* sign up: to request to participate
ex> Bill and I have signed up for tennis lessons this summer.
* as it stands: at the present moment; according to the current plan or situation
ex> As it stands, there are four teams with a good chance to win the pennant.
* set off: to begin a journey
ex> We’ll set off at 8 o’clock sharp, so everyone please be up and ready by then.
* hard(est) hit: badly affected
ex> Many trees were damaged in the areas that were hardest hit by the windstorm.
* around the clock: continuously
ex> Neighbors are searching the area around the clock for the missing pet.
* pay off: to have positive results
ex> All my hard work has paid off: my application was accepted!
- This phrasal verb also means to get rid of or eliminate a debt or a loan. Did you know that it takes more than a decade (or more) to pay off a student loan after graduating college in America?
@ There definitely was widespread damage in that area.
extensive/considerable/large-scale
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