Idioms & Expressions
Explore English idioms and fixed expressions by level and topic, and learn their meaning with an example sentence.
65 expressions found
Starting from the very beginning, with nothing prepared in advance.
To start a process or activity.
To watch or monitor something carefully.
To consider something when making a decision.
To remember and consider something.
To be an extremely important part of something.
To have a noticeable positive effect.
To affect something in a good way.
To affect something in a harmful way.
To help more people become informed about an issue.
To do something in order to achieve a result.
To decide on a final judgment after considering something.
To form a judgment based on evidence or reasoning.
To accept a difficult situation.
To fail to appreciate something because it is always available.
To be closely connected or to happen together.
Many different types of something.
An issue that is becoming increasingly worrying.
An important problem.
An important element that influences a result.
Something that partly causes a result.
A large or important quantity of something.
A large number of something.
A fairly large amount of something.
An important share or part of a whole.
Almost all of something.
The very large majority of a group.
A smaller part of a group.
The basic, underlying cause of a problem.
To use an opportunity as effectively as possible.
To find a satisfactory middle point between two extremes.
To keep a stable, even relationship between two things.
To make good use of an opportunity.
To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
To take action to handle a problem or situation.
To make a determined effort to solve a problem.
To give attention to and try to deal with a problem.
To successfully deal with a difficulty.
To be confronted with a difficult situation.
To represent a danger to something.
To represent a possible danger to something.
To satisfy a need or requirement.
To satisfy a necessary condition.
To satisfy something that is required.
To provide enough of something to meet what is required.
To establish an example that will influence future decisions.
To decide which things are most important to deal with first.
To accept that one is accountable for something.
To suffer the main negative effects of something.
To take on a difficult responsibility.
To enjoy the good results of one's efforts.
To remain valid, useful, or popular over a long period.
The most important point or conclusion.
To make progress toward achieving something.
To pause and consider a situation from a broader perspective.
A major factor that causes something to happen or grow.
A significant difficulty that prevents progress.
A significant disadvantage of something.
A possible way of solving a problem.
A realistic and workable way of solving a problem.
A solution intended to solve a problem permanently, not just temporarily.
A solution that only addresses a problem temporarily.
The basic reason for a problem, which may not be immediately obvious.
Something that causes worry.
A topic that people disagree about and discuss.
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