Use in daily life Flashcards
My very soul
what you done to me is in my very soul
And yet,
He excel his score in mate and yet he still not proud of it
Right off the bat
You will never expect to adapt to a new country right off the bat
More or less
The assignment was more or less fell short right at the beginning
Fan out
we need to fan out our team to scrutinize the place thoroughly
In its own right
this eminent wine got a great taste in its own right
All good things come to those who waits
it is hard to get a promotion but remember, all good things come to those who waits
Therefore
my schedule has full therefore i can’t come to your meeting
Gave me no choice
it gave me no choice but burn the midnight oil to study for the upcoming exam
The final/last straw
it was harsh enough to maintain the score, but getting a lowest score was the last straw
Put your food down
I can’t stand when he keep borrowing my stuff, this time i will put my food down
Bear that in mind
Basis is really important, you need to bear that in mind
Take me by surprise
It took me by surprise when he came here
Catch me off guard
She caught me off guard when I was masturbated
Quite apart from
Quite apart from his bad behaviour, he still has good heart
Give and take
Every relationship need to be some give and take so that It can move on to a long-term
Trial end error
There’s no success path is flat, it also include trial and error
Raise concern
Venture jobs would raise concerns among parents
Give (someone) credit
What you did is bold, I’ll give you a credit for that
Grab a spoon
Study abroad just come once in a lifetime, you have to grab a spoon
It has yet to do sth
you have yet to do the homework since you did nothing
It goes without saying
you assigned as an on-the-job training so there was no paying at all, it goes without saying
Speaking of which
I haven’t met my friends for a very long time, speaking of which, have you heard any news from him/ A scary house was formed last week, speaking of which, have any of you come by there
Suck it up
Just suck it up if u don’t want to appear weak
Tensed up
You seem all tensed up. Still worried about the exam?
Get the impression
Ex: I got the impression when I met him initially that he seemed a bit Standoffish
Pain in the ass
If you keep doing that, I’ll be a real pain in the ass
Knock yourself out
Can I sit on your sofa? Please knock yourself out
Break your leg
Hope you will break your leg on the interview
You are a catch
Dude, I’m telling you she’s a catch
Off the hook
Even on the verge of danger, he still manages to get off the hook
Taste of their own medicine
He used to be a bully and now he has to be given a taste of his own medicine!!!
Be down to sb
All the voting was always down to me who has to represent for a whole group
Hand-to-hand
- U should know that these secret ingredients were hand-to-hand only our generations
- A hand-to-hand combat
In the first place
We should’ve listened to him in the first place
