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WIPED OUT When you are wiped out, you are very tired or exhausted. Jim is wiped out because he went hiking last weekend. Everyone was wiped out after the meeting. I worked 70 hours last week. I am totally wiped out. How about you? When was the last time you were wiped out? Leave a comment below and let us …

CHECK OUT When you check something out, you look at it or investigate it in order to learn more about it. I want to check out the new pizza shop in my neighborhood. I hear some fire engines on the next block. Let’s go check it out. They just built a new roller coaster in the amusement park. Let’s check …

CRANK UP Crank up means to increase the volume and intensity of some equipment. Crank up the radio. I like this song. It’s cold in this room. Please crank up the heater. I always crank up the music when nobody else is home. How about you? What have you cranked up recently? Leave a comment below and let us know!

BUNDLE UP Bundle up means to dress very warmly before going outside on a cold day. You can bundle up or bundle someone up. I always bundle up when it’s cold. It’s -2C today. You need to bundle up today. Before taking her kids to school Jane bundles them up. How about you? When was the last time you bundled …

DRESS UP Dress up means to wear formal or fancy clothes. I dressed up to go out to dinner with my clients. In the 1950’s people used to dress up to go to a movie theater. How about you? When was the last time you dressed up? Leave a comment below and let us know!

SLEEP IN When you sleep in, you sleep longer than usual and it’s your plan to do so. Jenny always sleeps in on the weekend. I worked hard this week so I’m going to sleep in. Let’s sleep in tomorrow. It’s supposed to rain. How about you? How about you? Do you like to sleep in? Leave a comment below …

VEG OUT Veg out means to relax and do nothing special. I worked really hard this week so this weekend I’m just going to veg out. Jim was vegging out on the sofa all day. Do you want to go to the park and veg out? It’s a nice day! How about you? When was the last time you vegged …

WRAP UP Wrap up means to finish or end some event. We wrapped up the party last night at 1 AM. I want to wrap up work early today. We need to wrap up the meeting by 1:00pm. How about you? What time did you wrap up work yesterday? Leave a comment below and let us know!

ASK OUT When you ask someone out, you ask them to go on a date with you. . Tommy was too shy to ask that girl out! I asked her out, but she said no. You can’t ask her out. She has a boyfriend. How about you? Have you asked anyone out recently? Has anyone asked you out? Leave a …

SEE OFF When you see someone off, you say goodbye to them at the airport or the station just before they depart. We went to the airport to see off the boss. My sister always sees me off at the station. I’ll go to the airport with you to see you off. How about you? Have you seen anyone off …