grow out of . develop from发展自

Most international firms have grown out of small family businesses．多数国际性公司是从小的家庭企业发展起来的。

grow out of . arise or result from起因于

His illness grew out of his tendency to overwork．他的病是工作过度所致。

The accident grew out of his carelessness．这场事故是由于他粗心而造成的。

grow out of . become too big or too old for太大或太老而不再适合于…

My son has grown out of his shoes；I have to buy him new ones．我儿子已长大，穿不下这些鞋子了，我得给他买新的。

There is no sense in buying expensive clothes for children，as they soon grow out of them．给小孩买贵重的衣服划不来，因为他们很快就会长大穿不下了。

My daughter has grown out of these toys．我女儿已经长大，不再玩这些玩具了。

He has grown out of the bad habits of his boyhood days．他长大了，已经改掉了童年时代的一些坏习惯。

grow up . pass from children to the stage of being adult；reach maturity长大

Susan wants to be a doctor when she grows up．苏珊长大想当个医生。

had better . would find it wiser or more suitable to最好是

You'd better have that tooth pulled out．你最好把那颗牙拔掉。

You had better not go by air．你最好不要坐飞机去。

You had better finish today's assignment，for tomorrow we'll have other things to do．你最好把今天的任务完成，因为明天还有明天的事。

had it not been for . but for；without如果没有

Had it not been for your help，I could not have finished the work．假如没有你的帮助，我是无法完成这项工作的。

 had rather…than . would regard as preferable；had better宁愿…不愿

He had rather die than surrender．他宁死不屈。

had rather . had sooner . choose to（do one thing instead of another）；like better to；would prefer to宁可；宁愿

He invited me to the movies，but I had rather go on a picnic with the girls．他邀请我去看电影，但我倒是喜欢跟女孩们去野餐。

I had sooner live in the city than in the countryside．我宁愿住在城里而不愿住在乡村。

hale and hearty . in very good health；well and strong身强力壮；矍铄的

Though well over eighty ，he's still hale and hearty．他虽年过八旬，但仍然精神矍铄。

hand back . return something to somebody by hand返还

Examination papers will be handed back after the marks have been officially recorded．成绩正式登记以后，试卷将归还。

hand down . pass to递给

Please hand down the large dish from the top shelf，I can't reach it ．请把架子最上面一层的大盘子递给我，我拿不到它。

hand down . make a public statement公布

The city council will hand down the budget on Monday．星期一市府将公布预算。

hand down . pass sentence on somebody convicted of a crime对罪犯判刑

The court handed down a sentence of ten years on the accused．法庭宣布判处被告十年徒刑。

hand down to . pass on to传下来；传给

Their home contains many rare antiques which have been handed down to them from one generation to another．他们家里藏了许多世代相传的珍奇古董。

These paintings have been handed down to us through three generations．这些画传到我们手里时已经传了三代人了。

Our forefathers have handed a rich national culture down to us．我们的祖先给我们传下来丰富的民族文化。

hand in . give something to somebody in charge交上；上交

Each student has to hand in a composition once a week．每个学生必须每周交一篇作文。

hand in glove . hand and glove . very close or friendly；working together；in very close agreement or cooperation，esp．for bad purposes亲密合作；狼狈为奸

They are hand in glove with each other in smuggling．他们狼狈为奸，进行走私活动。

The Navy and the Coast Guard work hand and glove，especially in war time．海军与海岸防卫队合作无间，战争年代更是如此。

hand in hand . each holding the other's hand手拉手地

They strolled hand in hand in the street．他们携手漫步街头。

hand in hand . happening or working together；jointly与…合作；与…携手共进

Ignorance and poverty often go hand in hand．愚昧与贫困常常联系在一起。

Theory should go hand in hand with practice．理论应当与实践相结合。

Doctors and nurses work hand in hand to save lives．医生和护士密切合作挽救生命。

A good teacher knows how to work hand in hand with students．一位好教师知道如何与学生合作。

The technical revolution should go hand in hand with the educational revolution．技术革命应该和教育革命携手共进。

hand on . pass on to another by hand；transmit传递

Please hand on the magazine to others．请将杂志传递给其他人。