confined to	The bad weather confined the campers to their tents.
(ten) fold	The population of Britain increased tenfold in a few hundred years.
spring up	New towns sprang up everywhere In the nineteenth
consists of	The flat consists of 5 rooms and 2 bathrooms.
equipped with	In most countries the police are equipped with guns.
at top level	After talks at top level, the agreement was signed.
dead beat	"We walked all the way here." "You must be dead beat then."
all in	"I'm off to bed. I'm all in."
in the process	He broke three glasses and cut his hand in the process.
lose/put on weight	He soon put on weight when he stopped playing football.
kid (your)self	"He thinks he's a good player, but he's only kidding himself."
on (me)	"How much do I owe you?" "Nothing. The meal is on me."
cram with	Every cupboard in the house was crammed with clothes.
against the law	It's against the law to make a lot of noise at night.
break down	I did it by hand because the machine broke down.
for god's sake	"For god's sake be quiet. I'm trying to read."