Idiomatic Expressions 1

about to

above all

add up

all at once

all of a sudden

as a matter of fact

as a rule

at ease

as the drop of a hat

back out (of)

bank on

be my guest

be rusty

beats me

better off

bite off more than
one can chew

bound to

Break down

break in (on)

break the ice

break the news (to)

break up

break up (with)

a breeze

bring about

bring up

brush up on

bump into

by and large

by heart

by no means

call it a day

call off

call on

calm down

care for

catch on

catch on (to)

catch up (with)

check in (or into)

check out (of)

cheer up

chip in (on/for)

clear up

come across

come around (to)

come down with

come up with

cost an arm and a leg

count on

count out

cut off

cut out for

day in and day out

die down

do over

do without

down the drain

dream up

drop (someone) a line

drop in (on)

drop off

drop out (of)

easy as pie

eyes bigger than one's stomach

fall behind

fall through

a far cry from

fed up (with)

fell free

feel like

feel like a million dollars

feel up to

few and far between

figure out

fill in

fill in (for)

fill on in

fill out

find out

a fish out of water

fix up

follow in one's footsteps

for good

for the time being

from out of the blue

get a kick out of
(doing something)

get along with

get carried away

get in one's blood

get in over one's head

get in the way

get in touch with

get off

get off the ground

get on

get over

get rid of

get under way

give (someone) a cold shoulder

give away

get the hang of something

give a hand

give a hand (with)

go easy on

go on (with)

go overboard

go with

go without saying

grow up

hand in

hand out

hang on

hard to come by

have a heart

have a hunch

have a word with (someone)

have on

have one's hands full

have the time of one's life

hear fIrsthand (from)

hear from

hear of

hit it off

hit the road

hold on

hold on (to)

hold still

hold up

in a nutshell

in favor of

in hot water

in no time

in person

in store

in the dark

in the long run

in the same boat

iron out

join the club

jump to conclusions

keep an eye on

keep an eye out (for)

keep on (with)

keep track of

keep up (with)

kill time

know like the back of one's hand

lay off

learn the ropes

leave out

leave someone/something alone

let someone down

let up

look after

look for

look forward to

look into

look like

look out (for)

look over

look up

look up to

make a fool of oneself

make a point of

make ends meet

make sense (of)

make up

make up one's mind

make way for

mean to

mixed up

music to one's ears

a nervous wreck

next to nothing

no doubt about it

no harm done

not at all

not believe one's ears (or eyes)

not think much of

odds and ends

an old hand (at)

on edge

on end

on hand

on needles and pins

on one's own

on second thought

on the go

on the tip of one's tongue

on the whole

out of (something)

out of one's mind

out of order

out of the question

over and over

over one's head

part with

pass up

pass with flying colors