get around to : When you do something after waiting a long time to do it (perhaps because you are too busy, or too lazy) you get around to it – you find the time to do it.
Examples:
1. Most people never get around to setting goals because they fear th
Read more…music to someone's ears : something pleasing to hear about; a welcome sound to someone; news that someone is pleased to hear.
Examples:
1. Karenina's voice is music to my ears.
2. My boss intends to give us a big annual bonus is really music to our ea
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When it comes to : as for something; speaking about something
Examples:
1. When it comes to her daughter, she can't hide her feelings of joy.
2. I completely know nothing when it comes to soccer.
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play up something / play something up: to make someone or something seem to be more important; to emphasize something; to be a booster of something.
Examples:
1. Mary loves to play up her ability to speak different languages, especially in front of h
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be a thing of the past : to describe something is no longer used because of the certain change; to be something that does not exist or happen any more
Examples:
1. With more and more people using digital cameras to take pictures; having photos develo
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put one's best foot forward : to act or appear at one's best; to try to make a good impression; to do something as well as you can
Examples:
1. If you want to get the job, you'd better put your best foot forward at your interview.
2. Because Tara alw
Read more…a lot of attention is given to / less focus falls on : when you want to express how different the two situations are, they are completely opposite. Attention is given to all those nice things, but very little focus falls on the difficult demand.
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Read more…that means to give someone approval to do something; permission to proceed.
Examples:
1. The employee asked the boss to give him the green light to take his vacation in December.
2. Our teacher gave us the green light to use our books during the test
Read more…in one's right mind: thinking clearly and able to make good decisions;
sane; rational and sensible. (Often in the negative.)
Examples:
1. Mary wasn't in her right mind when she threatened to commit suicide.
2. No one in their right mind would throw awa
Read more…live up to something: that means to fulfill expectations; to satisfy a goal or set of goals. (Often with one's reputation, promise, word, standards, etc.)
Examples:
1. Jack is a man of his word. He always lives up to
his promises.
2. The band's new al
Read more…When you say seeing that, you are considering the fact of something.
Example:
Seeing that none of the students were prepared, the teacher gave them one more day to study for the test.
You can also say seeing as or seeing how instead.
Examples:
1. Seeing
Read more…sleep on it : that means to not make an immediate decision about a plan or idea, but to wait until the next day in order to have more time to think about it.
Examples:
1. I'll get back to you tomorrow. I have to sleep on it.
2. You don't have to give m
Read more…keep someone posted:
1. to provide up-to-date information;
2. to make sure that someone always knows what is happening
Examples:
1. Keep me posted about your plans for the summer. If you're going to be at your cottage on the lake, I'd love to come visit
Read more…swallow one's pride: to forget one's pride and accept something humiliating; to accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do
Examples:
1. I had to swallow my pride and admit that I was
Read more…(to have) mixed feelings: to feel positive about one aspect of something and negative about another
Examples:
1. When our houseguests decided to stay for another week, I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, I enjoyed hanging out with them. On the othe
Read more…walk on eggshells :
1. To try very hard so as to not upset someone as they may be easily offended or very sensitive.
2. To be careful when handling sensitive matters.
Examples:
1. Everyone wa
Read more…up in the air: undecided about sb or sth; uncertain about sb or sth
Examples:
1. It might rain later, so our plans for the picnic are up in the air.
2. Our trip to Poland is still up in the air. We are not sure we'll get our visas in time.
Read more…next to nothing: that means to talk about a quantity or amount so small that is almost nothing.Examples:1. She always eats next to nothing at breakfast so she has no energy to do her work properly.( She almost eats nothing ... )2. Tom bought a stereo
Read more…foot the bill : that means to payExamples:1. You paid last time we went to the movies. Let me foot the bill this time.2. Whenever they go out to dinner with the boss, he foots the bill.
Read more…pick someone's brain(s): that means to talk with someone to find out information about something.
Examples:
1. Peter picked Ryan's brain for ideas on how to be a good father.
2. I spent a couple of hours picking her brain for cooking.
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