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

trade something for something • trade something
in for something
trade something for something —give one thing in exchange
for another, in place of money: The cargo consisted of textiles
and antiquated firearms. These were traded on the coast for
slaves, who were shipped to America.
trade something in for something —give smth. in part pay-
ment for smth. else (usually another article of the same kind):
You will own the vehicle when your payment period ends.
Choose to keep it, sell it or trade it in for a new vehicle.
training college • training school
training college —(UK) a college for the training of teachers:
How vitally important a good pupil-teacher relationship had
been considered at my training college.
training school —
1
. a school preparing students for a partic-
ular occupation: The majority of nursery training schools do
not make any hard-and-fast rule regarding the work which
their trainees should take over. 2. (U.S. euph.) a correctional
institution for reeducation of juvenile delinquents: The Penal
Code was amended so as to authorize the commitment of
delinquent girls to the New York State Training School for
Girls.
trample someone under foot • walk all over
 someone
trample someone under foot—oppress or subdue a person;
treat smb. harshly or ruthlessly: We loan them a degree of
power, we do not grant them the right to trample us underfoot
as they are doing.
walk all over someone —
1
. make smb. do whatever one
wishes; take advantage of a person: Ashley was a hopeless
romantic, but her boyfriends walked all over her. 2. (Sport)
win decisively over an opponent: Let them think that the Red-
skins will walk all over our team. Let them think it!
transit man • transit passenger
transit man —(U.S.) a surveyor who uses a transit-theodolite
for the measurement of land areas: Continuous labor in soli-
tary wilderness as surveyor or transit-man, is a totally different
thing from taking a trip across the continent.
transit passenger —a passenger making a brief stop at an air-
port, etc. in transit to another destination: For the transit pas-
senger the Corporation also runs special city sightseeing tours
from the Tourist information Center.