Expresions Flashcards
Phrase
By (any) chance
Used to ask a question or request in a polite way:
* Are you Hungarian, by any chance?
Phrase
Ever since
Continuously since that time:
* He’s been depressed ever since he got divorced.
* Eric had a bone marrow transplant five years ago and has been healthy ever since.
Phrase
And so on
Together with other similar things:
* Schools, colleges, and so on
Phrase
So far (sometime)
Until now (sometime)
* So far we’ve made £32,000.
* What is your favourite part of the series so far?
Phrase
(sthg) is a must
A priority, imprescindible
* The education is a must.
Out of a sense of duty
By duty
What have you been up to
What have you been doing with your live?
Ever after
For the rest of the time
Once upon a time
A long time ago
Faraway lands
Distant countries
Ill-prepare
Badly prepare
Pick our way
Go carefully
Out of interest (…)
Used to show what something is made from
* The dress was made out of velvet.
Used to show the reason why someone does something
* I took the job out of necessity because we had no money left.
* You might like to come and see what we’re doing out of interest (= because I think you might be interested).
From among an amount or number
* Nine out of ten people said they liked the product.
* No one got 20 out of 20 (= all the answers correct) in the test.
Used to describe where something came from or began
* I paid for the computer out of (= using some of) my savings.
* She dresses like a character out of a 19th-century novel.
No longer involved in
* I got out of the habit of riding my bike to work.
* Its out of bussines
I`ll give that a try
I’ll try it (whatever else)
On a par with
At the same level as
Fend for herself
Manage on her own
Cost the earth
Really expensive
Withing range of
Affordable for
Get on sb’s nerves
To annoy someone a lot
* It really gets on my nerves.
