Phrases & Expressions

To follow a special diet or fast for a short time to clean the body.

• He decided to do a juice cleanse for a week.
• Many people do a cleanse after the holidays.

To put a life vest on your body, especially for safety in water.

• Please don your life vest before entering the raft.
• Passengers must don life vests in an emergency.

To put on a mask, especially in an emergency.

• In case of smoke, don the mask immediately.
• The pilot told passengers to don the mask.

To turn around and go back along the same way you came.

• We took a wrong turn and had to double back.
• The thief doubled back to avoid the police.

To bend your body forward suddenly because of pain or laughter.

• He doubled up with laughter at the joke.
• She doubled up in pain and sat down.

Getting deeply involved in a complex or strange topic, often online, losing track of time.

• I went down the rabbit hole researching ancient history.
• One video sent me down the rabbit hole for three hours.

To fall into a light sleep, usually without meaning to.

• I dozed off during the movie.
• He dozed off in his chair after lunch.

To think of something new, often something unusual or clever.

• Who dreamed up this strange idea?
• He dreamed up a new way to teach grammar.

To put on clothes that are relaxed rather than formal.

• On Fridays, we can dress down at the office.
• He dressed down in jeans and a t-shirt.

To look at data or a problem in more and more detail.

• You can drill down into the sales figures.
• Let's drill down to find the cause.