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(^132) Spo}en English II
Example: They checked in at the Ritz yesterday.
Check into = register on arriving at a hotel or at the airport
Example: They checked into the Ritz yesterday.
Check out = pay the bill when leaving a hotel
Example: She checked out and took a cab to the airport.
Check out = die
Example: She checked out last week, the funeral's tomorrow.
Check out of = settle up and pay before leaving a hotel
Example: Guests have to check out of the hotel before midday.
Cheer up = be less unhappy
Example: Come on, CHEER Up, it isn't all bad, you know.
Chew over = think about an issue
Example: He asked for a few days to chew the matter over before
he made a final decision.
Chicken out = be too afraid to do something
Example: I chickened out of the bungee jumping when I saw how
high it was.
Chill out = relax
Example: I'm staying at home and chilling out this evening.
Chuck up = vomit, be sick
Example: He got ridiculously drunk and chucked up in the back of
the minicab on the way home.
Clean out = tidy up thoroughly and throwaway unwanted things.
Example: I really must clean the study out, there's stuff all over the
floor and piles of paper everywhere.
Clean up = tidy and clean