Idioms Flashcards
to upset the balance
make one of the sides of the system more powerful or prevalent
go hand in hand
closely connected/ depend on one another
Since the dawn of…
Since the beginning of…
to be bound
certainly or likely to happen
suddenly
all of sudden
a person or thing that is loved more than any other
the apple of my eye
very rarely
once in a blue moon
happening every day
day in, day out
to end/to stop
come to an end
to fail to use an opportunity
miss the boat
have a strong desire for or got do
have her/my heart set on
Ex: “She had her heart set on going to university”
“She has her heart set on ballet classes”
to suddenly become very angry or emotional
to get very angry about something
go off the deep end
Glance down at
look quickly downward at something
on behalf of (somebody)
= representing
= for the good of
