Phrases & Expressions

To ignore someone or something, or to not consider them for something.

• He was passed over for promotion.
• Don't pass over the details.

To stop thinking or paying attention to what is happening around you.

• I zoned out during the long lecture.
• He zoned out for a moment and missed the question.

To bite something many times until it is in small pieces or damaged.

• The puppy chewed up my shoe.
• The machine chews up plastic and turns it into pellets.

To sit or lie very close to someone you love, often for warmth or comfort.

• The children cuddled up under the blanket.
• She loves to cuddle up with a good book on cold nights.

To get rid of something by washing it away down a toilet or drain.

• He threw the spider into the toilet and flushed it down.
• Don't flush it down the toilet, or the pipes will get blocked.

To leap from a higher place to a lower one.

• Don't jump down from there.
• He jumped down from the roof.

To leap from a higher surface to a lower one.

• Don't jump off the chair.
• The kids jumped off the rock into the lake.

To press your teeth into food and take a bite of it.

• The child bit into the juicy peach.
• She bit into the warm bread and smiled happily.

To remove a piece of something by biting it.

• He bit off a large chunk of cheese.
• The puppy bit off the end of my shoelace.

To speak angrily to someone because of something they did wrong (informal).

• The boss chewed him out for being late again.
• My dad chewed me out when I broke the window.