Category: Languages
Created by: marija.horvat
Number of Blossarys: 21
English (EN) To buy a complete stock of. This idiom is separable. Example: Before the hurricane struck, resident bought up all the food and water in local stores. The government plans to buy up all the surplus ...
To purchase a business or a company; to purchase all of a person's shares or stock. This idiom is separable and similar in meaning to the idiom "to take over". Example: Larger companies ...
To sell all items; to arrange for the sale of a company or a business. This idiom is separable. Example: The store is closing its doors for good and is selling out everything this weekend.
To become popular or widespread; to understand, to appreciate a joke. This idiom is often used with the preposition "to" for the second definition. Example: Fashion of the past often catch ...
To have the necessary skills or talent for. This idiom is most often used in negative or in questions. Example: John is certanly not cut out for the work of a trial lawyer. Are you certain that you ...
To discard; to remove by force; to refuse to consider, to reject. This idiom is separable. Example: Instead of throwing out our paper waste in the office, we should recycle it. The judge threw the ...
In general, in most ways. Example: He is, on the whole, a good student.
