Idioms & Expressions
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148 expressions found
To reveal secret information.
To reveal a secret carelessly or by accident.
To avoid talking about something directly.
To deliberately ignore or be unfriendly toward someone.
To tell someone everything about a situation, especially personal feelings.
To avoid becoming too friendly or close with someone.
Directly from the person who has firsthand knowledge.
To trust what someone says even though you're not completely sure it's true.
To argue against an idea just to test it, not because you actually disagree.
Both people involved in a situation share responsibility for it.
Feeling extremely happy.
Extremely happy.
To suddenly become too nervous to do something you had planned.
To release stress or anger, often through physical activity.
To annoy someone very much.
To be very careful about what you say or do so as not to upset someone.
To change your opinion or decision about something.
To stop being friends with someone after an argument.
To spoil someone's plans or happiness.
To do or say something that disturbs a stable situation.
An obvious problem that everyone notices but no one wants to talk about.
The last in a series of unpleasant events that makes a situation unbearable.
To make a bad situation even worse.
Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good.
To face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage.
To deal with a difficult situation in a direct and confident way.
To try every possible way to achieve something.
To take on a task that is too difficult to manage.
To start planning something again because the previous attempt failed.
To miss an opportunity because you acted too slowly.
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 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.
No longer responsible for something or in trouble.
Fixed and unable to be changed.
A situation that progresses easily without problems.
Something that has both positive and negative effects at the same time.
To think creatively, in a way that is different from usual approaches.
Over a long period of time in the future.
Over a short period of time in the near future.
Ultimately; when everything is considered.
Starting from the very beginning, with nothing prepared in advance.
To start a process or activity.
To consider something when making a decision.
To remember and consider something.
To be an extremely important part of something.
To affect something in a good way.
To affect something in a harmful way.
To help more people become informed about an issue.
To decide on a final judgment after considering something.
To form a judgment based on evidence or reasoning.
To fail to appreciate something because it is always available.
To be closely connected or to happen together.
Something that is certain to happen eventually.
Many different types of something.
Used to specify the particular aspect being discussed.
Used to show a difference between two things.
Used to introduce an effect that follows from something previously mentioned.
Because of.
Without being affected or influenced by something.
Although it is true that.
Mostly, in most cases.
Partly, but not completely, true.
Used to introduce a personal opinion or point of view.
Used to emphasize a personal opinion.
Used to introduce how the speaker personally views a situation.
Used to introduce a claim the speaker intends to support.
Used to introduce a tentative personal impression or opinion.
Used to state something with strong confidence.
Used to introduce a broad statement that is usually, but not always, true.
Considering everything, generally.
Used to single out one specific example or point.
Most importantly.
Used to introduce a final point that is still important.
At the very beginning; originally.
Occasionally.
At some point in the future, eventually.
During the period between two events.
Over an extended period in the future.
An issue that is becoming increasingly worrying.
An important element that influences a result.
A large or important quantity of something.
A smaller part of a group.
The overall situation, rather than just one small part of it.
A moment when a significant change begins to happen.
An event that makes people realize a serious problem needs attention.
A situation in which everyone involved benefits.
As a reaction to something.
With the purpose or goal of.
For the purpose or benefit of.
In order to achieve a particular goal.
While trying to find something.
Concerning; connected with.
In agreement with or matching something.
Opposite to or different from something.
Used to express the opposite of a previous statement.
When compared to something else.
When compared to something else.
Partly, to a limited extent.
Partly, for one of several reasons.
Caused in part by.
Caused mainly by.
Mainly for the reason that.
Mostly for the reason that.
To be the explanation or cause of something.
To cause something to happen.
To be connected with or related to something.
To be connected with or related to something.
To use an opportunity as effectively as possible.
To have just enough money to cover basic living expenses.
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 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 represent a possible danger to something.
To satisfy a need or requirement.
To satisfy a necessary condition.
To decide which things are most important to deal with first.
To accept that one is accountable for something.
Used to say that something has both good and bad consequences.
To make progress toward achieving something.
To pause and consider a situation from a broader perspective.
Used to introduce the first of two contrasting points.
Used to introduce a point that contrasts with one just made.
As a result; therefore.
As a result of this; in this way.
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.
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