phrasal verbs, idioms & expressions

phrasal verbs, idioms & expressions 1

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all kinds of
good to go
get down to work
get back to
hit back
pear-shaped
oval-shaped
cone-shaped
bowl-shaped
pull off
hang around
hang around with
add insult to injury
the icing on the cake
make up
make up with
get a glimpse of
on top of that
let alone
by all means
value for money
one after another (one after the other)
one thing leads to another
be one thing after another / the other
put on
caught up in
brighten up
most certainly
most importantly
most likely
talk of
at best
in principle
cease
in practice
this is it
no matter what
what the heck
go places
get somewhere
take action
take a look
take a walk
take a toll
take over
make a decision
make a reservation
make an appointment
make an appearance
make a bet on [sth]
high-end
low-end
sneak peek
intend [sth] for [sth/sb]
talk into
reason
speak ill of
badmouth
think ill of
think highly of
back up
bank holiday
public holiday
mass shooting / killing
bloodshed
second best
take on
stay on
all for
one of a kind
whipping boy
scapegoat
punching bag
make little of something
in cahoots with [sb]
result in something
pass [sth/sb] off as [sth/sb]
buy
fall into place
tie up
to the point
get to the point
come to a point where
get off the point
have a point
make a point
make your point
miss the point
on the point of [sth]
on the point of doing [sth]
point at issue
point of departure
point of honour
point of interest
point of no return
point [sth] out, point out [sth]
point to [sth]
point of sale
point the way
point your finger at [sb]
prove your point
up to a point
there is no point
there is no point in doing [sth]
weak point
talking point
strong point
starting point
entry point
end point
melting point
meeting point
lowest point
good point
the low point
objective point of view
point of view
at hand
done with
put up with
keep doing [sth]
pass on
give in
second hand
hand picked
take into account
go the distance
go into [sth]
if nothing else
honk the horn
take up
go along with
take [sth/sb] along
frame of reference
aside
take issue with [sth/sb]
shoot for
talk [sth] away
talk the night away
dance the night away
blow away
pass away
do away with
give away
get away
get away with
the buck stops here
issue
if need be
make a fool of yourself
time off
come up with
come up
come about
get on your nerves
get to [sb]
put [sth] off
been there
live up to [sth]
take with a grain of salt
run into
with caution
take precautions
preventive measure
go on
out of sight out of mind
no use
city break
get off on [sth]
pull [sth] off
let go
more of a
set up
basket case
knock it off
start over
come over
stop over
get over
climb up
climb down
turn down
come down to
come along
come along
get along
comic relief
easy-peasy
even-steven
power play
tough love
outstanding
in essence
in danger
in total
in common
in brief
in part
in short
in truth
in person
in turn
in check
in a whisper
in private
in sight
in terms of
put to shame
make over
put forward
bring up
by chance
at some point
resort to [sth]
no good
make [sth] into [sth] else
be off
in the habit of
loose end
tie up
pending matter
make ready
keep up with
keep up with
a mind of (one's) own
have a mind of its own
thought-out
well-thought-out
max out
way out
stand out
walk out
take out
out of your mind
out of sight out of mind
long time no see
snap out of
let [sth] slide
fall out of
in the red
word of mouth
keep busy
straighten
straighten out
be on the take
take the rap
write sb off
turn to
turn up
turn on
turn on
nothing of the sort
fingers crossed!
get to doing sth
start on something
close down
the other way around
make ends meet
in control
at best
at worst
in the long run
apart from
keep doing [sth]
keep going
astray
get a life
the real thing
pull off
no-brainer
call off
run through
break through
break out
break down
fall to pieces
fall to pieces
go to pieces
on the loose
turning point
once in a while
from time to time
put [sth] out
put [sb] out
in the prime of life
sign up
log in
log in
stand off
dead end
to the bone
front load
keep an eye out for
keep an eye on
catch-22
fine dining
along the way
en route
conflict of interest
selling point
work out
feel up to [sth]
make out
make a mountain out of a molehill
give it a go
vocal minority
through and through
fun fact
nepo baby
no joke
rise to the occasion
common ground
do your part
play a part
first things first
cut to the chase
shut off
deep down
punch down
punch up
punch up
at the moment
end of story
that's that
period
go too far
to someone's credit
all credit to someone
be a credit to someone/something
credit
credit
credit
credit
the credits
shoot-out
become [sb]
go with
go with [sb]
go with sb/sth
by default
by default
turn [sth] around
turn the tables on
game changer
in line
in line
in line
in line
talk of
talk sense
talk nonsense
lie in state
line up
run on
put away
other way
if only