to decide to do sth
31ˌpencil sb/sth ˈin — phrasal verb to decide or arrange something that may have to be changed later The meeting has been pencilled in for next Friday.[/ex] …
32ˈplump for sb/sth — phrasal verb informal to choose someone or something after being unable to decide what to do …
33ˌwrite sb/sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to decide that someone or something will not succeed, so that you stop giving them your attention and energy He thought the teachers had written him off.[/ex] …
34take it into your head to do something — get/take/it into your head to do something informal phrase to decide to do something, and be determined to do it even if other people do not like it Thesaurus: to make a decisionsynonym Main entry: head * * * …
35write something off as something — ˌwrite sb/sthˈoff (as sth) derived to decide that sb/sth is a failure or not worth paying any attention to Syn: ↑dismiss Main entry: ↑writederived …
36write somebody off as something — ˌwrite sb/sthˈoff (as sth) derived to decide that sb/sth is a failure or not worth paying any attention to Syn: ↑dismiss Main entry: ↑writederived …
37write somebody off — ˌwrite sb/sthˈoff (as sth) derived to decide that sb/sth is a failure or not worth paying any attention to Syn: ↑dismiss Main entry: ↑writederived …
38whatever*/*/*/ — [wɒtˈevə] grammar word summary: Whatever can be: ■ a relative pronoun: You can choose whatever you like. ■ a determiner: We ll be ready at whatever time you get here. ■ a question pronoun: Whatever do you mean? ■ a conjunction: We must stay… …
39take a chance (on something) — take a ˈchance (on sth) idiom to decide to do sth, knowing that it might be the wrong choice • We took a chance on the weather and planned to have the party outside. Main entry: ↑chanceidiom …
40take it on yourself to do something — take it on/upon yourself to do sth idiom to decide to do sth without asking permission or advice Main entry: ↑takeidiom …
