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to not take part in a physical activity such as a dance or a game, because you are tired or injured

sit sth out

to arrive for a gathering or event, to arrive for a gathering or event

show up

to end a relationship or connection, the small radical faction broke away from the independence movement"

break away

to murder someone (informal)

do away with somebody

to get rid of or destroy something

do away with something

to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy

let off steam

If something takes the sting out of an unpleasant situation, it makes it less unpleasant

take the sting out of something

to decide what to do or choose"She made up her mind to call him again"

make up your mind

to feel that you belong in a place

put down roots

If two people get on like a house on fire, they like each other very much and become friends very quickly(informal)

get on like a house on fire

If someone runs rings round you, they are very much better, faster, or more successful at something than you are

run rings round somebody

to cause problems for yourself by trying to punish someone else

cut off your nose to spite your face

to lose valuable ideas or things in your attempt to get rid of what is not wanted

throw the baby out with the bathwater

to make a successful/unsuccessful start in something

get off on the right/wrong foot

organize yourself more effectively

get your act together

to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything

go/run round in circles

to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do so

dig your heels in

to say positive things about someone

put in a good word for sb

start to behave better

clean up your act

to do something as much as possible because you were not able to do it before

make up for lost time

used to tell someone that they are wrong about a particular situation and must realize what is really happening(informal)

wake up and smell the coffee

to make a lot of effort to do something well

pull out all the stops

to be very useful or successful in a particular situation

come into your own

If ideas, remarks, or accusations are flying about/around, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement

fly around

to travel or move from place to place

get around (somewhere)

to tell someone what to do (inf)

boss around

to be very busy doing a lot of different things

run around

When you think something is not far away but you cannot see exactly where. If an idea or story floats around, it is discussed or repeated by a lot of people.

float around

If things are lying around, they are left in places where they should not be. I wouldn't leave any money lying around the office if I were you.

lie around

to have a sexual relationship with someone other than your husband or wife or to behave in a silly way

play around

a process for dealing with an unexpected problem in a piece of equipment or a system or a temporary method for dealing with a computer or software problem until a more permanent solution is found

work around

to happen, or start to happen. How did the problem come about in the first place?

come about

to become lower in position or value or to fall and land on the ground

come down

to hit someone or something forcefully so that it falls down, or falls to a lower place

knock down something/someone

to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling or to hit someone with a vehicle and injure or kill them

knock sb down

to refuse an offer, a job, or a request or to reduce the amount of sound

turn sb/sth down

to prevent someone who is speaking at a meeting from being heard, by shouting

shout down

to stop someone from escaping by surrounding and shooting at them if they try to escape or to make someone provide details about something or make a decision about something

pin down

to hold someone or something in place with ropes

tie down someone/something

to reach or go as far as or to move down to a lower level or place. If a computer system goes down, it stops working. to be remembered or recorded in a particular way.

go down

if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating or if a business or a large piece of equipment shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating

shut sth down

to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something

get down to sth

If something gets you down, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed

get sb down

to make a record that someone has promised to pay a particular amount of money as part of a collection to help people in need

put sb down for sth

to shoot and kill or badly injure someone

gun down someone

to add water to a drink, usually an alcoholic drink, in order to make it less strong or to deliberately make an idea or opinion less extreme, usually so that other people will accept it

water sth down