Stick aroundPhrasal Verbs

Stick around

To "stick around" means to stay in a place or remain available instead of leaving, often to wait, help, or…
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Bounce backPhrasal Verbs

Bounce back

To "bounce back" means to recover quickly from a difficult situation and return to feeling well, confident, or successful again.
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Run awayPhrasal Verbs

Run away

To "run away" means to leave or escape suddenly from a place, person, or situation. It can also mean to avoid…
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Let downPhrasal Verbs

Let down

To "let down" means to disappoint someone by failing to meet expectations. It can also mean to lower something physically or…
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Turn upPhrasal Verbs

Turn up

To "turn up" means to appear or arrive, often unexpectedly, or to be found after being lost. It can also mean…
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I forgot

Use "I forget" when you neglect to remember something from the past that you should have remembered.
I just dropped by toEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

I just dropped by to

To visit casually or unexpectedly. To pay an informal visit to a person or place.
Do you know how toEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

Do you know how to

When someone asks "Do you know how to" it means they are asking if you're able to do something because…
How soon canEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

How soon can

"How soon can" is a request for more specific information about when a certain thing will happen. It has the…
I’m in the middle ofEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

I’m in the middle of

If you are "in the middle of doing something", you are busy doing it. You may be amid or amidst an…

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Idioms

Super Simple Idioms

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Don't judge a book by its cover

Don't judge a book by its cover

"Don't judge a book by its cover" means that you shouldn't make a decision about something (or someone) based solely…
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Have Your Head In The Clouds

Have Your Head In The Clouds

To "have your head in the clouds" is to be daydreaming, impractical, being distracted, or out of touch with the world.…
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It's always darkest before dawn

It's always darkest before dawn

"It's always darkest before dawn" means that something good is coming or that things will get better. Often times, when…
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Hang in there

Hang in there

If someone says "Hang in there", it means to stay strong in a difficult situation. It may be encouragement from…
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Let someone off the hook

Let someone off the hook

If someone "gets off the hook" or is "let off the hook", it means they allow someone to escape an awkward…
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Music Idioms

Learn Idioms with music

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What Goes Around Comes Around

What Goes Around Comes Around

"What goes around comes around" refers to the way that you behave now will affect how you are treated in…
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Drive Someone Mad

Drive Someone Mad

To "drive someone mad" means to annoy someone so much that it feels like they are going crazy; it's used to…
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See Eye to Eye

See Eye to Eye

If two people "see eye to eye" they have similar views or attitudes towards something; they agree with each other.
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Rose Colored Glasses

Rose Colored Glasses

When someone sees through "Rose colored glasses", it means to see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant.
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Throw Your Hands Up

Throw Your Hands Up

To "Throw your hands up" means to stop an activity or effort and admit that one cannot do anything to…
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