User:Spencerk/multiple word translations

let me explain myself

please improve, see also User:Spencerk/list of straight-up substitutables, User:Spencerk/superbasic megalist

all ears - listening carefully
as a last resort - if everything else fails
as to - for
at any rate - anyway
at odds - in disagreement
at once - immediately
at the drop of a hat - immediately
at the top of one's lungs - with a very loud voice
at times - sometimes
back and forth - backwards and forwards
cash cow - easy way to make money
bargain for - anticipate
bargained for - anticipated
barge in on - to interrupt
bear in mind - to consider
bear with - to be patient with
beat around the bush - to speak indirectly
birthday suit - completely naked body
black out - faint
blast off - shoot into the sky
brand-new - very new
account for - explain
all of a sudden - suddenly
as a matter of fact - actually
as soon as - when
hold on - wait
in case - if
of course - certainly
right away - immediately
show up - appear
so far - until now
stick with - continue
take over - take control
took over - took control
take place - happen
took place - happened
turned in - gave
to the teeth - heavily
was hard up for cash - had no money
from scratch - from the beginning
have a cow - get upset
blow up - explode
blew up - exploded
bone up on - study
brush up on - improve
called off - cancelled
cheer up - become happier
chicken out - loose the courage
count on - trust
drag on - last too long
drop in - visit
drop by - visit
dropped out - left
egg on - encourage
feel up to - feel strong enough for
find out - learn
found out - learned
get along - be friends
get down to - now do
get over with - end
hand in - give in
keep on - continue
laid off - fired
look after - take care of
look up - search for
nod off - fall asleep
pass away - die
pass out - faint
the wild - nature
weaselled out - got out
by the wayside - away
all of a sudden - immediately
embarked on - began
refrained from - avoided
taken for granted - not appreciated
out of the loop - not connected
push the envelope - push the rules
accounted for - included
passed away - died
a couple of - some
spare some - give some
in opposition to - against
identical to - the same as
to and fro - around
due to - because of
in order to - to
in light of - with
chew out - tell off
cut it out - stop
with regard to - about
by means of - by
in the event that - if
until such time - until
during such time - while
in respect of - for
in view of the fact - because
on the part of - by
subsequent to - after
under the provisions of - under
in lieu - instead
adjacent to - beside
by means of - by
in the near future - soon
deal with - handle
a few - some
pretty much - almost
what matters - what's important
on duty - working
for instance - for example
attached to - put the
as to - about
get go - beginning
don't mention it - it's ok
go bad - become bad
goes bad - becomes bad
make amends - become friends
prior to - before
enrolled in - entered
enrol in - enter
pet peeve - most unknowing thing
as a precaution - for safety
prey on - eat
preyed on - ate
praise on - eats
preying on - eating
one another - each other
in retrospect – looking back
just slightly – just a little
come about - happen
come to a stop -stop
come to a stop -stop
came to a stop -stopped
coming to a stop -stopping
come to an agreement - agree
came to an agreement - agreed
gave her word - promised
gave his word - promised
gave your word - promised
had a talk - talked
have a talk - talk
let down - disappoint
take into account - include
taken into account - included
in the right - right
in the wrong - wrong
in the name of - for
in motion - moving
of use - helpful
of no use - not helpful
blew up - exploded
non compliant - disagreeable
a great deal more - a lot more
a great deal less - a lot less
figure out - learn
figured out - learned
out of date - old

deal with,handle
a few,some
pretty much,almost
what matters,what's important
on duty,working
for instance,for example
attached to,put the
as to,about
hands down - definitely

taken aback - surprised
on awful lot - a lot
such time - the time
such a time - the time
due time - some time
responding to - answering

responded to - answered
child's play - easy
childs play - easy
rather than - instead of
partake in - do
pull through - survive
track down - find
full blast—top speed
pipe down - quiet
pined for - missed
pining for - missing
pine for - miss
in a pinch - in an emergency
aversion to - dislike of
pertained to - involved
pertaining to - involving
pertain to - involve
a nuisance - annoying
per se—really
preferred to - liked to
preferring to - liking to
prefer to - like to
sexual intercourse - sex
dawn on - come to
down in the dumps - sad
be obliged to - be happy to
doze off - fall asleep
nooks and crannies - small parts
adjacent to - aside
adverse to - against
opposed to - against
sought after - look for
prey on - eat
preyed on - ate
preys on - eats
preying on - eating
bona fide - real
bear the burden - have the trouble
the gross majority - most
the majority of - most of
scene of the crime - place of the crime
abide by - follow
over and over - many times
abiding by - following
abided by its - followed
abides by - follows
response to - answer

being facetious - joking