commonlyused idioms sayings and phrasal verbs

... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision. ... bright and early - very early The woman likes to get up bright and early every morning bright-eyed and bushy-tailed - to be eager and cheerful Everybody was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed... ... you ask your father he is bound to try and help you with your problem." bow and scrape - to be very humble and subservient I was forced to bow and scrape to get some money from my parents

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... wings and took away his expense account cloak -and- dagger - involving secercy and plotting The agents were involved in cloak -and- dagger diplomacy over the spy scandal close Idioms ... cock -and- bull story - a story that is not true The boys gave us a cock -and- bull story... election come away empty-handed - to return without anything Nobody came away empty-handed ... came a cropper in the chess tournament and that is... on - to understand something, to learn about something I was finally able to catch on and understand the math problem catch on -

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... Thomas and you must tell him many times before he will believe something down Idioms down and dirty - unfair/nasty/sneaky The team decided to get down and dirty in order to try and ... . deaf and dumb - to be unable to hear or speak The man was deaf and dumb and could not communicate with the woman on the train. deal in (something) - to buy and sell something ... something has been decided and you cannot change the decision The die is cast and now that we have sold our house we must move. die laughing - to laugh very loud and hard We almost died

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... the town and nobody agreed with the decision. Katie bar the door - get ready for trouble, a desperate situation is at hand The gang arrived at the hotel and were ready to come in and fight. ... studies and I am sure that he will succeed. keep body and soul together - keep alive, survive It was very cold during the winter but somehow she was able to keep body and soul together and ... the same mistakes over and over. keep on an even keel - remain cool and calm I was very busy with my job and school but I tried very hard to keep on an even keel and get everything done.

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... situation We landed up in the suburbs although we were trying to go downtown landslide victory - a very substantial victory (usually in an election) My favorite candidate won a landslide victory ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com the lay of the land - the features of an area of land or of an organization We checked out the lay of the land before we put up our tent and made a camping site lay off (someone) ... locked up the nomination to be a candidate in the next election long and the short of it - all the facts, the whole story I phoned my friend and he told me the long and the short of it regarding

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... salary. [...]... meat and potatoes - basic and strong, have simple tastes in food and other things My friend's taste in food and life is one of a basic meat -and- potatoes approach ... street in a town We spent Saturday evening driving up and down the main drag of the town. make Idioms make a bed - arrange the sheets and blankets of a bed neatly My mother always told me ... matter of fact, I saw him last night and he asked me how you were." a matter of life and death - an issue of great urgency It was a matter of life and death to... fashionable man who

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... almost fell from his bicycle. near at hand - to be close or handy (to someone) I looked for a pair of scissors that were near at hand. neck and neck - to be equal or nearly equal in ... determination and courage He is a nervous Nellie and is afraid of the other students in the school. a nest egg - money that someone has saved up He has a large nest egg and will have no ... was able to buy a new computer for next to nothing. nice and (some quality) - lots of some quality The bed was nice and warm and I fell asleep immediately. in the nick of time - at

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... and only - a famous and talented person, the unique and only "somebody" Yesterday the newspaper published an interview with the one and only inventor of the new DVD player one and ... off on and off - intermittently, now and then It has been raining on and off since early this morning on and on - continually, at tedious length The speech continued on and on ... rainy and windy weather on all fours - to be on one's hands and knees I was down on all fours as I looked for my grandmother's hearing... everybody in the town could see them once Idioms

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... received his pink slip yesterday and no longer has a job pins and needles - a tingling feeling in one's arms and legs, feeling excitement I was on pins and needles all day as I waited ... plain and simple - absolutely, without further complication or elaboration It was plain and simple I decided to buy the car and I did not want to talk about it further play Idioms ... money penny-wise and pound-foolish - wise or careful in small things/purchases but not wise or careful about bigger things/purchases He is penny-wise and pound-foolish and is always wasting

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... have ever seen and she is as queer as a three- dollar bill. quick and dirty - fast and cheap, fast and careless The method that the company chose to cut expenses was quick and dirty. ... trigger and should have thought more carefully about what he was going to say. quick on the uptake - to be quick to understand something The student is quick on the uptake and understands ... regular soldiers and not the officers The rank and file of the large union were happy with their new contract. rant and rave about (someone or something) - to shout angrily and wildly about

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... Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "S" Idioms Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 746 S sack out - to go to bed, ... choir was second-rate and they need more practice to improve a second thought - a thought that one... salary shipping and handling - the costs of handling a product and transporting ... something I shook hands on the agreement that I had to take on more responsibility at work shake hands with (someone) - to shake the hand of someone to greet them I shook hands with my neighbor

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... beautiful weather and went to the beach. take after (someone) - to resemble or act like someone (usually a parent or relative) The boy is tall and handsome like his father and takes after ... -and- spend - spending freely and taxing heavily The government has a tax -and- spend attitude that many...take it - to endure trouble/criticism/abuse My friend is quite sensitive and ... with. take a gander at (someone or something) - to examine someone or something I asked the car mechanic to take a gander at the steering system on my car. take a hand in (something)

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... another I was up and around before 6:00 AM this morning up and at 'em/them - get active and get busy We will be up and at 'em very early tomorrow morning up and away - up into the air and into flight ... was standing up against the tree in the yard up and about - recovered from an illness He has been up and about for a couple of days since he left the hospital up and around - out of bed and moving ... into the air and into flight My parents got on the airplane and were up and away before we knew it up -and- coming - new The woman is an up -and- coming singer up for (something) - enthusiastic about

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... 94 and then some – and even more; and more than has been mentioned  It looked like 20,000 people and then some were crowded into the stadium Investors in the business got their money back and ... investment, something that is large and unwieldy and is a nuisance and/ or expensive to maintain  That new motorbike I bought is really a white elephant, it is expensive and too big for these streets ... something Word Set Phrasal Verb Exercises - Examples in Context Were you a good student when you were at school? I’m afraid I wasn’t if I’m honest Often I didn’t hand in my homework, and I always felt

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... especially idioms and phrasal verbs - To give some lectures samples to teach idioms and phrasal verbs by using Wordwall applications - To design some activities with Wordwall about idioms and phrasal verbs ... spoken and informal written language EFL learners may find it difficult to understand and use phrasal verbs and idioms so they tend to avoid using them Furthermore, phrasal verbs and idioms are ... difficulties that teachers and students have to face when teaching and learning idioms and phrasal verb for the 12th grade students The second one, teaching phrasal verbs and idioms is a difficult

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... Contents Title Page Introduction Business Idioms A - Z Idioms by type Economic and regulatory idioms Money / pay / financing idioms Working style and practices Business operations Communication ... 505 Business Idioms and Phrasal Verbs By Clare Whitmell © 2015 Clare Whitmell, All rights reserved Introduction Read the business news, or take part in a business conversation, and you'll come ... in spoken English, understanding how to use them will help you sound natural – as well as well-informed This ebook contains 505 essential business idioms and phrasal verbs in current use, listed

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... Trang 1101 English Idioms (and Phrasal Verbs) For Trang 2Note to readers: Hello and welcome, Espresso English students! Thanks for downloading this ... meaning (definition), and in the right column is an example sentence (sentence) It looks like this:  The phrases are a mixture of idioms, phrasal verbs (two-word verb phrases), and slang words  ... one Trang 11Play phone tag When you try to call someone and leave a voicemail (message), and they call you back and leave a voicemail, and you can’t get in touch with them easily “We have been

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... The taxes increased across the board and everyone must pay more. act high and mighty - to act proud and powerful The woman always acts high and mighty and nobody likes her. act one's ... energy The man stood up and belted out several old songs. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 19 assault and battery - a criminal charge where one violently attacks and beats someone The man was arrested for assault and battery after the fight. at Idioms at a loss -...

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... sequence of cause and effect with bad results He had fallen into a vicious circle of drinking too much and then losing his job and then drinking even more. vim and vigor - energy and enthusiasm ... happened in the past and can`t be changed It was terrible that your house was robbed but it is water under the bridge now and you must move forward. wax and wane - increase and decrease (like ... doesn't have the ways and means to give her children a good education. wear Idioms wear and tear - damage as a result of ordinary use They put a lot of wear and tear on their car during...

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