Idioms & Expressions

Something that is very easy to do.

Used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.

To stop working on something for the rest of the day.

Feeling slightly ill.

Very rarely.

To do or say something to make people feel more relaxed in a social situation.

To not give up despite a difficult situation.

To stay positive in a difficult situation.

To go to bed.

To go to bed.

To spend time relaxing or socializing with someone.

To recover from a disappointment or a difficult experience.

To accept a situation as it is instead of trying to change it.

Used to say that a situation has been going well up to now.

Time seems to pass very quickly.

It is better for someone to arrive or do something late than not at all.

Something that is not to one's taste or liking.

In a few words; briefly.

Used to summarize a story briefly, leaving out the details.

Happening suddenly and unexpectedly.

Said when a person being talked about suddenly appears.

To agree with someone.

To summarize something briefly.

To understand a hidden meaning that is not directly stated.

To say what you mean directly, without wasting time.

Used to say that you have no idea about something.

To stop yourself from saying something you want to say.

Used to tell someone not to interfere in matters that don't concern them.

What a person actually does matters more than what they say they'll do.

In agreement, understanding a situation the same way.

To suddenly become very angry.

To stay calm in a stressful situation.

To calm down and behave normally after being upset.

To become difficult to control.

In the same difficult situation as someone else.

To have a friendly relationship with someone.

To make more effort than is expected.

To give up trying to do something.

Having to start something again from the beginning.

Undecided about something.

To learn how to do a job or task properly.

To learn how to do something after practicing it.

To watch or monitor something carefully.

To have a noticeable positive effect.

To do something in order to achieve a result.

As well as; besides.

Used to introduce the outcome of something previously mentioned.

Because of.

Despite; without being prevented by something.

Used to introduce a personal opinion.

Used to introduce what the speaker personally believes.

Used to restate something more simply or clearly.

Used to introduce a specific example.

Occasionally.

Occasionally.

Gradually, as each day passes.

Gradually, one stage at a time.

Gradually, in small amounts.

An important problem.

When compared to something else.

Used to add emphasis by mentioning two related points together.

Used to indicate that two things are both untrue or excluded.

Used to say that something is true in either case.

Varying according to a particular factor.

On the condition that.

If a particular situation happens.

To cause something to happen.

To be caused by something.

To result in something.

To be one of the causes of something.

To take action to handle a problem or situation.

To be confronted with a difficult situation.

Used to show a difference when comparing two things.

For that reason; as a result.