Casual English: 100 Common Idioms
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| Idiom |
Definition |
Sense |
Example |
| break ________ heart |
to
make someone very sad |
negative |
Our
son was in love with a beautiful young girl, but she broke his heart when
she started dating his best friend. |
| ___ come with the territory |
something
that you have to deal with for your job or situation |
neutral
to negative |
If
you become a police officer, you will have many
conversations with drug addicts. They come with the territory. |
| first thing in the morning |
in
early morning |
neutral
to positive |
I
forgot to call the phone company today. I'll call them first thing in the morning. |
| go with the flow |
to
be flexible, to be open to the moment |
positive |
You're
angry because your manager changed the work schedule? You'll
have to go with the
flow if you want everyone to like you. |
| jump through hoops |
to
do boring or tedious things to accomplish a goal |
neutral
to negative |
She
had to jump through a
lot of hoops to get into that university. |
| lay down the law |
to
be authoritative |
neutral
to negative |
When
they caught my brother with alcohol, my parents laid down the law.
He was not allowed to go out for a month. |
| made of money |
having
a lot of money |
neutral |
I'll
introduce you to my friend, Steve Ballmer. He's made of money. |
| no brainer |
easy |
positive |
I
can finish this cost analysis by Monday. It's a no brainer. |
| put in ________ place |
to
be reminded of one's position in a workplace or in society |
negative |
Our
new employee is being very arrogant. Someone needs to put him in his place. |
| run around like a chicken with its
head cut off |
to
be very busy, so there is no time to think |
neutral,
humorous |
I'm
so tired! I've been running
around like a chicken with its head cut off for the
whole week! I need a vacation. |
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