New Year Resolutioms Flashcards
Carry the torch for
If you say that someone is carrying the torch of a particular belief or movement, you mean that they are working hard to ensure that it is not forgotten and continues to grow stronger.
This group aims to carry the torch for the thousands who died. [+ for/of]
Since his death his daughter has carried the torch of his legacy.
Get/Start the ball rolling
to do something that starts an activity, or to start doing something in order to encourage other people to do the same:
I decided to set the ball rolling and got up to dance.
Turn over a new leaf
to start behaving in a better way:
Apparently he’s turned over a new leaf and he’s not smoking any more.
Kick the habit
to give up something harmful that you have done for a long time:
She used to be a heavy smoker but she kicked the habit last year.
Hit the ground running
to be ready to work immediately on a new activity:
She studied the reports over the weekend so she could hit the ground running when the meeting began
to start a new activity with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, and not to waste any time
She is in excellent shape and in good spirits. She will hit the ground running when she gets back.
Out with the old, in with the new
Out with the old, in with the new
Said when taking an old part out, and putting a new one in
Out with the old, in with the new!
Go cold turkey
the period of extreme suffering that comes immediately after a person has stopped taking a drug on which they depend:
Six years ago she went cold turkey on (= stopped completely) a three-pack-a-day smoking habit.
Start from the scratch
Meaning
to start doing something over from the beginning
to begin something from nothing
restart
Example Sentences
The class has started the lesson from scratch to be able to understand the basics in a better manner. I have worked hard and started this empire from scratch, so now I am considered an expert in the industry
