300 idiomatic expressions to learn for de TOEFL test
Close
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
