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Look after (1) to take care of; (2) to make sure that someone is safe and well. Look out (1) to be careful; (2) to avoid imminent danger

Check by - Go to a place to see if everything is okay. Check back - Return to see if everything is okay

Check with, Meaning: Ask a person for confirmation Example: She needs to check with her parents before she goes. Check-in, Meaning: Arrive and register at the hotel or airport Example: They will get the hotel keys when we check in.

Check out, Meaning: Look at Example: Check out that cute car! Check over, Meaning: Closely examine the condition of something Example: She checked over the old house to see if it was worth buying.

Check off - Meaning: Make a mark next to. Example: Check each name off the list. Check into - Meaning: Enter a hospital etc… Example: We need to check into the hotel at 11:00 AM.

Hyperbole.

Feeling peckish. ...

blow out - be extinguished by an air current. blow over- fade away without serious consequences. blow- move creating an air current.

blow away - to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air their doubts were blown away. blow down - the removal of solids or liquids from a container or pipe using pressure. blow - move creating an air current.

The difference is that give away puts more emphasis on the “free” aspect, and give out puts more emphasis on distribution to many people. In a few specific cases (especially with machines and internal organs), give out can mean to fail / stop functioning: He was an old man, and his heart eventually gave out.