Phrases & Expressions

An evening meal eaten later than usual, close to bedtime.

• Try not to have a late dinner.
• A late dinner can disrupt your sleep.

To memorize something perfectly so that you can remember it exactly.

• You need to learn this poem by heart for tomorrow.
• She learned the entire script by heart.

To give money that must be returned.

• He lent me some money.
• I never lend money to friends.

The time at night when people in a camp, dormitory or prison must turn off the lights.

• Lights out at the summer camp is at ten o'clock sharp.
• The boys kept talking quietly long after lights out.

To exit a system or computer, ending your session.

• Don't forget to log off when you finish.
• I need to log off before I leave.

To enter a system or computer using a username and password.

• Please log on to the network.
• I can't log on to my account.

To seem familiar, as if you have seen or experienced it before.

• That face looks familiar. Have we met before?
• This street looks familiar; I think I've been here before.

To no longer be friends.

• I lost a friend over the argument.
• It's sad to lose a friend.

To complain or get angry about something in a noticeable way.

• Don't make a fuss — it's only a small mistake.
• He made a fuss about the cold soup.

To say or guess what you think is true without knowing for sure.

• Can you make a guess at the answer?
• He made a guess about the number of jelly beans.