Important Idioms
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Meaning: the migration of highly skilled or trained people from a particular country
Example: The slowdown in the advanced countries triggered a reverse brain drain to developing countries. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do what is recommended by someone else
Example: I'm not good at belly dance, so I'll take my cue from you. Read more ➺
Meaning: be dismissed from the job
Example: If you can't do your job properly, you're going to get the sack. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that is a basic or essential element of the whole
Example: Darkness is part and parcel of the night. Read more ➺
Meaning: apply more effort to achieve a goal
Example: The team got through to the quarter-finals. Now they need to take it up a notch to get to the semis. Read more ➺
Meaning: emphasizing that there is no need to worry
Example: You can rest assured that the transaction will be completed by the close of business today. Read more ➺
Meaning: mid-point in recovery, treatment, or progress
Example: Frank has gone into a halfway house after 27 years in prison. Read more ➺
Meaning: neat and clean
Example: The house was spick and span when the guests arrived. Jane must have been cleaning for hours. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that has just occurred to us as we speak
Example: Come to think of it, add potatoes and carrots to the list. Read more ➺
Meaning: a slim or frugal amount
Example: When we were students, we didn't have much money and we got by on the smell of an oily rag most days. Read more ➺
