Important Idioms
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Meaning: again and again
Example: I have cleaned up this mess over and over again but ever time I come back it is dirty again. Read more ➺
Meaning: having a tendency to something - usually awful or unfortunate
Example: Kindly drive slow; this road is prone to accidents. Read more ➺
Meaning: to leave a place in order to start a journey
Example: If we get off before five o'clock the traffic will not be as bad. Read more ➺
Meaning: an elaborate cover up of something
Example: The new CEO promises that the company performed very well this year. He has yet to release the financial statements, I am afraid that it's a snow job. Read more ➺
Meaning: to meet someone by chance/accident
Example: It was so nice to bump into you last week. I haven't seen you in years. Read more ➺
Meaning: Used in the place of someone's name, indicating that the person is of little importance
Example: I love how June is always telling us how she met so-and-so on her travels. Everyone knows that she is making it up. Read more ➺
Meaning: average - neither bad and nor good
Example: The new restaurant in town is so-so. It is not the worst food that I have ever eaten, but I would not go back. Read more ➺
Meaning: When something is the height of popularity.
Example: My parents used to love the Beatles. They were all the rage when they were teenagers. Read more ➺
Meaning: go insane or crazy
Example: I thought he had lost it when he told me how much his new car had cost. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be defeated by someone
Example: I cannot believe that we lost to their team on Saturday. We practised so hard. Read more ➺
