Medication & Treatment
- Cut out – I cut out dairy to see if it helps my stomach.
- Cut down – I’m trying to cut down on my painkillers.
- Cut back – The doctor asked me to cut back on caffeine.
- Carry on – Should I carry on with this antibiotic?
- Go on – I went on insulin last year.
- Stick to – I try to stick to the treatment plan.
- Build up – The side effects build up over time.
- Wear off – The pain relief wears off too quickly.
- Phase out – We will phase out this medicine slowly.
- Switch over – We may switch you over to a stronger tablet.
Symptoms & Feelings
- Come on – The headache came on suddenly.
- Bring on – Stress can bring on my chest pain.
- Break out – I break out in rashes during summer.
- Come down with – I think I’m coming down with the flu.
- Go away – The pain doesn’t go away at night.
- Ease off – The cramps ease off when I rest.
- Flare up – My asthma flares up in the winter.
- Pass out – I passed out while walking to the bathroom.
- Throw up – I threw up after the meal.
- Bring up – The child keeps bringing up food.
Diagnosis & Examination
- Rule out – We need to rule out an infection first.
- Point out – The X-ray points out a small fracture.
- Pick up – The test picked up high sugar levels.
- Check out – Let’s check out your blood pressure.
- Look into – We’ll look into why you feel so tired.
- Work out – We’ll work out what’s causing this rash.
- Come up with – We’ll come up with a treatment plan.
- Find out – We need to find out what triggered it.
- Rule in – We ruled in an allergic reaction.
- Show up – The tumor showed up on the scan.
Daily Habits & Lifestyle
- Cut down on – I cut down on smoking last month.
- Give up – I’m trying to give up alcohol.
- Work out – I work out three times a week.
- Take up – I took up yoga to reduce stress.
- Carry out – I carry out light exercises daily.
- Stick with – I stick with walking, not running.
- Get back to – I want to get back to playing cricket.
- Stay off – I’m staying off sugary drinks now.
- Keep up – I keep up my daily walk.
- Go off – I went off junk food recently.
Patient Experiences
- Hold off – I held off going to the hospital until yesterday.
- Put up with – I put up with this pain for weeks.
- Come across – I came across this medicine online.
- Look after – My daughter looks after me at home.
- Look forward to – I look forward to feeling better.
- Back up – The nurse backed up my request to change drugs.
- Check in – I checked in at the emergency room.
- Check out of – He checked out of hospital yesterday.
- Run out of – I ran out of tablets last night.
- Miss out – I missed out a dose yesterday.
Doctor Instructions
- Fill out – Please fill out this consent form.
- Write down – Write down your symptoms in a diary.
- Leave off – Leave off the bandage tomorrow.
- Put on – Put on the oxygen mask, please.
- Take off – Take off your shoes for the exam.
- Sit up – Please sit up straight on the bed.
- Lie down – Lie down so I can check your abdomen.
- Hold on – Hold on, let me get the stethoscope.
- Breathe in – Breathe in deeply.
- Breathe out – Breathe out slowly.
Hospital/Procedures
- Go in for – I went in for surgery last year.
- Come out of – He came out of anesthesia safely.
- Pull through – She pulled through the operation well.
- Break down – My knee broke down after the accident.
- Pass on – He passed on in his sleep.
- Bring round – They brought her round after fainting.
- Check over – The doctor checked me over carefully.
- Carry out – They carried out a blood test.
- Take out – They took out my stitches yesterday.
- Put in – They put in a pacemaker.
Pain & Relief
- Come back – The pain keeps coming back.
- Die down – The headache dies down with rest.
- Keep on – The cough keeps on bothering me.
- Set in – The stiffness set in overnight.
- Wear off – The numbness wears off slowly.
- Go away – The fever hasn’t gone away yet.
- Act up – My knee acts up in the cold.
- Play up – My back is playing up again.
- Set off – Dust sets off my sneezing.
- Build up – Tension builds up in my chest.
Follow-up & Recovery
- Come back for – Come back for review next week.
- Check back – Check back in a month.
- Follow up – We’ll follow up after the scan.
- Carry on with – Carry on with your exercises.
- Go back to – You can go back to work soon.
- Bounce back – Children bounce back quickly after fever.
- Get over – It took weeks to get over the flu.
- Catch up on – I need to catch up on sleep.
- Pick up – He picked up strength after therapy.
- Pull up – You should pull up faster with rest.
Miscellaneous Useful Ones
- Take over – The nurse will take over from here.
- Hand over – Please hand over the prescription.
- Drop in – You can drop in for dressing change.
- Drop out – He dropped out of physiotherapy sessions.
- Open up – The wound opened up again.
- Close up – The cut is starting to close up.
- Turn up – I turned up at the clinic late.
- Turn down – He turned down the surgery option.
- Write up – I’ll write up your discharge summary.
- Follow through – Please follow through with the physiotherapy plan.
How They Feel (emotions / mood)
- Feeling edgy – I’ve been feeling edgy since I stopped smoking.
- Wound up – I get really wound up before bedtime.
- Down in the dumps – I’ve been down in the dumps lately.
- Fed up – I’m fed up with this back pain.
- Stressed out – I’m stressed out at work and can’t sleep.
- Worn out – I feel worn out after doing very little.
- Burned out – I’m burned out from looking after my mother.
- Mixed up – I’m all mixed up and can’t concentrate.
- Shaken up – I was really shaken up after the fall.
- On edge – I’m always on edge these days.
Describing Pain / Discomfort
- Acting up – My knee is acting up again.
- Playing up – The old injury keeps playing up in winter.
- Flare up – My asthma flares up in dusty places.
- Kicking in – The painkillers haven’t kicked in yet.
- Wearing off – The injection is wearing off already.
- Setting in – The stiffness set in after I woke up.
- Coming back – The headache keeps coming back at night.
- Dying down – The pain dies down after I lie down.
- Building up – The pressure builds up in my chest slowly.
- Spreading out – The pain spreads out to my shoulder.
Talking About Illness / Symptoms
- Coming down with – I think I’m coming down with flu.
- Fighting off – I’ve been fighting off a cold for days.
- Throwing up – I threw up twice last night.
- Bringing up – He keeps bringing up food after meals.
- Passing out – I nearly passed out in the bathroom.
- Black out – I blacked out after climbing the stairs.
- Breaking out – I keep breaking out in rashes.
- Running down – I feel really run down these days.
- Clogged up – My nose is all clogged up.
- Blocked up – I feel blocked up and can’t breathe well.
Medication & Treatment
- Cutting out – I cut out sugar to control my weight.
- Cutting back on – I’m cutting back on my sleeping tablets.
- Giving up – I’m giving up alcohol this month.
- Carrying on with – Should I carry on with these antibiotics?
- Running out of – I ran out of my tablets yesterday.
- Sticking to – I stick to the same routine every day.
- Switching over – The doctor switched me over to another inhaler.
- Building up – The medicine builds up in the system slowly.
- Phasing out – They’re phasing out this old drug now.
- Topping up – I need to top up my pain relief at night.
Everyday Life / Habits
- Falling behind – I’m falling behind at work due to my illness.
- Catching up on – I need to catch up on some sleep.
- Getting back to – I want to get back to normal life.
- Dropping off – I drop off easily but wake up suddenly.
- Staying up – I’ve been staying up too late lately.
- Dozing off – I keep dozing off during the day.
- Slowing down – I’ve had to slow down after surgery.
- Speeding up – My heartbeat suddenly speeds up sometimes.
- Putting on – I’ve put on too much weight recently.
- Losing out on – I’m losing out on family time because of this pain.
Hospital & Check-ups
- Checking in – I checked in at the hospital last night.
- Checking out – I checked out of the ward this morning.
- Looking after – My son looks after me at home.
- Dropping in – I dropped in for a quick check-up.
- Handing over – I handed over my medical file to the nurse.
- Following up – I’m here to follow up on my test results.
- Coming back for – I came back for the scan today.
- Waiting around – I had to wait around for two hours.
- Going through – I went through surgery last year.
- Pulling through – Thankfully, I pulled through the operation fine.
