When he said the software would fix the problem, I decided not to take someone's word for it and ran my own diagnostics.

After repeatedly ignoring the warning signs, the company had to make one's bed and lie in it when the system crashed during the busiest week of the year.

When the professor started using complex notations, it's Greek to me, so I couldn't follow the lecture.

Screw it, I'm calling and telling them what I really think.

We decided to go for a walk even though it was tipping it down.

After boiling the pasta, cool it under cold running water to stop it from overcooking.

Far be it from me to criticize your choices, but you might want to think this through.

We'd better hotfoot it if we want to catch the last train.

Watch it when you step onto the old dock; some of the boards are loose.

If you're getting anxious about the exam, easy does it — you've studied enough.