Run over means to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them, injuring or killing them.
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From TV shows, movies and novels
In Treatment
Melissa George(Laura) used “run over” while talking to Gabriel Byrne(Paul) in the eleventh episode of a popular TV show “In Treatment” which is about the patient-therapist relationship.
Pull something off - to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected
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Sex and the City
Carrie Bradshaw(Sarah Jessica Parker) used “pull off” in her conversation with Samantha Jones(Kim Cattrall), Miranda Hobbes(Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York(Kristin Davis) in the first episode of first season of “Sex and the City”, as shown [...]
Button down means to think about or state something in an exact way.
Usage:
Before you argue with him, button down the specific points you want to make.
Rope in means to persuade someone to do something for you.
Usage:
At the last minute, we roped in a couple of spectators to complete the team.
Piece something together: To create something by joining the separate parts of it together or by joining different things together.
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The police are collecting clues in order to piece together the details of the day she died.
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24
The following excerpt is taken from a popular TV show “24″ to [...]
Shop around: To compare the price and quality of the same or a similar item in different shops before you decide which one to buy.
Usage:
When you’re buying a flight, you should always shop around for the best deal.
Iron out: To remove problems or find solutions.
Usage:
We hope they can iron out their differences and get on with working together.
Slowly but surely we will iron out all the bugs.
The phrasal verb “go off something” means to stop taking something.
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From TV shows, movies and novels
Sex and the City
Cynthia Nixon(Miranda Hobbes) used the phrasal verb “go off” in Season 2, Episode 11(Evolution) of Sex and the City as shown below:
Pull out:To stop being involved in an activity or agreement.
Usage:
He pulled out of the deal at the last moment.
Watch over sb:To protect someone and make certain that they are safe.
Usage:
The prince has two bodyguards watching over him every hour of the day.
Excerpts from soaps, novels and films:
Bold and the beautiful
” Taylor: What I wouldn’t give to have you back, Darla. Thorne believes you’ve been watching over us. I just can’t — I can’t [...]