English idioms

Question	Answer
Get your head around it	To get your head around something is to understand it.
Dig in your heels	To dig in your heels is to refuse to change your mind.
Stick to your guns	To stick to your guns is to refuse to compromise.
Pound the pavement	To pound the pavement is to walk the streets looking for a job.
Leave no stone unturned	To leave no stone unturned is to do everything you can to achieve your goals.
Step up your game	To step up your game is to improve your performance.
Pull yourself together	To pull yourself together is to cool down and act normally.
Shape up or ship out	This is an expression used to suggest that one should either perform better or quit.
Go down in flames	To go down in flames is to end suddenly and spectacularly.
Tar someone with the same brush	To tar someone with the same brush is to believe that just because someone belongs to a particular group, they also have the same bad qualities as others in that group.
Come out swinging	To come out swinging is to be confrontational and defend your case strongly.
Hang in there	To hang in there is to wait and be patient.
A dime a dozen	If something is a dime a dozen it is readily available or inexpensive.
All thumbs	When you are all thumbs, your actions or behaviors are clumsy or awkward.

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	Created by Matteo Verri almost 4 years ago