Phrases & Expressions

To bring up a child.

• Raising a child is hard work.
• They raised four children together.

To bring up children.

• They raised a family in this town.
• It's hard to raise a family these days.

To take care of children as they grow up and teach them how to live.

• It is hard to raise children in a big city.
• They raised three children together.

To stretch out your hand or arm to touch or take something.

• He reached out to shake my hand.
• She reached out and took the baby's hand.

A signal, like a traffic light, that means stop.

• The traffic light turned red.
• The project got the red light.

To make a vehicle or aircraft go more slowly.

• Drivers must reduce speed when they approach a school.
• Approach control told us to reduce speed to 180 knots.

To replace a password with a new one, usually because you have forgotten it.

• I had to reset my password.
• Click this link to reset your password.

A wish that a dead person is now at peace.

• He was a good man, rest in peace.
• We heard the news of his passing. Rest in peace.

To sound familiar; to make you remember something you once knew.

• Her name rings a bell but I can't remember where I heard it.
• Does the name "Mr. Davis" ring a bell?

To find and gather people, animals or things together in one place.

• The town rounded up 200 volunteers to search for the hiker.
• Let's round up some volunteers to help with the event.