TO DEVELOP

TO DEVELOP

• New printing method is being developed by his company. It'll probably be two times faster than currently used solutions.
• Our new house is being developed by a German company. I hope it'll be finished soon.

TO INVOLVE

TO INVOLVE

• What does the job involve? Will I have to travel a lot?
• Schools involve parents in their children education.

TO PIERCE

TO PIERCE

• Most women have had their ears pierced, so that they can wear jewelry.
• Last summer his leg was pierced with a knife. He hasn't gotten over it yet.

WRINKLE

WRINKLE

• Human faces become covered with wrinkles, as a result of the natural process of ageing.
• She couldn't stand the growing number of wrinkles on her face, so she decided on a plastic surgery.

to go on / to keep on

to go on: to happen; to resume, to continue (also: to keep on)

• Many people gathered near the accident to see what was going on.
• I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please go on.
• The speaker kept on talking even though most of the audience had left.

to have (time) off / to take time off

to have (time) off: to have free time, not to have to work (also: to take time off (S) )

The related form (S) to take time off is used when someone makes a decision to have free time, sometimes when others might not agree with the decision.

• Every morning the company workers have time off for a coffee break.
• Several workers took the afternoon off to go to a baseball game.

to look over / to go over / to read over/ to check over

to look over: to examine, to inspect closely (also: to go over, to read over, to check over) (S)

Go over is different from the other forms because it is not separable.

• I want to look my homework over again before I give it to the teacher.
• The politician went over his speech before the important presentation.
• You should never sign any legal paper without checking it over first.

To come up with

To come up with : to find, to discover

• After worrying for days, I finally came up with a solution to my problem.
• Even though Kwan doesn't have a job, He always comes up with enough money to pay his bills.
• Before coming up with my decisions, I always take my time talking the matter over with my mom.

Come up: Happen, usually unexpectedly

• Something has come up and I have to go home quickly!

Come up with: Find an idea/a plan/a solution/enough of sth, usually to solve a problem

• I need to come up with some plan to double my income.
• I don't have any idea how he comes up with enough money to pay all his bills
• U have to come up with something to improve your confidence for talking with the recruiters.

few and far between

few and far between: not frequent, unusual, rare

• The time that our children get to stay up late are few and far between.
• Airplane travel is very safe because accidents are few and far between.

to get to

to get to: to be able to do something special; to arrive at a place, such as home, work, etc. 

for the second definition, do not use the preposition to with the words home or there

• The children got to stay up late and watch a good movie for the family.
• I missed the bus and couldn't get to the office until ten o'clock.
• When are you planning to get home tonight?