Idioms1,085

extremely; very much

would prefer to

to not be useful; to have no useful effect

used to praise sb for doing sth well

used to introduce an explanation of sth

a shame; a pity

according to

to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive

unexpectedly; without warning

special or specific

used to tell sb in an angry way to pay attention and obey you

during the morning of the next day; tomorrow morning

if a person on the telephone is put on hold, they have to wait until the person that they want to talk to is free

to be successful

to have the same features, characteristics, etc.

to need to make a lot of progress before you can achieve sth

at an unknown time in the future

to learn how to do or to use sth; to understand sth

used to emphasize a statement, especially one that is the opposite of what has just been mentioned

used as a warning to sb to be careful

whatever happens or may have happened

to be willing to listen to or accept new ideas or suggestions

a fairly large number

to think that sb / sth is important and deserves your attention and respect

to be unable to stop yourself from crying, laughing, etc.; to become crazy

used to introduce a suggestion

to be familiar with a place, subject, etc.

used to say that you cannot believe that sth is as good as it seems

to be in, or imagine that you are in, another person's situation, especially when it is an unpleasant or difficult one

at an early stage of a situation, relationship, period of time, etc.

to be involved in sth

used especially in questions, to ask whether sth is true, possible, etc.

permanently

used to say that you are not certain about sth because other things have to be considered

no longer stopping sb from moving or doing sth

to be free of sb / sth that has been annoying you or that you do not want

to annoy sb

to be so used to sb / sth that you do not recognize their true value any more and do not show that you are grateful

used to say that sth will definitely happen, although you are not sure when

used to wish sb success with sth

people say speak / talk of the devil when sb they have been talking about appears unexpectedly

in sb's opinion or according to the way that they see the situation

at this moment

used to add a positive comment about a negative situation

used when you are referring to sth

(of a thing) to be prepared and ready for use; (of a person) to be prepared and ready to do something

despite that

used to explain or correct what you have just said