for that book, but it hasn't turned up yet.to clean out: to empty, to tidy by removing (S); to steal, to rob (S); to buy or
purchase all of something (S)
o It's time for you to clean out your closet so that you can store more
things in there.
o A burglar entered my apartment while I was gone and cleaned me out.
He took over $200 in cash and jewelry.
o Thousands of shoppers cleaned out the store that had gone bankrupt
and was selling all its remaining products at very reduced prices.
LESSON 24
to knock out: to make unconscious (S); to impress or attract greatly (S)
This idiom can be made into the noun form knockout for both definitions.
o The prizefighter knocked out his opponent with one punch in the first
five seconds of the first round. It was the fastest knockout in boxing
history.
o Linda's beautiful appearance and slender figure really knock me out.
Isn't she a real knockout tonight?
to knock one self out: to work very hard (sometimes too hard) to do
something
A reflexive pronoun must divided the idiom.
o She really knocked herself out trying to pass that difficult class.
o Don't knock yourself out during practice. Save your strength for the
competition later.
to carry out: to accomplish, to execute (S) (also: to go through with)
o It's easy to write down a plan for losing weight, but much harder to
carry it out.
o Charles promised to go through with his plan to enroll in graduate
school and get an advanced degree.
to run into: to meet someone unexpectedly; to crash or collide into (also: to
bump into)
o It was a shock to run into an old friend from high school recently.
o The drunk driver was slightly injured when he ran into a telephone
pole.
to set out: to start traveling toward a place (also: to set off, to heat out); to
arrange or display neatly (also: to lay out) (S)
o We set out for the top of the mountain at dawn. Unfortunately, as we
set off, it started to snow heavily, so we decided to head out again later.
o The children tried to set out the dishes on the table, but their dad had
to help to lay the dishes out properly.
to draw up: to create by drawing, such as a map (S); to prepare documents
or legal papers (S)