to run out of

to run out of: to exhaust the supply of, not to have more of

• We ran out of gas right in the middle of the main street in town.
• It's dangerous to run out of water if you are in an isolated area.

to go over

to go over: to be appreciated or accepted

This idiom is usually followed by the adverb well. (In lesson 6 this idiom has the meaning to review, as in the second sentence of the second example below.)

• The teacher's organized lessons always go over well with her students.
• The comedian's jokes weren't going over well, and the audience wasn't laughing at all. I think that the comedian should go over his material more carefully before each act.

to tear up

to tear up: to rip into small pieces (S)

• Deirdre tore up the letter angrily and threw all the pieces into the trash can.
• He told the lawyer to tear the old contract up and then to prepare a new one.

to tear down

to tear down: to destroy by making flat, to demolish(S)

• The construction company had to tear down the old hotel in order to build a new office building.
• The owners had to tear the house down after half of it burned down in a fire.

to try out

to try out: to test, to use during a trial period(S); to audition

• I can let you try the computer out for a few days before you make a decision about buying it.
• Max tried out for the role of Hamlet in his school play.

to take for

to take for: to perceive or understand as (S)

This idiom is usually used when someone is mistakenly perceived. A noun or pronoun must separate the idiom.

• Because of his strong, muscular body, I took him for a professional athlete. As it turns our, he doesn't play any professional sports.
• what do you take me for - a fool? I don't believe what you're saying at all.

for sure

for sure: without doubt (also: for certain)

• In the dark, I couldn't tell for sure whether it was Kristina or Dana who drove by.
• I know for certain that Gene will move back to Washington next month.

to be bound to

to be bound to: to be certain to, to be sure to

This idiom is used when the occurrence of an event seems inevitable to unavoidable.

• We are bound to be late if you don't hurry up.
• With the economy improving now, their business is bound to make more money this year.

according to

according to: in the order of; on the authority of

• The students on the football team were ranked according to height, from shortest to tallest.
• According to my dictionary, you are using that word in your essay incorrectly.

to do without

to do without: survive or exist without something (also: to go without)

• With prices so high now, I'll have to do without a new suit this year.
• As a traveling salesperson, Monica can't do without a car.
• It's a shame that so many poor people in the world have to go without basic necessities of life such as nutritious food and suitable shelter.