Phrases & Expressions

For an aircraft to land on the ground.

• The helicopter touched down in the field.
• The plane touched down safely.

To become stronger and better able to deal with difficult situations.

• You need to toughen up if you want to survive.
• He toughened up a lot during his first year away from home.

To start eating food with great enthusiasm and enjoyment.

• The kids tucked in straight away.
• Let's tuck in before it gets cold.

To stop listening to or paying attention to something.

• I tried to study, but I kept tuning out.
• He tuned out the annoying music.

To refuse to let someone enter a place or receive something.

• The hotel turned us away because it was full.
• Hundreds of fans were turned away at the gate.

To give work, or something you have found, to a person in authority.

• Please turn in your assignments by Friday.
• She turned in the wallet she found to the police.

To wait somewhere for a long time without doing anything useful.

• Stop waiting around and start working.
• He hates waiting around for public transport.

To serve food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or cafe.

• The waiter will wait on your table shortly.
• She worked for years waiting on tables.

To lead someone through a process one step at a time, explaining as you go.

• Let me walk you through the process.
• The trainer walked us through the safety procedures.

To move away from a place or group without telling anyone.

• The children wandered off into the woods.
• Don't wander off from the group.