Essential Idioms in English - Contents

SECTION 1 - BASIC
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LESSON 1
Get in/get on…. get out of / get off….put on….take off….call up….turn on….turn off
right away….pick up…. sooner or later….get up….at first
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LESSON 2
Dress up….at last….as usual….find out….look at….look for….all right….all along..
Little by little…tired out….call on….never mind
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LESSON 3
Pick out….take one’s time….talk over….lie down….stand up….sit down…. all(day, week, month, year) long… by oneself… on purpose….get along with…make a difference (to)…take out
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LESSON 4
Take part in….at all….look up….wait on….at least…. so far….take a walk, stroll, hike, etc… take a trip…. try on….think over….take place… put away
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LESSON 5
Look out…. shake hands… get back….catch cold…get over….make up one’s mind… change one’s mind…for the time being….for good… call off….put off…in a hurry
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LESSON 6
Under the weather….hang up…count on…make friends… out of order…get to…
Few and far between….look over… have / take time off…. go on…. put out…all of a sudden
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LESSON 7
Point out…be up…be over…on time….in time to… get better, worse, etc…get sick,
well, tired, busy, wet, etc… had better… would rather… call it a day/night…figure out…think of
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LESSON 8
Be about to… turn around…. take turns… pay attention (to)….brush up on… over and over (again)…. wear out….throw away…fall in love….go out…out of the question….have to do with
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LESSON 9
Wake up….be in charge of…. as soon as….get in touch with….have a good time…in no time….cut down on….quite a few….used to….be used to….get used to…back and forth
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LESSON 10
Make sure…now and then….get rid of…every other (one)…go with… first-rate….come from….make good time….mix up….see about….make out…by heart
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LESSON 11
Keep out….keep away (from)….find fault with… be up to…ill at ease….do over…look into…take hold of….get through….from now on…..keep track of…be carried away
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LESSON 12
Up to date…. out of date…blow up…. catch fire….burn down….burn up….burn out…make good…stands to reason….break out….as for…feel sorry for
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LESSON 13
Break down…turn out….once in a blue moon….give up….cross out….take for granted…. take into account…make clear….clear-cut….have on….come to….call for
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REVIEW – LESSONS 1 –13
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SECTION 2 - INTERMEDIATE
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LESSON 14
Eat in / eat out…. cut and dried…. look after….feel like….once and for all… hear from…. hear of…..make fun of….come true….as a matter of fact….have one’s way… look forward to
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LESSON 15
Inside out… upside down….fill in….fill out… take advantage of….no matter….take up… take up with…take after…. in the long run…. in touch….out of touch
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LESSON 16
On one’s toes….get along….hard of hearing…see eye to eye….have in mind…. keep in mind…for once….go off….grow out of….make the best of….cut off….cut out
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LESSON 17
Blow out….. become of…. shut up…..have got…have got to….keep up with…on the other hand….turn down….fifty-fifty….break in…. a lost cause….above all
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LESSON 18
Do without….according to….be bound to… for sure….take for…try out….tear down… tear up…..go over….run out of…. at heart….about to
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LESSON 19
Bite off….tell apart….all in all….pass out….go around…be in (the/one’s way)…put on…. put up….put up with… in vain….day in and day out… catch up
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LESSON 20
Hold still….know by sight….be the matter….bring up….get lost….hold up….run away….rule out….by far….see off….see out…..no wonder
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LESSON 21
Go up….go up to….hand in…in case…..take apart….put together…be better of…
be well-off….take by surprise….keep in touch with…. name after….hold on
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LESSON 22
Stop by…drop (someone a line)….come across….stand for….stand a chance….take pains….look on….look up to….look down on…take off…pull off….keep time
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LESSON 23
Make do….give birth to….close call….get on one’s nerves….put down….go for…go in for…stay up….stay in….take over….show up…. clean out
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LESSON 24
Knock out….knock oneself out….carry out….run into….set out….set out to…
draw up… give and take….drop out of….believe in….cheer up…. make sense
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LESSON 25
Burst out….get away….get away with….serve (someone right)…. keep up….keep up with….stand out…let on….go wrong….meet (someone) halfway….check up on… stick up
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LESSON 26
Come about….bring about…build up….die down….fade away….die out…make out…live up to….stick it to… stand up for…cut corners
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LESSON 27
Take on…take down….fall through…fall behind….give in…..give off….give out…have it in for….have it out with….hold off…hold out… hold over
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REVIEW – LESSONS 14 – 27
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SECTION 3 – ADVANCED
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LESSON 28
Let up…lay off….bring out….bring back….wait up for….leave alone…let alone… break off… wear off…. wear down….on the whole…touch and go
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LESSON 29
Work out…back up…back out…have one’s heart set on…. buy up….buy out….
sell out….catch on…. be cut out for….throw out…throw up….clear up
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LESSON 30
Slow down….dry up….dry out…be up to something…beat around the bush…. come to an end…put and end to…. get even with…fool around…look out on…stir up….take in
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LESSON 31
Go through… go without saying…. put (someone on)…. keep one’s head…. lose one’s head… narrow-minded…… stand up….get the better of….break loose….on edge….waste one’s breath… cut short
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LESSON 32
Step in…. step down…step on….a steal….play up to…more or less….screw up…..
goof up…. go off the deep end…. lose one’s touch…. in hand….on hand
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LESSON 33
Kick (something) around….on the ball….make up….make up with….pull together..
be looking up…kick the habit….cover up….drop off….turn over….go through channels…last straw
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LESSON 34
Get cold feet….trade in….face-to-face….be with (someone)…be with it….fall for….it figures….fill (someone) in….make (someone) tick….cover for….give (someone) a break….bow out
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LESSON 35
Pin on….get a rise out of…stick around….pick up the tab….be the way….go to town….let slide….search me…..get off one’s chest….live it up….liven up…have a voice in
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LESSON 36
Check in….check out….take at (the/one’s) word….serve one’s purpose….in the worst way….cop out….line up….lose one’s cool….leave open….turn on….miss the boat….think up
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LESSON 37
Throw (someone) a curve…. make waves…carry on….not on your life…cover ground… mind the store….throw the book at….put one’s foot in…be up for grabs
…show off…learn the ropes….keep (one’s) fingers crossed
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LESSON 38
Land on one’s feet… dish out….get through to….keep one’s word… be over one’s head…ask for…be a far cry from….by all means….get out from under…take the bull by the horns…. give (someone) a hand….give (someone) a big hand
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LESSON 39
Goof off….talk back to…. be in…..be out….draw the line at… get out of line…. dry run….play by ear….be in (someone’s) shoes…. Keep after…fix up… be had