Idioms - Expressions Flashcards
To be talking at cross purposes
To be talking about different things whithout realizing it
To be shooting off (at the moment)
To be in a hurry to leave
To get promoted in your business
To move up the ladder
To do more than what you need to do, to get ahead
To go the extra mile
To do sth but you pay yourself
To do sth at your own expense
To go to the shop to buy one thing quickly and come back
To pop down to the shop
To be addicted to sth
To be obsessed with
To be hooked on sth
You always forget sth
Sth slips your mind
To look your absolute best
To look a million dollars
When someone treats you/ talks to you like a child
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To patronise somebody
To talk down to someone
To get the result you want
Sth pays off
To show that you’re really unhappy
To express extreme displeasure
To leave somewhere in an obviously angry manner
To storm out of somewhere
To pay somebody back for money that they’ve spent
To reimburse cost incurred
To send someone a text, email or letter
To drop somebody a line
To be completely ruined or damaged
To be in a state of devastation
To exhale because you’re happy that something negative was prevented or stopped
To heave a sight of relief
To say nice things about somebody else
To put in a good word for somebody
To be visibly distressed
To be in a right state
To give a bad impression to somebody
To come off badly
To make problems/work for other people
To cause considerable inconvenience
