dress down (dress in a way that is informal) Employees were allowed to dress down in their offices on Friday. He dressed down in jeans and a T-shirt for the occasion. envocabulary.com
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put off (to postpone) You must not put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Let’s put off the picnic until the rain stops. envocabulary.com
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boil over (flow over the sides of the container while boiling) I turned the gas off because the milk was about to boil over. Watch carefully so that the pan doesn’t boil over. (to become violent or out of control) Sometimes disagreements can boil over into a fight. …
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boil away (boil until all the water turns into steam) Remove the lid and let the liquid boil away. All the water in the kettle had boiled away. envocabulary.com
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run out (to finish or use all of something so that there is no more left) My food supply is about to run out. Our car ran out of gas three miles back. (to come to the end of the period of validity, expire) My passport is about to …
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