| A | B |
| out of the question | impossible, not feasable |
| to have to do with | to have some connection with or relationship to |
| to check in | to register at a hotel or motel; to leave or deposit for transporting or safekeeping |
| to check out | to pay the bill at a hotel or motel and then leave; to investigate, to examine |
| to take one at one's word | to accept what one says as true, to believe |
| to serve (the/one's) purpose | to be useful, to suit one's needs or requirements |
| to cop out | to avoid one's responsibility, to quit |
| to line up | to form a line; to arrange to have, to manage to obtain |
| to lose one's cool | to get excited, angry, or flustered |
| to leave open | to delay making a decision on |
| to miss the boat | to lose an opportunity, to fail in some understanding |
| to think up | to invent, to create |