be present at something
51present itself — if something such as an opportunity, idea, or problem presents itself, it suddenly happens I ll tell her when the opportunity presents itself …
52turn out for something — turn out (for (something)) to come, appear, or be present for something. A lot of students turned out for the demonstration. The last time she performed here the whole town turned out …
53be in at something — phrase to be present when something happens Karpati had been in at the birth of the Socialist movement. Thesaurus: to take part, or to become involvedsynonym Main entry: in …
54be in at the death (of something) — informal phrase to be present when something ends or someone suffers defeat, especially because you are pleased about it Thesaurus: to take part, or to become involvedsynonym Main entry: death …
55be in at something — to be present when something happens Karpati had been in at the birth of the Socialist movement …
56dress something up — PRESENT, represent, portray, depict, characterize; embellish, enhance, touch up, embroider. → dress * * * present something in such a way that it appears better than it really is the company dressed up the figures a little * * * ˌdress sth ˈup… …
57There's no time like the present. — something that you say in order to show that you think it is a good idea to do something immediately. When do you think I should phone Mr Hughes about that job? Well, there s no time like the present …
58set something forth — PRESENT, describe, set out, detail, delineate, explain, expound; state, declare, announce; submit, offer, put forward, advance, propose, propound. → set * * * state or describe something in writing or speech …
59spring something on — present something suddenly or unexpectedly to. → spring …
60lay something before — present material for consideration and action to (someone). → lay …
