Idioms1,085

to be very obvious or easy to predict

to change your opinion after thinking about sth again

In “the more …, the more …” (or with another comparative), it means that as one thing increases, another increases with it.

if you are or feel under the weather, you feel slightly ill / sick and not as well as usual

to make some progress / no progress

used to say that sth happened as expected

used in negative sentences and questions to refer to the near future

to not talk about sth to sb because it is a secret or because it will upset or annoy them

used before mentioning a worry or problem you have with sth

at this or that exact moment

to stop annoying sb, for example by criticizing them, or asking them to do sth

to cause sb the same amount of trouble or harm as they have caused you

as was shown or proved by later events

to be completely suited to sb / each other

from now on

used to ask why sb / sth is in the place mentioned

used to politely agree to sth or to suggest sth

to not be important to sb

to say or do sth that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.

used to show that you do not care about sb else's difficulties

to be careful; to avoid risks

believing, usually wrongly, that sth is true or is happening

to think that sb / sth is important

used to tell sb not to touch sth / sb

to realize or make sb realize the truth about sth

to try to do too much, or sth that is too difficult

loving sb very much

something that shows you are nearly at the end of a long and difficult time or situation

to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you

because of sb / sth

to make no progress or have no success; to not enable sb to make progress or have success

if sth is in the bag, it is almost certain to be won or achieved

to attack or capture sb / sth unexpectedly or without warning

to be moving; to be going somewhere

without deciding in advance what is going to happen, or without any regular pattern

used to say that you wish sth was true or that sth had happened

at the very last moment; just in time before sth bad happens

to watch sb / sth carefully

to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need

the normal working hours in an office

to change your way of life to become a better, more responsible person

used to make a suggestion

to feel as though you will vomit soon

to be a common feature in a particular family

to begin something at once, going directly to it without delay or preliminaries

in the correct position; ready for sth

without success

when other people, especially people you do not know, are present