Essential english idioms

Matt: I know. I don't feel well. 
Tina: You looked fine an hour ago. It must have happened _______________________________. 
Matt: It did. I was talking to Mike on the phone, and after I _______________ the receiver, it hit me. 
Tina: Wow. Do you think that you can still ________________ my paper for me later? You're good at finding 
my mistakes. 
Matt: 
Of course, Tina. You can ________________ me to do that for you. First, though, I'd like to lie down. 
Tina: Okay. Would you like me to ________________________ the light? 
Matt: Thanks. I'll be fine in a while. 

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LESSON 7 
t o p o i n t o u t : to show, to indicate, to bring to one's attention (S)
- What important buildings did the tour guide point out to you? 
- The teacher pointed out the mistakes in my composition. 
- A friend pointed the famous actor out to me. 
t o b e u p : to expire, to be finished 
This idiom is used only with the word time as the subject. 
- "The time is up," the teacher said at the end of the test period. 
- We have to leave the tennis court because our hour is up; some other people want to use it now. 
to be over : to be finished, to end (also: t o b e t h r o u g h ) 
This idiom is used for activities and events. 
- After the dance was over, we all went to a restaurant. 
- The meeting was through ten minutes earlier than everyone expected. 
o n t i m e : exactly at the correct time, punctually 
- I thought that Margaret would arrive late, but she was right on time. 
- Did you get to work on time this morning, or did rush hour traffic delay you?