All Idioms
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Meaning: to alternate doing something
Example: I understand that everybody wants to try driving, but you will have to take turns. Read more ➺
Meaning: a wealthy person or company who spends their money in a risky way, often by making risky investments that can offer large rewards
Example: I would never invest money in their company. They are high rollers and I cannot afford that kind of risk. Read more ➺
Meaning: a very crude way of telling someone to stop doing something that you do not like
Example: Please cut the crap and tell us what really happened at his birthday party. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be annoyed by someone
Example: My sister really knows how to wind me up. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be good enough
Example: Your exam results this term were not up to the mark. Read more ➺
Meaning: to disconnect a phone call. It is often used when someone does not want to continue a conversation
Example: If you do not stop complaining then I will hang up on you. Read more ➺
Meaning: to happen a couple of consecutive times without break
Example: He has been sick for three days in a row. Read more ➺
Meaning: and related stuff
Example: I enjoy outdoor sports like swimming, surfing, hiking and so on. Read more ➺
Meaning: a place in which things are lost never to be seen again
Example: My handbag is a black hole. You can try and find the keys in there but I can’t promise anything. Read more ➺
Meaning: realise or understand something
Example: After my terrible grade in mathematics I saw the light and started working harder. Read more ➺
