to burst out

to burst out: to depart quickly (also: to storm out); to act suddenly

For the second definition, this idiom is usually followed by a gerund form such as laughing, crying, singing, etc.

• Faye and Debbie were so angry at each other that one of them burst out the front door of the house and the other stormed out the back door.
• It was so funny to see a little baby in the audience burst out crying when the choir group burst out singing at the start of the recital.

to make sense

to make sense: to be sensible or reasonable

• It makes sense to wait until a sunny day to visit the park together.
• That Jimmy ran away from home suddenly doesn't make sense to any of us.

to cheer up

to cheer up: to make happier, to feel less sad (S)

• We all tried to cheer up the little boy when he started to cry.
• After the death of Deanne's husband, it was difficult to cheer her up at all.

to believe in

to believe in: to accept as true, have faith in

• Some people believe in being honest in all human affairs, while others accept the need to lie in order to get one's way.
• Throughout the history of man, some cultures have believed in one god while others have believed in the existence of many gods.

to drop out of

to drop out of: to stop attending; to withdraw from

This idiom can be made into the noun form dropout.

• Some students drop out of secondary school early in order to get jobs. However, such dropouts often regret their decision later in life.
• Two more baseball teams have dropped out of the youth league due to a lack of players.

give and take

give and take: compromise, cooperation between people

• Give and take is an important element of a successful marriage.
• Most business negotiations involve give and take between the parties involved.

to draw up

to draw up: to prepare documents or legal papers(S)

• Our lawyer agreed to draw up the contract next month. We had hoped he would draw it up sooner than that.

to set out to

to set out to: to intend to, to act purposefully to

• We set out to paint the house in one day, but quickly realized that it would be impossible to do so.
• Janet set out to compete for the large scholarship grant by writing a good essay.

to set out

to set out: to start traveling toward a place(also: to set off, to head out); to arrange or display neatly (also: to lay out) (S)

• 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.
• The children tried to set out the dishes on the table, but their dad had to help to lay them out properly.

to run into

to run into: to meet someone unexpectedly; to crash or collide into (also: to bump into)

• It was a shock to run into an old friend from high school when I was on vacation last month.
• The drunk driver was slightly injured when he ran into a telephone pole.