Put By | Cut Down | Get On With | Sort Out

put by

to save money for later use

I’ve been putting by part of my salary every month to buy a new car.

cut down

to use something in smaller amounts

If you really want to lose weight, you have to cut down on chocolate.

get on with

to continue or to make progress with something

The teacher told the pupils to get on with their work.

sort out

to solve a problem

There are still a few problems we need to sort out.

 

Jessica is Quitting Smoking

Jessica was on her break at work and she was thinking about all the things that she needed to sort out in her life. First, she decided to take better care of her health; she definitely needed to cut down on cigarettes or even try to quit smoking completely. She realized that giving up smoking would actually help her with some other problems too, she would be able to put by a few dollars every week and finally buy new furniture for her apartment. It had been decided: she was quitting! Jessica looked at the clock and realized her break was almost over and she needed to get on with her work. "Okay", Jessica thought,"there's still enough time for one more cigarette."