Don’t throw those batteries away. They’re not biodegradable! (Throw away means to discard something.
Rainy days always get me down. (Get someone down means to make someone feel depressed or sad.)
Could you tell me what the letters ‘CID’ stand for? (Stand for means to represent or mean something.)
They’re planning to tear down the old cinema and build a new shopping centre on the land. (Tear down means to demolish or destroy a building.)
I think the rain’s set in for the day, don’t you? (Set in means to begin and seem likely to continue.)
Some scientists put the extinction of the dinosaurs down to changes in the world’s climate. (Put something down to something means to attribute something to a particular cause.)