All Idioms
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Meaning: a polite response when someone says "thank you" - as a synonym for "you're welcome"
Example: Thank you so much for helping with my move. Not at all. Read more ➺
Meaning: finding a way to stay cool when it is very hot outside
Example: I have found that drinking a cool glass of water helps to beat the heat in summer. Read more ➺
Meaning: to cope with something even though the circumstances are not ideal
Example: I will make do without all of the research and send you a proposal by the end of the day. Read more ➺
Meaning: an informal way of telling someone to run in order to evade capture
Example: We were trespassing on their property. When the alarm went off we had to leg it or we would be caught. Read more ➺
Meaning: to bury or cover something or somebody in the snow (Literal meaning)
Example: I feel snowed under with all the work my boss keeps throwing my way. Read more ➺
Meaning: existing or persevering for a significant amount of time
Example: The debate on whether man and woman were created equal has been long-lasting and significant. Read more ➺
Meaning: close relative
Example: We cannot release the names of the soldiers killed at the battle of Normandy until we've informed their next of kin. Read more ➺
Meaning: to lose status, respect or prestige
Example: The Economic and Finance minister's fall from grace gave her detractors great satisfaction. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do what other people are doing in any particular situation
Example: Kevin didn't want to be part of the protest, but all his friends wanted to stand for something, so he chose to go with the flow. Read more ➺
Meaning: extremely near one another
Example: The two athletes have been neck and neck for this entire race. Read more ➺
