All Idioms

heart touching

Meaning: an event that makes you feel happy

Example: We watched a heart-touching movie about a boy who lived next to a concentration camp during the Second World War. Read more ➺

tick off

Meaning: To make someone annoyed or angry.

Example: The repeated delays in the project really tick off the clients and make them lose confidence. Read more ➺

mull over

Meaning: To think about something carefully and slowly before making a decision.

Example: She decided to mull over the job offer before accepting it. Read more ➺

right away

Meaning: to do something immediately

Example: I promise to complete my homework right away. Read more ➺

turn out

Meaning: to arrive at an event

Example: They had fewer people turn out for their party than they anticipated. Read more ➺

for a while

Meaning: a short period of time

Example: I will be able to sit with you for a while, but I need to get home soon. Read more ➺

bring up

Meaning: in the literal form, it means to take something to a higher place

Example: Please bring up some more blankets when you come to bed. Read more ➺

come out

Meaning: to reveal something (often unintentionally)

Example: I didn't mean to tell him about your job interview, it just came out. Read more ➺

turn over a new leaf

Meaning: to alter your behaviour in a positive way

Example: He has not been in trouble this year. He has really turned over a new leaf. Read more ➺

get through

Meaning: to make it to the end of a particularly arduous or stressful experience

Example: I didn't think we would get through the last week of exams. Read more ➺