A synonym for putting off (e.g., “I’m putting it off until tomorrow”) is “delaying,” “postponing,” “procrastinating,” or “rescheduling.”
“Putting off” is the present participle of “put off,” which is a phrasal verb. When someone is putting a task off, they’re deciding to do it later than scheduled or expected.
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Synonyms for off-putting include “unpleasant,” “unappealing,” and “distasteful.” “Off-putting is an adjective and a compound word that comes from the phrasal verb “put off.”
When something is off-putting to someone or puts someone off, it causes them to feel dislike or disinterest.
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Both smooths and smoothes are acceptable spellings of the third-person singular simple present tense form of the verb smooth (e.g., “The painter smooths/smoothes the paint while it is still wet”). Smooths is the original form since it follows the standard rule of adding an -s to the verb; however, smoothes has more recently become an acceptable variant.
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The definition of make bank is “to make a lot of money” (e.g., “Julian is currently making bank as a real estate agent”). It’s a slang word that’s similar to the idioms and phrasal verbs with make.
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It is usually makeup, not make-up. “Makeup” is a compound noun (a type of compound word) that doesn’t have a hyphen. “Makeup” usually means “cosmetics” (e.g., “The model’s makeup was natural and subtle”). “Makeup” comes from the phrasal verb “make up.”
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It can be makeup or make up depending on which part of speech you’re using. “Makeup” and “make up” are both compound words, but they’re different parts of speech. “Make up” is a verb, and “makeup” is a noun.
“Make up” is a phrasal verb that means “to complete something unfinished,” “to invent,” or “to apply cosmetics” (e.g., “Every morning, I make myself up with mascara and lip gloss”).
The noun “makeup” (no space) usually means “cosmetics” (e.g., “She uses a special mirror to apply makeup”).
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It is make do not make due. “Make do” is one of the idioms and phrasal verbs with make, and it means “to manage with limited resources” (e.g., “The refrigerator is almost empty, but we can make do and cook eggs for dinner”).
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The meaning of “come clean” is “to confess to something you’ve been doing secretly.” “Come clean” is an idiom, so it has a figurative rather than a literal meaning. The following examples show how to use “come clean”:
- Did Bart come clean about eating Lisa’s candy?
- Chad came clean about his secret love for pop music.
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It can be comeback or come back, depending on what part of speech you’re using. “Come back” is a phrasal verb with “come” that means “to return to a location” or “to become successful or fashionable again.”
The following example shows how to use “come back” as a verb.
- Low-rise jeans have come back in style this year.
“Comeback” (one word) is a compound noun (not a phrasal verb) that means “a return to former success” or “a witty reply.” The following sentence uses the noun “comeback”:
- Low-rise jeans have made a comeback.
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The meaning of “come to terms with” is “to gradually accept.” The word that comes after “with” is almost always a noun or noun phrase that is a challenging situation. The following examples show how to use “come to terms with” in a sentence:
- Once I came to terms with the layoff, I started to enjoy some time away from work.
- Nate hasn’t come to terms with the divorce yet.
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