come across

to give an impression, to seem

• Tom came across as being an extremely intelligent man.
• The hero in the film comes across as slightly crazy.
• He came across to us as being honest.
• Tom comes across as a big snob.

to find by chance

• A good idea came across her mind at the last moment.
• A good idea came across his mind at the last moment.
• I was surprised to come across vending machines that sell cans of coffee, where you can even choose between hot and cold ones.
• I always buy the English-language books I come across at bookstores. But since I never read them, all they do is pile up.
• His smile was one of those rare smiles that you may come across four or five times in life.
• Tom was riveted to the floor out of fear, when he came across an intruder in his study.
• When you come across unknown words, you have to look them up in the dictionary.
• You know, I came across him in the street the other day, we stopped to chat.
• When you come across new words, you must look them up in your dictionary.
• I came across some old family photos when I was cleaning out the closet.
• If you come across an unfamiliar word, look it up in your dictionary.
• I came across an article in the newspaper about your new project.
• While I was cleaning out my desk, I came across this old picture.
• This is the first time I've ever come across a word like this.
• I came across a lot of interesting stories for my new book.
• He came across his old friend while walking in the park.
• As soon as I left home, I came across her in the street.
• The other day I came across a book that you might like.
• Did you come across anyone you know on your way here?
• We often come across Japanese tourists in this area.
• If you come across my book, will you send it to me?
• He was evidently surprised when he came across me.
• I came across this book in a secondhand bookstore.
• She came across some old documents in the closet.
• He came across some old documents in the closet.
• He came across this old coin in an antique shop.
• Have your ever come across an animal like this?
• Let me know if you come across the magazine.
• On my way home, I came across an old friend.
• Tom came across Mary on his way to school.
• Where did you come across the rare stamps?
• I came across a dog while returning home.
• I came across your brother on the street.
• Where did you come across the principal?
• Is it true that you came across a bear?
• On her way home, Mary came across John.
• He came across her at the station.
• I came across my aunt in Europe.
• I came across him in that store.
• A good idea came across my mind.
• I came across him on the train.
• She came across Jack yesterday.
• Emily came across an old toy.
• She came across a scorpion.
• She came across the street.
• He came across a wolf.

close down

to close a shop, business, etc

• Many businesses closed down.
• The store closed down for good.
• I'm closing this operation down.
• Some railroads had to close down.
• Twenty railroads were closed down.
• This mine will close down next month.
• The theme park was closed down last month.
• Possibly the factory will be closed down next week.
• He sold his goods at a sacrifice to close down his business.
• Many miners are afraid that the mine will be closed down soon.
• They closed down the ferry service since it was no longer economical.
• There used to be a bank here, but it closed down a couple of years ago.
• Many of the city's leading restaurants close down for the whole of August.
• This elementary school will be closed down at the initiative of the principal.
• Protestors rallied in a last-ditch effort to save the medical centre from closing down.

clamp down on

to take action against something

• The government clamped down on the minority group.
• A wise businessman knows how to clamp down on costs.

chip in

to contribute in something done by a group

• We all chipped in to buy our teacher a birthday present.
• If everyone chips in, we'll be able to finish painting the living room by noon.

cheer up

to put someone in a better mood, to become less unhappy

• They'll cheer you up.
• The rain cheers me up.
• This will cheer you up.
• I tried to cheer her up.
• I tried to cheer him up.
• I tried to cheer Tom up.
• We tried to cheer her up.
• We tried to cheer him up.
• They tried to cheer me up.
• The flowers cheered her up.
• Tom wants to cheer Mary up.
• Tom tried to cheer Mary up.
• I'm trying to cheer you up.
• Stop trying to cheer me up.
• Maybe this'll cheer you up.
• This ought to cheer you up.
• The good news cheered me up.
• I know what'll cheer you up.
• She needs a little cheering up.
• Tom attempted to cheer Mary up.
• Quit pouting. Smile and cheer up.
• I've been trying to cheer Tom up.
• I was sad, but Tom cheered me up.
• I was just trying to cheer you up.
• No one cheered me up when I was sad.
• After hearing the news, she cheered up.
• I appreciate you trying to cheer me up.
• I cheered myself up by listening to music.
• She cheered me up when I was feeling blue.
• We tried to cheer him up by taking him out.
• She cheered him up because he was depressed.
• I've tried everything I know to cheer him up.
• When the parents heard the news, they cheered up.
• He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.
• Tom tried to cheer Mary up, but she kept on crying.
• I tried to cheer her up, but she did nothing but cry.
• We sent some flowers to the hospital to cheer her up.
• The boy told a lie, probably to cheer up his parents.
• I thought going out to eat together would cheer you up.
• Don't feel so down. Go have something tasty and cheer up.
• After such a disappointment, Mary needs to be cheered up.
• I tried to cheer her up, but all she wanted was to be alone.
• Tom saw that Mary wasn't happy and went over to cheer her up.
• Hoping to cheer up his wife, Tom bought her a beautiful pearl necklace.
• What are you unhappy about? Let it out and let everyone cheer you up a bit.

check out

to borrow a book from a library

• Tom checked out three books from the library.
• You are allowed to check out not more than five books at a time.
• Tom checked out a few books from the school library a few days ago.

to investigate or inspect something

• Yo, check this out.
• Hey, check this out.
• Tom, come check this out.
• You'd better check this out.
• You've got to check this out.
• You might want to check this out.
• I think you might want to check this out.
• Let's check it out.
• We'll check it out.
• Here, check it out.
• We're checking it out.
• I want to check it out.
• It's worth checking out.
• You should check it out.
• We'd better check it out.
• I need to check things out.
• We're just checking it out.
• Tom is checking things out.
• Can you check it out for me?
• Tom is going to check it out.
• Tom wants you to check it out.
• I need to check something out.
• I want to check something out.
• We might as well check it out.
• We need to check something out.
• I've got to check something out.
• Don't forget to check out our brand.
• I'll have a mechanic check the car out.
• Don't forget to check out our new brand.
• People love to check out each other's houses.
• The girl is checking out the rear of the bicycle.
• Don't take my word for it. Check it out yourself.
• Please check it out and let me know what you think about it.
• You should go to the police and check it out yourself.
• Tom heard his dog barking, so he got out of bed to check things out.
• When you get a chance, check out the new restaurant down the street.
• When Yoko and I heard the sirens stop nearby, we quickly decided to go check it out.
• Therefore I'm giving up for now. I'll still try to check out other possibilities but ... I think hopes are slim.

to leave a hotel

• He checked out of the hotel.
• Tom checked out of the hotel.
• We checked out of the hotel at ten.
• What time did she check out of the hotel?
• In this hotel, you have to check out by nine o'clock.
• I'd like to check out tomorrow morning.
• I want to check out at 6 tomorrow morning.
• I'm checking out this afternoon.
• I'd like to check out right now.
• I'm going to check out at eight.
• I'd like to check out.
• I want to check out now.
• I'd like to check out. Do you have my bill?
• I'd like to check out. Could you call the bellboy?

check in

to register at a hotel or airport

• I'll check in.
• Can I check in now?
• Can I check in here?
• I'd like to check in.
• Tom hasn't checked in yet.
• I'm just about to check in.
• Tom has already checked in.
• I'd like to check in, please.
• He checked in at a good hotel.
• Dan checked in to a local hotel.
• Dan checked in at a local motel.
• The man is checking in at a hotel.
• Sue checked in at the Royal Hotel.
• Where should I check in for Tokyo?
• Tom checked in at the Hilton Hotel.
• We checked in at the hotel at 5 p.m.
• We checked in at the hotel at three.
• Tom really should've checked in by now.
• We checked in at the Hilton at three o'clock.
• Please check in at least an hour before leaving.
• Sorry I still have one luggage to check-in first.
• I had hardly checked in at the hotel when he called me.
• Provided you have a reservation, you can check in anytime.
• Be sure to check in at least 45 minutes prior to departure time.
• When I flew to New York, I was told to check in two hours before my flight.

catch up with

to face something you should have done before

• Your lack of sleep will catch up with you someday.
• When the vacation is over, I will catch up with a lot of work.
• When I return from vacation, I shall have to catch up with a lot of work.

to meet someone after a period of time

• It's a good time to catch up with old friends.
• It's a pity that you didn't catch up with Tom while he was in town.
• Where did you catch up with them?

to reach the same level as someone else

• I catch up with you.
• I'll catch up with you.
• Tom will catch up with us.
• I can't catch up with him.
• I'll catch up with you soon.
• I'll soon catch up with you.
• I'll catch up with you later.
• He'll soon catch up with Tom.
• I will soon catch up with you.
• Tom ran to catch up with Mary.
• We'll catch up with Tom later.
• We'll catch up with you later.
• We'll catch up with him later.
• We'll catch up with her later.
• We'll catch up with them later.
• I had to run to catch up with Tom.
• He'll catch up with us in an hour.
• I should try to catch up with Tom.
• I'm going to go catch up with Tom.
• Tom hurried to catch up with Mary.
• You were lucky to catch up with us.
• You can't hope to catch up with him.
• Tom is trying to catch up with Mary.
• No poverty can catch up with industry.
• I think he will soon catch up with us.
• If you hurry, you'll catch up with him.
• I work hard to catch up with the class.
• He ran too fast for us to catch up with.
• We've got to catch up with Tom and Mary.
• We may not be able to catch up with Tom.
• I'll catch up with you in a few minutes.
• Hurry up, or you won't catch up with him.
• If you hurry, you will catch up with him.
• Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you soon.
• Tom ran like crazy to catch up with Mary.
• We may not be able to catch up with them.
• Walk slowly, and I will catch up with you.
• I quickened my steps to catch up with her.
• I have to run faster to catch up with him.
• I can run fast enough to catch up with him.
• If we go this way we'll catch up with them.
• You walk on and I'll catch up with you later.
• They will catch up with the lead runner soon.
• Tom ran too fast for us to catch up with him.
• Start at once, and you will catch up with him.
• I ran as fast as I could to catch up with her.
• Start right now, and you'll catch up with them.
• You walk on and I will catch up with you later.
• I ran as fast as possible to catch up with him.
• I ran as fast as possible to catch up with her.
• He is working hard to catch up with the others.
• I ran as fast as possible to catch up with them.
• Go ahead. I'll catch up with you in ten minutes.
• I think Tom won't be able to catch up with Mary.
• I think I'll never be able to catch up with Tom.
• He ran so fast that I couldn't catch up with him.
• Tom tried to catch up with Mary, but he couldn't.
• However hard I try, I can never catch up with him.
• It is impossible to catch up with the fast runner.
• He ran so fast that we couldn't catch up with him.
• She walked fast so as to catch up with the others.
• I'm trying to catch up with the rest of the class.
• You have to study hard to catch up with your class.
• He walked as fast as he could to catch up with her.
• John must work hard to catch up with his classmates.
• He ran and ran, but could not catch up with his dog.
• He ran so fast that they couldn't catch up with him.
• She ran very fast to catch up with the other members.
• She walked as fast as she could to catch up with him.
• Tom walked as fast as he could to catch up with Mary.
• Ben is behind them, but he'll soon catch up with them.
• He worked hard to catch up with the rest of the class.
• She had to study hard to catch up with her classmates.
• Since he ran so fast, they couldn't catch up with him.
• However fast you may walk, you can't catch up with him.
• He walked away too quickly for me to catch up with him.
• They couldn't catch up with him because he ran so fast.
• No matter how fast you run, you won't catch up with him.
• So fast did he run that they couldn't catch up with him.
• She ran as fast as she could to catch up with the others.
• No matter how fast you may walk, you can't catch up with him.
• It is difficult to catch up with Japan in the production of cars.
• Running as fast as I could, I was able to catch up with my friend.
• Once you skip a lesson, it's hard to catch up with your classmates.
• She has to study hard and catch up with everybody in her class.
• No matter how hard I try, I will never be able to catch up with him.
• No matter how fast you walk, you won't be able to catch up with him.
• Tom has to study hard and catch up with the other students in his class.
• Tom couldn't catch up with the other students after he came out of his coma.
• Sally missed two weeks of school, so she has to work hard to catch up with her class.
• Sally was absent from school for two weeks, so she has to work hard to catch up with her class.
• Although the accident has delayed progress by one month, we have managed to catch up with the schedule.

catch up on

to do something you should have done before

• Tom is catching up on paperwork.
• I need to catch up on some sleep.
• I was just catching up on paperwork.
• I will catch up on my homework tonight.
• He had enough to do to catch up on his work.
• I've a lot of sleep to catch up on this week.
• Tom is back at the house, catching up on his sleep.
• We have to catch up on our work as soon as possible.
• Tom had planned to catch up on some work over the weekend.
• Tom is always sleeping in class. It almost seems like he goes to school just to catch up on his sleep.
• Tom is always sleeping in class. It almost seems as if he goes to school just to catch up on his sleep.

carry over

to postpone until later

• The final exams will probably carry over into next month.
• The work wasn't finished at 11:00 p.m. Friday, so they decided to carry it over to the following Monday.

carry out

to do a task, to complete a plan

• He carried out the plan.
• He carried out his plan.
• I will carry out my aims.
• We carried out that plan.
• She carried out the plan.
• We must carry out that plan.
• Did you carry out your plan?
• He carried out all his aims.
• Will you carry it out for me?
• They carried out the project.
• I'm carrying out Tom's orders.
• You should carry out your duty.
• He could not carry out his plan.
• He carried out all his promises.
• He didn't carry out his promise.
• This plan should be carried out.
• It's time to carry out the plan.
• My orders should be carried out.
• Your order has been carried out.
• Finally, he carried out his plan.
• The team carried out the project.
• We decided to carry out the plan.
• I'm going to carry out this plan.
• I carried out Tom's instructions.
• It is hard to carry out this plan.
• I've always carried out my duties.
• Your orders have been carried out.
• We must carry out the plan at once.
• You should carry out your own plan.
• You must carry out your first plan.
• I would like to carry out the plan.
• You should carry out your promises.
• The question is how to carry it out.
• He carried out what he had promised.
• You should carry out your first plan.
• He carried out the scheme faithfully.
• He couldn't carry out his first plan.
• Soldiers must carry out their orders.
• They carried out the plan right away.
• He carried out his mission very well.
• It's worthwhile carrying out the idea.
• It is difficult to carry out the plan.
• Now is the time to carry out our plan.
• He did his best to carry out the plan.
• It was difficult to carry out the plan.
• Try to carry out what you have planned.
• I am determined to carry out this plan.
• I will carry out my aim at any expense.
• I'm sure he will carry out his promise.
• We carried out our mission successfully.
• It is a good plan but hard to carry out.
• I will carry out this plan at any price.
• I like to carry out historical research.
• Your instructions are being carried out.
• That's when we should carry out the plan.
• We must carry out this plan by all means.
• It is easy for him to carry out the plan.
• You should carry out the plan on schedule.
• The plan must be carried out by all means.
• He has the ability to carry out big plans.
• Mr Smith carried out the plan successfully.
• He is opposed to carrying out the new plan.
• They carried out a new chemical experiment.
• You should carry out your plan by all means.
• Experiments are carried out in a laboratory.
• He will never fail to carry out the project.
• I will carry it out if you agree to our plan.
• I had no difficulty in carrying the plan out.
• He was the first to carry out the experiment.
• This plan will be very expensive to carry out.
• I didn't just make the plan, I carried it out.
• He carried out the plan he had made in detail.
• She tried to carry out her plan to save money.
• It's very difficult to carry out that project.
• It was quite easy for me to carry the plan out.
• They carried out a new experiment in chemistry.
• Companies were organized to carry out the move.
• You are going to carry out the plan, aren't you?
• The plan will be carried out in the near future.
• He took the initiative in carrying out the plan.
• He left no stone unturned to carry out the plan.
• It's easier to make plans than to carry them out.
• We carried out the captain's order to the letter.
• He is sure to carry out the task assigned to him.
• He is carrying out experiments in his laboratory.
• You'll find some difficulty carrying out the plan.
• We never thought of it as impossible to carry out.
• Why don't you carry out what you've set out to do?
• He was persuaded to carry it out against his will.
• They made sure that these orders were carried out.
• They debated land reform but never carried it out.
• Besides making the plan, my brother carried it out.
• You should do your best to carry out your promises.
• They carried out the captain's order to the letter.
• She will carry out her plan, regardless of expense.
• He carried out his diplomatic mission with success.
• Nobody can prevent this plan from being carried out.
• You'll have some difficulty in carrying out the plan.
• What made it difficult for you to carry out the plan?
• The servants tried to carry out their master's order.
• I will carry out the plan in spite of all opposition.
• You've got to carry out your commitment at all costs.
• Whoever may object to this plan, I will carry it out.
• Many experiments have been carried out in this field.
• Whatever results may follow, I will carry out my plan.
• Today we will carry out an experiment about Ohm's Law.
• We expect you to carry out what you have once promised.
• We insist that this project be carried out immediately.
• It will be to our mutual benefit to carry out the plan.
• You tried to carry out the plan but you didn't succeed.
• It's not certain whether he carried out his assignment.
• The experiments have been being carried out since 1997.
• It is often easier to make plans than to carry them out.
• He planned to murder his boss, but did not carry it out.
• When I give you an order, I expect it to be carried out.

carry on

to behave badly

• I'm sick to death of the way you kids carry on.

to continue

• I carried on my work.
• I carried on singing.
• We carried on talking.
• Keep calm and carry on.
• I must carry on my studies.
• I can't carry on like this.
• Once you start, carry it on.
• My father carried on singing.
• You can't carry on like this.
• Let's carry on the discussion.
• Meg must carry on her studies.
• But we carried on without him.
• I carried on reading the book.
• Tired out, I carried on working.
• Takeshi carried on his hard work.
• The work was carried on steadily.
• We have no choice but to carry on.
• He carried on with his experiment.
• The scholar carried on his lifework.
• He has decided to carry on the work.
• I have decided to carry on the work.
• We carry on commerce with the States.
• I'm carrying on the family's traditions.
• Are you going to carry on your work until ten?
• We have carried on a correspondence for years.
• He carried on working from morning till night.
• They can carry on their conversation tomorrow.
• After you've had some tea, carry on practising.
• We carried on the discussion till late at night.
• They carried on working from morning till night.
• They carried on the summit conference till late.
• High costs made it hard to carry on his business.
• He carried on with his work although he was tired.
• She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
• If we carry on like this, we'll never get married.
• The soldier carried on as if his wound was nothing.
• She carries on smiling even in the face of adversity.
• All we can do is carry on the work until we finish it.
• He decided to stay and carry on his father's business.
• They carried on talking even after the teacher came in.
• After you have taken a rest, you must carry on your study.
• If he carries on like this, he's going to wind up in prison.
• Tom paused for a moment to listen and then carried on eating.
• He carried on working, regardless of whether he was tired or not.
• If he carries on drinking like that, he's going to have a problem.

calm down

to become less intense

• It appears the storm has calmed down.
• The wind calmed down.
• The wind has calmed down.
• The wind calmed down in the evening.
• After lying down for a short while, my stomach ache calmed down.
• Things have calmed down.

to relax, to become less angry, exited, etc

• Now calm down.
• Just calm down.
• Let's calm down.
• She calmed down.
• Please calm down.
• It calms me down.
• They calmed down.
• Try and calm down.
• Tom has calmed down.
• Tom is calming down.
• Let's just calm down.
• The crowd calmed down.
• You need to calm down.
• You have to calm down.
• Tom tried to calm down.
• You've got to calm down.
• I told Jane to calm down.
• Let's all just calm down.
• I couldn't calm Tom down.
• Tom eventually calmed down.
• Don't tell me to calm down.
• I suggest we all calm down.
• You guys need to calm down.
• Everybody please calm down.
• I'm trying to calm her down.
• Tom tried to calm Mary down.
• Please just calm down, okay.
• I think Tom has calmed down.
• Everybody needs to calm down.
• I closed my eyes to calm down.
• You should calm down a little.
• I just wanted Tom to calm down.
• I just wanted to calm Tom down.
• I kept telling Tom to calm down.
• Tom attempted to calm Mary down.
• Tom is trying to calm Mary down.
• I think we need to all calm down.
• It took me some time to calm down.
• She calmed down and returned home.
• His parents acted to calm him down.
• He didn't calm down until much later.
• Tom didn't calm down until much later.
• Tom seems to have calmed down a little.
• I'll answer you when you've calmed down.
• I think a drink would help me calm down.
• The weather will soon begin to calm down.
• The child stopped crying and calmed down.
• The parents succeeded in calming him down.
• Tom and Mary are trying to calm John down.
• I think everybody should try to calm down.
• Think, - and you will be able to calm down.
• You need to calm down and pull yourself together.
• Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
• Look, calm down everyone and tell me: what happened?
• Why don't you calm down and tell me what the problem is?
• We had better tell her beforehand, so we can calm her down.
• I'm not going to tell you what happened until you calm down.
• I calmed down upon finding out that the operation was successful.
• It is presently very difficult to calm down and treat oneself with a book.
• I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down unless I eat something.

call upon

to ask someone to do something

• We called upon him for a speech.
• I was called upon to make a speech in English.
• I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

call on

to visit

• I called on her.
• I called on Judy.
• I often call on him.
• When I called on him, he was not at home.
• You had better make sure that he is at home before you call on him.
• You had better make sure that he is at home, before you call on him.
• He wasn't at home when I called on him.
• He called on me at my office yesterday.
• I'll call on you at your office tomorrow.
• A friend of mine called on me at my office.
• We must avoid calling on others without an appointment.
• It is against etiquette to call on a person early in the morning.
• When I called on him, he was talking on the phone.
• May I call on you at your house tomorrow morning?
• I'll call on him tomorrow.
• He called on me yesterday.

to ask someone to do something

• We called on his aid.
• The President called on everyone to save energy.
• The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.
• The committee called on all nations to work side-by-side to curb air pollution.
• And I call on the chairman of the Education Committee to support the motion.
• The court called on the lawyer to give evidence.
• They called on him to provide evidence.
• They called on us to do something to help the victims.
• We called on him for a speech.
• He called on state troops to end the strike.
• We will have to call on our friends to help us.

call off

to cancel

• He called off the trip.
• The game was called off.
• I called off the picnic.
• I called off my wedding.
• Tom called off his trip.
• She called off the party.
• I want you to call it off.
• We called off the wedding.
• The meeting was called off.
• I had to call off the party.
• I'm calling the meeting off.
• You can call off the search.
• We should call off the search.
• We have to call off the meeting.
• I almost called off the wedding.
• They called off their engagement.
• I want you to call off the fight.
• You had better call off your plan.
• The swimming event was called off.
• A game will be probably called off.
• They already called off the strike.
• Tom wants to call off the marriage.
• It's not too late to call this off.
• The game will probably be called off.
• They called off their visit to London.
• The police have called off the search.
• Tom is still reluctant to call it off.
• Maybe we should call the whole thing off.
• If it rains, the game will be called off.
• Tom and Mary called off their engagement.
• The game was called off because it rained.
• The picnic was called off because of rain.

call back

to return a phone call

• I'll call back.
• Tom called back.
• We'll call back.
• Please call back.
• I called you back.
• I'll call you back.
• Tom will call back.
• I'll call Tom back.
• I'll call him back.
• I'll call her back.
• I'll call back soon.
• Tom is calling back.
• I'll call them back.
• We'll call you back.
• Don't call him back.
• Let me call you back.
• Tom called Mary back.
• I'm calling Tom back.
• I'll call back later.
• I'm calling him back.
• I'm calling her back.
• Mayuko called me back.
• You never called back.
• I'm calling them back.
• I'll have to call back.
• I'll call you back soon.
• I never called Tom back.
• Tom wants to know why you didn't call him back.
• Tell me your phone number and I'll call you back.
• Please hang up and the operator will call you back.
• Tom wants you to call him back as soon as possible.
• If you are tied up now, I'll call you back later on.
• This is the first time I've ever called Marika back.
• I cannot call Taninna back. I don't have money.
• Tom left a message, but Mary didn't call back.
• Could you please call me back tomorrow?
• Could you call me back a bit later?

butt in

to interrupt

• Tom doesn't want Mary butting in.
• The last thing I want to do is butt in.
• There's no need for you to butt in. Just let him do this on his own.
• I don't want to butt in all the time when the two of them are fighting.
• Why does Tom keep butting in to our conversation? He doesn't even know Mary.
• There are things I'd like to say but to butt in now would be what they call uncouth.
• Hey, we're trying to have a serious discussion here so I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't butt in so irresponsibly.
• Sorry to butt in, but I couldn't help overhearing that you're on your way to Boston. I live there and I'd be happy to put you two up for the night.

burn out

to become exhausted

• I'm absolutely burnt out.
• Tom burned himself out as a baseball player.

to stop burning

• The candle burned out.
• Don't let the fire burn out.
• Violent fires soon burn out themselves.
• Fire will keep burning even after the twig or the stick that started the fire has burned out.

to stop feeling an emotion

• The passion has burned itself out in him

to stop working (electrical equipment)

• Laika died when Sputnik 2 burned out in the atmosphere.
• "I think my radio burned out when we lost electricity." "But doesn't it run on batteries?"
• The bulb has burned out.
• The light bulb burned out.

bump into

to hit against something

• The truck bumped into a car.
• The truck bumped into our car.
• While backing up, I bumped into another car and set off its alarm.
• Tom always keeps bumping into things.
• Tom accidentally bumped into Mary and apologized.
• Tom bumped into Mary and spilled his drink on her.
• Tom bumped into Mary and almost knocked her into the pool.
• Tom bumped into Mary because he wasn't looking where he was going.
• The robot's guidance system has gone haywire. It keeps bumping into walls.
• After he bumped into the shelf, the priceless china fell and shattered into fragments.
• Because I wasn't looking where I was going, I bumped into him when we passed. It wasn't his fault.

to meet somebody by chance

• Tom bumped into Mary on his way to school.
• Tom bumped into a Mary on his way to school.
• Tom bumped into Mary this morning on his way to school.
• I bumped into Tom in the supermarket yesterday.
• Tom bumped into Mary the other day at the supermarket.
• What a surprise to bump into you here!
• I bumped into an old friend on the bus.
• I bumped into your father yesterday.
• I bumped into an old friend for the first time in ten years on the Shinkansen the other day.