Posts Tagged ‘General idioms’
sleep tight
sleep tight – said when someone is going to bed meaning sleep well
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a long shot – unlikely to happen
Read Moreacross the board
across the board – refers to everyone or everything involved
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Common phrases which may tell you things you need to know but are not immediately obvious!
Read MoreIdioms based on character and appearance
two-faced someone who will say one thing to your face and another when you are not there high and mighty behaving in a pompous or arrogant manner a cry-baby very emotional, cries too easily skinny as a rake very thin as cold as ice a person who shows no emotion as mad as a…
Read Morewith hindsight
with hindsight – wishing we had known what we didn’t know and could have made the right decision
Read Morearound the clock
around the clock – all the time, night and day
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day-to-day – used when talking things which are routine and happen every day
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in the long run – at some time in the future
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time and (time) again – when things happen frequently
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