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... couple of blankets, and this and that ᮀ The repairman tightened some screws, fiddled with some bolts, and this and that and those and and them Rur and some other people; and other friends or ... verbal collocations, idioms, idiomatic expressions, clichés, proverbs, set phrases, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs, common phrases, prepositional verbs, and phrasal/ prepositional verbs They all offer ... not listed by “key word unless the “key word is the first word On the other hand, the index lists all the key words in a phrase In that way, the key word is the user’s choice and not the compiler’s...

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Ngày tải lên: 08/12/2013, 11:15

... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com alive and kicking - to be well and healthy My aunt is 87 years old and she is very much alive and kicking alive and well - to be well and healthy The worker is alive and well after the ... everything 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 age - to ... the plague 28 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 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...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2014, 20:36

... sheep`s clothing and you should be very careful when you deal with him word for word - in exactly the same words I described word for word exactly what had happened before the accident word of mouth ... 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 Our ... (usually used as a command) "Watch it! That truck is going very fast and may hit you." watch one`s P`s and Q`s - be well-behaved, be careful The boy was told to watch his P`s and Q`s by his teacher...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com alive and kicking - to be well and healthy My aunt is 87 years old and she is very much alive and kicking alive and well - to be well and healthy The worker is alive and well after the ... everything 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 age - to ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 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 - in a state...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... government 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 ... devil and the deep blue sea when he tried to keep the two groups happy betwixt and between - to be undecided, to be between two decisions We were betwixt and between in our effort to try and decide ... "If 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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... account cloak -and- dagger - involving secercy and plotting The agents were involved in cloak -and- dagger diplomacy over the spy scandal close Idioms close at hand - to be within reach The day that the ... come from far and wide - to come from many different places The people came from far and wide to hear the new band 102 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com come from nowhere - to come as a surprise and with no ... cut and run - to leave as quickly as possible We cut and run as soon as we had finished delivering the goods cut and dried - to be previously decided, to be prearranged The decision was cut and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... doubting 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 win the ... dog and pony show - a display or demonstration of something The politicians put on a dog and pony show to make everyone forget about the scandal dog-eat-dog - to be ready or willing to fight and ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 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 The...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... eat out of (someone's) hand - to what someone else wants The secretary had her boss eating out of her hand and she could whatever she wanted eat (someone) out of house and home - to eat much food ... he never gains any weight eat one`s cake and have it too - to use or spend something but still keep it The man wants to eat his cake and have it too and he will never give up anything eat one`s ... tolerant and relaxed Our boss has a very easy-going management style easy to come by - to be easy to find Money is not easy to come by for many people with no education eat Idioms eat and run...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... given to understand (something) - to understand something plainly and clearly I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very cheaply in this area glad hand - to shake hands in a friendly ... give (someone) enough rope and he or she will hang themself - give someone enough time and freedom to what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught "Don`t worry ... empty-handed - to depart with nothing The boy went away empty-handed after he asked his father for more money go back on one's word - to break one's promise My supervisor went back on his word...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... high Idioms high and dry - stranded, abandoned They left the manager high and dry when they moved the company to Europe 338 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com high and low - everywhere We looked high and ... (work) hand in glove with (someone) - (work) very close to someone The supervisor and manager work hand in glove to create a good atmosphere in the company be hand in hand - be holding hands I ... treating the customers with respect hand Idioms hand down a decision - announce a legal decision The judge handed down his decision early in the afternoon hand down (something) - arrange to give...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... two high schools joined forces to try and raise money for the city library expansion join hands - hold hands with other people Everybody in the group joined hands at the end of the meeting Join ... company business jump bail - run away and fail to come to trial and therefore give up the money that you have already paid to the court The man jumped bail and went to live in a foreign country ... angry about the new schedules jump/climb/get on the bandwagon - join a popular activity/campaign Everybody jumped on the bandwagon to try and stop smoking in the workplace jump out of one`s skin...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... kiss and make up - forgive someone and be friends again I want to kiss and make up with my friend after our argument 442 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com kiss and tell - participate in something private and ... destroyed." kit and caboodle - the entire amount, everything I brought the whole kit and caboodle of my fishing supplies when I went fishing kith and kin - friends and relatives All of our kith and kin ... 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 survived...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... lives for the moment and has no money saved for the future live from hand to mouth - live on little money and in poor circumstances Her brother is an artist and must live from hand to mouth because ... grandfather's funeral my uncle read out his last will and testament the last word - the last remark in an argument, the final say in deciding something She always expects to have the last word ... 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)...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 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 a Mecca ... store make one`s bed and lie in it - be responsible for what you have done and accept the results of your actions "You quit your job and now you have no money You made your bed and now you must lie ... handicap The empty store was a millstone around the neck of the small businessman mince (one's) words - make one's statement weaker by choosing weak or polite words I tried not to mince my words...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... 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 a race or contest The two teams were neck and ... lacks 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 financial ... anything I 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 the very...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com one Idioms one and all - everyone One and all were invited to the community center to listen to the famous author speak the one and only - a famous and talented person, the unique and only ... of cure and I decided to stay home and rest rather than go out in the cold with my sore throat out Idioms out and about - to be able to go out and travel/move/walk around My aunt is out and about ... open and aboveboard and they run their business very honestly 616 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com an open -and- shut case - something (often a legal matter) that is simple and clear It was an open -and- shut...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... understand and repeat what others had said postage and handling - charges for handling and sending something by mail We bought several things over the Internet but we found that the postage and handling ... flower vase 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 play ... He 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 to hear...

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... 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 most ... leaders, 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 someone ... supervisor read the handwriting on the wall - to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues Everybody in our department could read the handwriting on the wall and knew that...

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