in order to
so as to
For the purpose of; to. Used with an infinitive.
In order to follow the buffalo, the Indians often had to move their camps.
We picked apples so as to make a pie.
in order
In arrangement; in the proper way of following one another.
Come to my desk in alphabetical order as I call your names.
Line up and walk to the door in order.
Name all the presidents in order.
In proper condition.
The car was in good working order when I bought it.
The club leader looked at the club treasurer's records of money collected and spent, and found them all in order.
Following the rules; proper; suitable.
Is it in order to ask the speaker questions at the meeting?
At the end of a program, applause for the performers is in order.
keep a civil tongue in one's head
To be polite in speaking.
He was very angry with his boss, but he kept a civil tongue in his head.
The bus driver began yelling at the woman and she told him to keep a civil tongue in his head.
know enough to come in out of the rain
To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. Usually used in the negative.
Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain.
Sally may look stupid, but she knows enough to come in out of the rain.
laugh up one's sleeve
laugh in one's sleeve
laugh in one's beard
To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter.
Скрытно смеяться, посмеиваться; скрывать смех.
He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke.
Tom felt that his explanation was confusing and that his colleagues were laughing up his sleeve.
Том чувствовал, что его объяснение было запутанным и что его коллеги смеялись за его спиной.
leave a bad taste in one's mouth
To feel a bad impression; make you feel disgusted.
Производить плохое впечатление, оставлять плохую память о себе.
Seeing a man beat his horse leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.
The way that the company treated us left a bad taste in our mouth.
Своим отношением эта компания произвела плохое впечатление на нас.
let one in on
To reveal a secret to; permit someone to share in.
If I let you in on something big we're planning, will you promise not to mention it to anyone?
look in on
To go to see; make a short visit with; make a call on.
On his way downtown, Jim looked in on his aunt.
The doctor looked in on Mary each day when he went by.