day in and day out

day in and day out: continuously, constantly (also: day after day; for longer periods of time, year in and year out and year after year)

• During the month of April, it rained day in and day out.
• Day after day I waited for a letter from him, but one never came.
• Year in and year out, the weather in San Diego is the best in the nation.

in vain

in vain: useless, without the desired result

• All the doctors' efforts to save the injured woman were in vain. She died three hours after being admitted to the hospital.
• We tried in vain to reach you last night. Is your phone out of order?

to put up with

to put up with: to tolerate, to accept unwillingly

• The employee was fired because his boss could not put up with his mistakes any longer.
• While I'm studying, I can't put up with any noise or other distractions.

to put up

to put up: to construct, to erect(S); to lift, to raise upwards (S)

• The construction company is tearing down that old office building in order to put up a new one.
• The store owner put up a sign listing the store's hours.

to put on

to put on: to gain(pounds or weight)(S); to present, to perform(S)

• Bob has put on a lot of weight recently. He must have put at least fifteen pounds on.
• The Youth Actor's Guild put on a wonderful version of "Romeo and Juliet" at the Globe Theater.

to be in the/one's way

to be in the/one's way: to block or obstruct; not to be helpful, to cause inconvenience (for both, also: to get in the/one's way)

• Jocelyn couldn't drive through the busy intersection because a big truck was in the way.
• Our small child tried to help us paint the house, but actually he just got in our way.

CURSE

CURSE

• He could only say curses, when his boss fired him.
• The witch put a curse on him. From this moment, everything he touches turns into rock.

SHELTER

SHELTER

• It's very unwise to take shelter under a tree in the storm.
• They're looking for him. Tell him to find some shelter!

PATIENT

PATIENT

• Try to be patient. They should be here in a moment.
• Because of long queues, you need to be patient to do shopping at this time of the day.

TO SURRENDER

TO SURRENDER

• The army suffered a great loss, so the captain decided to surrender.
• She was on a diet, but she finally surrendered to the temptation of a delicious cake.