Collocation, Idiomatic Language Flashcards
bumper to bumper
“The cars crawled along bumper to bumper (= very close to each other). “
let one’s hair down
to behave in a free and relaxed manner.
آزادانه رفتار کردن
C’mon guys, this is a party so let your hair down and relax a little.
Most people go there after backbreaking working days
Backbreaking
laborious, strenuous, exhausting
Man may be freed from backbreaking labor by the products of scientific technology.Submit
Immerse yourself in
You need to immerse yourself into their culture to master their language.
I was immersed in the happy atmosphere of the occasion.
The audience was immersed in an aftertaste of the concert.
absorbed in thought
immersed in problems
full of problems
aftertaste
persistence of a sensation (emotion or flavor) after the experience has gone
make a habit of
The old people make a habit of getting up early.
I have made a habit of frequenting this cafe simply for recreational purposes at weekends when I’m free from work.
with all due respect
a phrase used when one wants to say something that
disagrees with another person or criticizes another person, but one does not
what to hurt that person’s feelings
* With all due respect, I think what you did was wrong.
to comply with (something)
to obey a rule or law; to follow a rule or law; to do
what one has been told to do
* To comply with U.S. tax law, people must tell the government exactly how much
money they receive for working
to take a breath
to stop speaking for a short period of time so that one can
breathe in air
* The children are trying to say the long poem without taking a breath.
through the roof
very high; with a very large number; extreme
* The price of corn went through the roof when many corn farms were damaged
by the bad weather.
“The sodium level is through the roof.”
“The price of gasoline in the U.S. went
through the roof last year”
to take (something)
to be able to tolerate something; to be able to continue
doing or listening to something without becoming angry or upset
* The neighbors’ son is learning how to play the drums, but I can’t take the noise
anymore!
It means to tolerate something – to “take” something.
“I can’t take this music” – I can’t tolerate this music, I cannot listen to this music
anymore.
the best of intentions
the desire to do something well or to do something that
will be helpful, good, or useful
* I know she has the best of intentions and wants to help, but really she’s making
things more difficult.
“has the best of intentions, but will my stomach ever
forgive me if I keep going out with her?
she “means well”
over the moon
very happy
She’s over the moon about her new job.
