to wake up

to wake up: to arise from sleep, to awaken(S)

Compare wake up and get up as used in the first example.

• Maggie woke up this morning very early, but she did not get up until about ten o'clock.
• My alarm clock wakes me up at the same time every day.

to break up (with)

to break up (with): to stop dating

• Leo and Heidi just broke up after dating for three years.
• Tai broke up with his girlfriend because he fell in love with someone else.

to go out / to step out

to go out: to stop functioning; to stop burning; to leave home or work(also: to step out)

• The lights went out all over the city because of an electrical problem.
• The campers didn't have to put out the fire because it went out by itself.
• Gary isn't here right now; he went out to the store for a moment.
• I have to step out of the office briefly to pick up a newspaper.

to go out (with)

to go out (with): to go on a date(with); to date repeatedly

• Andre and I are going out on Saturday. We are going to have dinner at my favorite restaurant.
• Eda went out with Rick for six months, but now she is going out with someone else.

to fall in love

to fall in love: to begin to love

This idiom is used with the expression at first sight to indicate a sudden love for someone not known well.

• Ben and Sal fell in love in high school, and got married after graduation.
• Have you ever fallen in lover at first sight?

to throw away

to throw away: to discard, to dispose of(S)

• I generally throw away my clothes when I wear them out.
• Don't throw the magazines away; I haven't read them yet.

to wear out

to wear out : to use something until it has no value or worth anymore, to make useless through wear(S)

• When I wear out these shoes, I'll have to buy some that last longer.
• What do you do with your clothes after you wear them out?

over and over(again) / time after time / time and again

over and over(again): repeatedly (also: time after time, time and again)

• The actress studied her lines over and over until she knew them well.
• Children have difficulty remembering rules, so it's often necessary to repeat them over and over again.
• Time and again I have to remind Arturo to put on his seat-belt it the car

TO BLAME

TO BLAME

• Don't blame me for losing the way! You should have taken the map.
• It's easier to blame the others when something goes wrong.

to brush up on

to brush up on : to review something in order to refresh one's memory

• Before I traveled to Mexico, I brushed up on my Spanish; I haven't practiced it since high school.
• In order to take that advance math class, Sidney will have to brush up on his algebra.