Saturday, April 13, 2019

Idioms and Phrases 241-270

Rich Idioms and Phrases

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Idioms  and  Phrases

Meanings

241
creep
a yes-man
242
cramp
to delay to sth’s development
243
crack down
to try harder to stop an illegal task
244
come along
to arrive at the right time
245
come by
to obtain sth by efforts: Jobs are hard to come by these days.
246
chunk sb off/ out of
to force sb to leave a place
247
come between sb and sb
to interfere with sb
248
jump /leap to conclusion
to come to a hasty conclusions
249
conjure away
to make sth disappear as if by magic
250
connive
to conspire; to disregard or tacitly consent to a wrong doing
251
Darken sb’s door
to visit someone
252
day in day out
at all times
253
dead against
strictly against something
254
dead drunk
completely drunk; boozed
255
deaf nut
a nut without kernel
256
die hard
to die with great struggle/a fanatic
257
die in harness
to pass away while on duty
258
dispense with
to do without, to render needless; to do away with
259
dissolved in tears
wept bitterly
260
do as Romans do
to behave like the majority,; to be with the majority
261
do away with something
to get rid of something
262
dot the I ’s and cross the T’s
to complete a task in all aspect, to leave no stones unturned
263
dog-cheap
very cheap
264
Don’t you believe it
plz don’t believe it
265
donkey’s years
 after a long time
266
dreamland
the final goal
267
dry facts
uninteresting ideas
268
early and late
at all times
269
easy come, easy go
as you sow so shall you reap
270
easy money
bribe

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