Idioms

To take on a task that is too difficult to manage.

To give up trying to do something.

Having to start something again from the beginning.

To start planning something again because the previous attempt failed.

To miss an opportunity because you acted too slowly.

Undecided about something.

To destroy relationships in a way that makes it impossible to go back.

To waste time being upset about something that has already happened and can't be changed.

To deal with a problem only when it actually happens, not before.

To not fully believe something and treat it with some doubt.

To organize yourself and start behaving in a more effective way.

To understand a difficult idea or situation.

To learn how to do a job or task properly.

To learn how to do something after practicing it.

To accept the unpleasant results of your actions.

To survive a difficult period.

It's your turn to take action or make a decision.

To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often lowering quality.

In debt; losing money.

Making a profit; not in debt.

To cost a lot of money.

To have many tasks or responsibilities to deal with.

To stay focused on what is important.

To firmly refuse to allow something or insist on something.

To use personal connections or influence to get an advantage.

No longer responsible for something or in trouble.

Fixed and unable to be changed.

A situation that progresses easily without problems.

To postpone an invitation or offer to a later time.

To fail in a spectacular or dramatic way.

Whatever happens; regardless of circumstances.

To pursue a mistaken course of action, based on wrong assumptions.

To join others in doing something that has become popular or fashionable.

Very common and of little value or special significance.

To try desperately to find a solution when the situation is nearly hopeless.

A hopeless or pointless search for something.

To act in a bold, risky way without worrying about the consequences.

To deliberately ignore something wrong.

A lot of anger or worry about something unimportant.

To treat a small problem as if it were much more serious.

Someone or something with no protection against attack or danger.

Only just; by a very narrow margin.

To take attention or credit away from someone else's achievement.

To risk everything on a single plan or option.

Used to say that something will never happen.

You shouldn't judge someone or something based only on appearance.