A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations



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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

oversleep • sleep over
oversleep —sleep beyond one’s usual or intended time for
waking: I drove home when he never showed up only to get a
call from him telling me that he’s on his way and he overslept.
sleep over —stay overnight at someone else’s home: I am a
senior in high school and still have to ask my parents permis-
sion to sleep over at a friend’s house. Cf.: have a sleepover —
said of a party usually held by children where guests stay overnight:
I’m planning to have a sleepover with about four girlfriends
in a few weeks time (post-exam-celebration).
overstep something • step over something
overstep something —go beyond the bounds of smth.; over-
come specific limitations: Some brave women in each age may
have tried to overstep the limits set for them.
step over something —
1
. lift the feet so as to pass above smth.:
We had to step over piles of broken bricks. 2. = overstep some-
thing 2: We’re always flattered when people are having fun, as
long as they don’t step over the boundaries.
overtake something • take something over
overtake something —
1
. catch up with smth. (and pass) as in
traveling, race, or pursuit: Members of the crew continued to
remark at how Lewis had managed to overtake the other ship.
2. surpass smth. in achievement, production, etc.: Tourism
continues to be important to the island’s economy, although
international business has overtaken it in recent years.
take something over —accept smth. from smb. else; take con-
trol of a business, etc.: When Graham and Ivan took the busi-
ness over their main priority was to make the business
profit able.
overthrow something • throw something over
overthrow something —
1
. turn smth. upside down: …there
was a boat right above the submarine. The boat was over-
thrown and nine fishermen drowned. 2. (of a regime, govern-
ment, etc.) bring about the downfall; remove by force :
Communism signifies an organized attempt to overthrow the
existing social order. 3. (of a law, verdict, etc.) eliminate or
invalidate: Laws are openly violated, standards of behavior are
overthrown.
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