1. To camp out is to sleep outside, usually in a tent or other form of shelter. camp out means the same as camp Examples of use: a) We camped out in the mountains. b) The night before the shop's big sale, hundreds of shoppers camped out on the pavement c) My children love camping [...]
To idle away something (or idle something away) is to spend time relaxing and doing very little. Examples of use: 1. He idled away the day reading, sleeping, and watching television. 2. We idled most of our holiday away on the beach. 3. While I was waiting for the bus, I idled the time away [...]
A couch potato is someone who is lazy or not very physically active, especially someone who spends a lot of time watching television and eating junk food. This is a relatively new idiom that originated in America in the 1970s, and is now frequently used in the UK. Examples of use: 1. News headline: 'Couch [...]
To invite over somebody (or invite somebody over) is to ask them if they would like to visit you at your home. To invite around / round somebody or invite somebody around / round has the same meaning. Examples of use: 1. James invited us over for tea and cakes. 2. Why don't you [...]
To hang out something (or hang something out) is to suspend it outside for drying or airing. Informal. Examples of use: 1. It's a lovely sunny day. I think I will hang the rugs out to air. 2. Can you hang out the washing, please? To hang out of a window, or other opening, is [...]
To laze about (or laze around) is to enjoy yourself by relaxing and doing nothing or very little. laze (verb) – to rest lazily; to idle Examples of use: 1. I lazed about in the garden on my day off. 2. We lazed around by the hotel pool all week. 3. Our cat loves lazing [...]
To sell out of something is to sell all of it and have no more left for people to buy. Examples of use: 1. Their designer shoes are beautiful, but they have sold out in my size. 2. We're selling out of iPhones very fast. We must order some more. 3. I'm sorry. We have [...]
