a wet blanket, to have another string to your bow, a man of many parts, eat me
alive, to play the fool, highly strung, a loose cannon, a cold fish, follow sb steps, eat
a horse, under the weather, be a bit thin on top, drive sb up the wall, roll in sth, to
be over the moon, to have two left feet, be in the wars, to burn the candle at both
ends
Personality Phrasal Verbs
freshen up/ dress
up/ wrap up / put
on/ do up/ live up
to/ pluck up (the)
courage (to do sth)/
hit it off
Relationships words
Relationships idioms
turn sb down,to go out with sb,to get to know sb.,to keep
in touch with sb,to move in with sb, to get on well with
sb,to fall out (with sb) (over sth), to stand sb up, to grow
up.
Feelings words
to cherish-to dread-to mourn-to
regret-to deplore-to loth-to offend-to
reproach-to stress//"It's just a
thought"-to give smh some thought-to
beright in thinking smth-to think very
highly of-on second thoughts-"that's all
I can think of"-to think long and hard-to
not think straight
Feelings phrasal verbs
pluck up courage - hit
it off- break down-
calm down- take to-
cheer up-pull sb
together- bottle up-
brighten up
Health
medicate -medical -attack -case -outbreak -pain -stress -depression -abuse
-disuse-invalid -disease -illness -prescribe -prescription -effect -product -dazed
-drowsy -tiresome -worn out -run down -impaired -sore -sprained -catch an illness
-gasping -panting -practitioner -pass away -fight off -surgery -surgeon -preventive
-treatment -infected -clinical -care for somebody
The brain
working memory- short-term memory/
long-term memory/ to rewire- to be in
the right mind- to be out of your mind-
blow sb's mind- sth is at the back of my
mind- a weight off my mind- change
sb's mind- cross my mind- mind your
business- peace of mind- open-minded/
narrow-minded/ a piece of your mind-
speak sb's mind- your mind goes blank-
on my mind- to be in two minds.
capable - capability - Prospect -
prospective - track record - a cushy
number - slog your guts out - golden
hello - rat race - job-share - part-time - lay
off - make a living- join (the staff) -
maternity leave - pile up - slave away
At beg and call, fend for yourself, a cog in a machine, to throw a
spanner into your work, to reinvent the wheel, be on the blink, to
go haywire, to be light years away, if it is not broke-do not fix it
Technology
Expressions
Technology phrasal verbs
Plug in - Switch on - zoom in/out - pick up - scroll down
- sign in - log in/out - screen shot - print out - type in -
shut down - click on