Important Idioms
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Meaning: and related stuff
Example: I enjoy outdoor sports like swimming, surfing, hiking and so on. Read more ➺
Meaning: with absolute certainty
Example: Of course, I will help you to move. That's what friends are for. Read more ➺
Meaning: it is a way of apologising for something that has been said or done
Example: Pardon me for offending you. I didn't realise that you were sensitive to the subject. Read more ➺
Meaning: to have a big change in perspective
Example: There was a sea change in his personality after he married his wife. Read more ➺
Meaning: to solve something by using reasoning
Example: It doesn't matter how long it takes. I am going to figure out this math problem. Read more ➺
Meaning: to get something without having to work for it
Example: She has never had to work a day in her life. Her parents hand her everything on a silver platter. Read more ➺
Meaning: to gamble or take a chance on something or someone
Example: The bartender decided to roll the dice and use rum for the cocktail since they were out of gin. Read more ➺
Meaning: usually used sarcastically to someone who is constantly complaining
Example: "My baby wouldn't sleep last night, I am so tired." "Cry me a river, Joan. I haven’t had a good night's sleep in years." Read more ➺
Meaning: to go to someone else's house
Example: June and her sister will come over for lunch on Sunday, we are having chicken pie. Read more ➺
Meaning: to fire something at such close range that it cannot be missed
Example: I asked the boy whether he thought that I was pretty, he said "no" point blank, without even trying to spare my feelings. Read more ➺
