Essential english idioms

f e w a n d f a r b e t w e e n : not frequent, unusual, rare
- The times that our children get to stay up late are few and far between. 
- Airplane travel is very safe because accidents are few and far between. 
t o l o o k o v e r : to examine, to inspect closely (also: t o g o o v e r , t o r e a d o v e r , t o c h e c k o v e r ) (S) 
Go over is different from the other forms because it is not separable. 
- I want to look my homework over again before I give it to the teacher. 
- The politician went over his speech before the important presentation. 
- You should never sign any legal paper without checking it over first. 
t o h a v e ( t i m e ) o f f : to have free time, not to have to work (also: t o t a k e t i m e o f f  (S))
The related form (S) to take time off is used when someone makes a decision to have free time, sometimes 
when others might not agree with the decision. 
- Every morning the company workers have time off for a coffee break. 
- Several workers took the afternoon off to go to a baseball game. 
t o g o o n : to happen; to resume, to continue (also: to keep on )
- Many people gathered near the accident to see what was going on. 
- I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please go on. 
- The speaker kept on talking even though most of the audience had left. 
t o p u t o u t : to extinguish, to cause to stop functioning (S)
To put out has the same meaning as to turn off (Lesson 1) for a light fixture. 
- No smoking is allowed in here. Please put out your cigarette. 
- The fire fighters worked hard to put the brush fire out. 
- Please put out the light before you leave. Okay, I'll put it out. 
a l l o f a s u d d e n : suddenly, without warning (also: a l l a t o n c e )
- All of a sudden Ed appeared at the door. We weren't expecting him to drop by. 
- All at once Millie got up and left the house without any explanation. 

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