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🇬🇧 a foregone conclusion
You can say the result of something is a foregone conclusion if everyone knows what it's going to be before it happens. Examples: Everyone thinks it's a foregone conclusion that Roger will win, but I'm not so sure. The result of the election is a foregone conclusion thanks to the government's control of vote counting.
🇬🇧 entrust with
to give someone responsibility for something of importance or value Examples: entrust sb with sth Ben says that entrusting kids with important jobs like looking after pets and taking care of younger kids will help them to become mature adults later on. be entrusted with sth Do you think Edna can be entrusted with a secret, or do you think she might tell someone?
🇬🇧 nineteenth hole
the bar in a golf course clubhouse that players often go to after playing eighteen holes of golf Examples: I'll see you at the nineteenth hole after the game. I think Ted enjoys drinking at the nineteenth hole as much as playing golf on the previous eighteen holes.
🇬🇧 Many a true word is spoken in jest
🇬🇧 hold your own
If you hold your own, you are as successful as other people in a situation, or as good as others at an activity. Examples: Kelly's a great tennis player and she can hold her own against anyone in her class, including the boys. Mark works so hard because he hates the thought of not holding his own against old school friends when it comes to earning money.
🇬🇧 draw up
to prepare and write a plan, a contract, guidelines or a list of some sort Examples: draw up sth We need our lawyer to draw up a new distribution contract. draw sth up Linda's proposal sounded good, so I told her draw it up and present it to the members.
🇬🇧 garbage
something of very poor quality Examples: If I were you, I wouldn't bother seeing "The Tiddlywinks Movie: Remade Again". It's complete garbage. After Terry explained his theory that AIDS is not really caused by the HIV virus, Louise said, "That's utter garbage!"
🇬🇧 When the going gets tough, the tough get going
🇬🇧 an ax to grind
If you have an ax to grind with someone, you have a problem with them, or a complaint against them, which you'd like to discuss. Examples: I have an ax to grind with Mitch. He owes me money and he's been avoiding me. If Larry has an ax to grind with someone, and he meets them after he's been drinking, he can get violent.
🇬🇧 begin with
If an activity or an event begins with something, that's the first thing that happens. Examples: begin with sth The debate began with Professor Collins introducing the members of each team to the audience. begin with sth A game of football begins with the toss of a coin.
🇬🇧 grub
food Examples: The flight was good, but the grub they served on the plane was pretty awful. What's the grub like in that new Indian take-away?
🇬🇧 Easy come, easy go
🇬🇧 fall from grace
If you fall from grace, you do something that results in a loss of respect and support, especially among those who influence your life or career. Examples: The company's vice-president was expected to take over the company until he fell from grace after being arrested for stealing company funds. It's been sad watching so many athletes fall from grace and have their records deleted from the record books for taking performance-enhancing drugs like steroids.
🇬🇧 go for
to try to get something or achieve something Examples: go for sth Are you planning to go for that job in the UN? go for sth The referee thought I kicked the guy on purpose, but I didn't. I was going for the ball.
🇬🇧 in-your-face
provocative, aggressive, confrontational (in style) Examples: Kids these days love those violent, in-your-face action thrillers. We want aggressive, in-your-face advertisements that viewers simply can't ignore. And if we have to shock them to get their attention, so be it.
🇬🇧 It is best to be on the safe side
🇬🇧 over the top
You can say something is over the top if you think it's too extreme or it's more than a situation needs or deserves. Examples: I know you love your daughter, Bill, but don't you think giving her a Ferrari for her birthday was a bit over the top? After he'd calmed down, Brad admitted that punching the photographer and smashing his camera was a little over the top.
🇬🇧 kick off
to force someone to leave something like a team or a committee Examples: be kicked off sth Anyone who is caught using performance-enhancing drugs will be kicked off the team. kick sb off sth When they saw the evidence, they kicked Dan off the committee for accepting bribes.
🇬🇧 deck
to knock someone to the floor Examples: After being beaten in his first few boxing matches, Max won his first fight by decking his opponent with a beautiful left hook. I was watching one of those fight club shows last night and this big English guy with huge muscles and tatts was up against a little Thai guy who was a Muay Thai champion. The English guy was decked within ten seconds, and he didn't get up.
🇬🇧 Riches have wings
🇬🇧 put your foot in it
If you put your foot in it you say or do the wrong thing and usually make matters worse. Examples: I really put my foot in it when I asked her how her husband was. I forgot that he died last year. Every time she opens her mouth she puts her foot in it.
🇬🇧 pass up
If you pass up an opportunity or an invitation, you choose not to take the opportunity or accept the invitation. Examples: pass up sth Bill passed up the opportunity to study music in a top university. He formed his own band instead. pass sth up I had to pass the invitation up as I already had an appointment at that time.
🇬🇧 freak
a strange person Examples: There were a lot of weird-looking freaks at the music festival. Some even had green or purple hair! My cousin Dave looked like a real freak when he was a teenager, but he looks totally normal now.
🇬🇧 Brevity is the soul of wit
🇬🇧 yellow streak
If someone has a yellow streak, they can sometimes act in a cowardly way and not be very brave. Examples: Some people say Jimmy's got a yellow streak a mile wide, but I've never seen anything in him except courage and bravery. Monty says he likes his yellow streak because it keeps him out of trouble. He never gets into fights or has accidents because he's so scared of getting hurt.
🇬🇧 grow up
to change from being a child to being an adult, or from being an immature adult to being a mature adult Examples: grow up Adults often ask kids what they're going to be when they grow up. grow up Rajiv was born in India, but he grew up in England.
🇬🇧 zinger
a striking comment, an amusing remark Examples: Arnie made a great speech. It was full of witty quips and zingers. The host of the Academy Awards presentation always starts off with a few zingers.
🇬🇧 Rome wasn't built in a day
🇬🇧 cook the books | cook the accounts
If someone cooks the books, or cooks the accounts, they keep inaccurate accounts for a business, usually in order to pay less tax. Examples: Their accountant was charged with cooking the books, and now he's in jail. I found this website that shows you how to cook the accounts, but I'd never try doing it.
🇬🇧 come up
to appear, occur, or become available Examples: come up If a job comes up in your company, let me know and I might apply for it. come up I'm sorry I couldn't make it to your party last night. Something came up at the last minute and I couldn't get away from the office.
🇬🇧 nab
to catch someone doing something wrong Examples: Drug testers have nabbed another professional cyclist for taking steroids. Some kids were nabbed while stealing sweets from the store.
🇬🇧 The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
🇬🇧 talk turkey
If you talk turkey, you discuss something seriously, usually to do with business or money. Examples: After the owner had shown him around the apartment, Shane decided it was just what he wanted, so he said, "OK, I'm interested. Let's talk turkey." I started to say something about the deal, but Mr Hamilton said, "Not now, my boy. We never talk turkey at the dinner table."
🇬🇧 keep away from
If you keep away from something or someone, you don't go near the thing or the person. Examples: keep away from sb/sth Janey didn't have any trouble with the gangs. When they saw how big her dog was, they kept away from her. keep away from sb/sth If you see a snake, keep away from it. It could be poisonous.
🇬🇧 cheesy | cheesey
of very low quality; not stylish or tasteful Examples: The dialogue in that movie was so cheesy. Nobody really talks like that! How can a band write a song as good as their first one, and then do one as cheesey as this? Can't they tell the difference?
🇬🇧 A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
🇬🇧 fight fire with fire
If you fight fire with fire in a conflict or a contest, you use the same methods or "weapons" as your opponent. Examples: The companies we compete against started spending a lot on advertising, so we had to fight fire with fire and also spend a lot in order to keep our market share. If someone attacks me by bringing up problems I had in the past, I'll fight fire with fire and do the same by finding out things about their past.
🇬🇧 leave out
If you leave something out, you don't include it or count it. Examples: leave sth/sb out There should be twelve books in the box, but there are only eleven. They left one out. leave out sth/sb If you're filling in the application form, you can leave out your date of birth. We don't need to know that.
🇬🇧 Aussie
Australian, Australia Examples: My mate Bruce says he's a typical Aussie because he likes beer, sports, mates, cars and girls, in that order. Have you ever seen Aussie Rules football? It's a bit like rugby, but much faster and more spectacular.
🇬🇧 The Devil sometimes speaks the truth
🇬🇧 steer clear of
If you steer clear of something, you don't go near it because it could harm you or cause you a problem. Examples: My doctor said I should steer clear of spicy foods until I feel better. I'd steer clear of that guy if I were you. He's a bit crazy and he's always looking for a fight with someone.
🇬🇧 pass out
to give something to each person in a group Examples: pass out We passed out programs as audience members arrived at the concert. pass out Election officials will pass out voting instructions to all the voters.
🇬🇧 easy street
financial security Examples: Our friends keep complaining about not having enough money, but compared to people in poor countries, all of them are on easy street. Since selling his business for a huge profit, Bill's been on easy street. He'll never have to work again.
🇬🇧 Prevention is better than cure
🇬🇧 day to day
If something happens day to day, it's part of your usual daily routine. Examples: While you're away you'll have to pay for all your day-to-day expenses yourself, except for the hotel. She can deal with the small problems she faces day to day, but if there's a major crisis she usually panics.
🇬🇧 overcome with
to be strongly affected by an emotion or a feeling Examples: overcome with sth After his dog died, Danny was overcome with grief. overcome with sth The whole team was overcome with the joy of winning and being champions.
🇬🇧 lardass
an overweight person, esp. one with large buttocks Examples: Madge has become such a lardass since she stopped exercising and started eating too much. Bill and Jill get on really well. They're both lardasses who love watching TV all day and eating snacks non-stop.
🇬🇧 Nothing ventured, nothing gained
🇬🇧 jobs for the boys
If you say "jobs for the boys" you're referring to the fact that people in positions of power sometimes use their power to give jobs to their friends or family members. Examples: Henry deserved the position, but it was a case of jobs for the boys, as usual, and one of the boss's old school friends got it instead of Henry. The new government has promised to stop the old system of jobs for the boys when it comes to appointing departmental heads.
🇬🇧 hit back
If someone is beating or attacking you and you hit back, you fight to defend yourself. Examples: hit back Roger was losing early in the match, but he hit back in the second set and ended up winning. hit back After being harshly criticised by the music press, James hit back by calling his critics frustrated musicians.
🇬🇧 washed up | washed-up
having failed, having lost everything Examples: Jim used to be a successful businessman, but now that his company's gone bankrupt and he's lost everything, he's washed up. Masako was shocked by the number of washed-up, homeless people she saw on the streets of American cities.
🇬🇧 Even the prayers of an ant reach to Heaven
🇬🇧 (your) heart is in the right place
If your heart is in the right place, you try to do the right thing, even if things don't always work out for the best. Examples: His heart was in the right place when he raised everyone's salaries, but in the end it meant some people lost their jobs. Bill's heart's in the right place, and he means well, but he sometimes upsets people by being too direct when he speaks.
🇬🇧 go for
to be sold for a certain amount of money Examples: go for How much did your neighbour's house go for? go for Dave's paintings go for anything up to ten thousand pounds these days.
🇬🇧 fluke
a good outcome resulting from luck more than skill Examples: Golfers say a hole-in-one is always a fluke, but of course good players have a much better chance of getting one than bad players. Harry reckons he meant to hit the pink ball in and then leave his opponent snookered, but we all know it was just a fluke. He's not good enough to hit a shot like that on purpose.
🇬🇧 None so blind as those who will not see
🇬🇧 keep a low profile
If you keep a low profile, you try not to do anything that will draw attention to you or create interest in you. Examples: After all the bad publicity over the problems in his private life, the team's captain kept a low profile for a few months. Sometimes it's a good idea to keep a low profile because too much interest or attention can lead to problems.
🇬🇧 build up
to work at something and make it get stronger or bigger Examples: build up sth My son's going to the gym to build up his muscles. He wants to look good on the beach this summer. build sth up Our market share has increased a lot over the last year, and you've all done your part to help build it up.
🇬🇧 psyched | psyched up
to be inspired and energized before a competition, a performance, or any other demanding situation Examples: One of the jobs of a coach is to get his players psyched before a game. Most singers have a routine they use to get themselves psyched up before a concert.
🇬🇧 Brevity is the soul of wit
🇬🇧 part and parcel of
If something is part and parcel of an experience or a role in life, it is an important part of it and it cannot be avoided. Examples: Actors have to accept that giving interviews about their new movies is part and parcel of the job of acting and it cannot be avoided. Answering email enquiries might be boring, but it's part and parcel of running a business online and you just have to do it.
🇬🇧 bet on
to be sure that something will happen Examples: bet on sth Whatever James does in life, you can bet on it being interesting and exciting. bet on sth These share prices could go up, but I wouldn't bet on it. They could just as easily go down.
🇬🇧 up time
time a computer system is operating Examples: Before choosing a host for your website, check the average up time for their servers. They claim to have an up time of 99.99 per cent, but I doubt that somehow.
🇬🇧 Cleanliness is next to godliness
🇬🇧 state-of-the-art
If something is state-of-the-art, it's the latest and best example of something, or it shows the most recent developments in its field. Examples: Have you seen Ian's new phone? He says it's got state-of-the-art technology you can only get in that model. I never buy state-of-the-art products because they're always so expensive. I just wait six months and get the same thing for a lot less.
🇬🇧 mix up
If you mix up two or more things, you forget which one is which. Examples: mix sb/sth up The twin boys look so much alike that it's really easy to mix them up. mix up sb/sth I mixed up the dates and went to the restaurant on Friday instead of Saturday - and nobody else was there!
🇬🇧 dead loss
a person or an activity that is not effective or successful Examples: The local council's "Fit in the Park" exercise program for overweight kids was a dead loss. By the second week, all the kids had dropped out. The last guy I interviewed for the job was a dead loss. He stared at the floor and gave one-word answers to my questions.
🇬🇧 Say well or be still
🇬🇧 pull out all the stops
If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you can to make sure something is successful. Examples: They pulled out all the stops for the launch of their new range of perfumes, and even paid movie stars to come along. The Chinese government pulled out all the stops in their efforts to make the Beijing Olympics the best Olympic Games ever.
🇬🇧 wrap up
If you wrap something up, you cover it with a material like paper or cloth. Examples: wrap up sth We spent hours wrapping up Christmas presents for our family and friends. wrap sth up If I get Neil a birthday gift, could you wrap it up? I'm terrible at wrapping things up.
🇬🇧 emo
a style of music and fashion that developed among American teens in the early 21st century Examples: Emo kids love to wear tight black jeans, tight sweatshirts or T-shirts, and scarves, and they dye their hair black and grow long bangs to cover most of the face. My brother has decided he's an emo kid, so he's taken to moping around in silence while looking like a sulky teenage vampire.
🇬🇧 Better the foot slip than the tongue
🇬🇧 off the top of your head
If you give someone information off the top of your head, you do so from memory, without checking beforehand. Examples: I can't tell you Maxine's phone number off the top of my head. I'll have to check. I don't know for sure, but off the top of my head I'd say that renting a two-bedroom apartment would cost about a thousand dollars a week.
🇬🇧 farm out
If you farm out work, you pay people outside your company to do it. Examples: farm sth out They farm a lot of the work out to freelancers because it's cheaper than employing their own people. farm out sth We've decided to farm out most of the basic programming work to IT subcontractors in India.
🇬🇧 neat
very good, excellent Examples: I've been learning Spanish with this really neat program that can hear what you say and correct your pronunciation. My new phone has lots of neat stuff like GPS and file sharing.
🇬🇧 Beauty is only skin deep
🇬🇧 a recipe for disaster
Something is a recipe for disaster if it's going to cause trouble or serious problems. Examples: Inviting my mother-in-law to stay for a week is a recipe for disaster. I'll end up arguing with her, and then my wife and I will quarrel and then the kids will get upset. It's a bad idea! Eating too much, not exercising enough, and being under stress is a recipe for disaster. You'll end up overweight and you'll probably die young.
🇬🇧 do in
to cause someone to feel very tired or worn out Examples: do sb in That walk up the mountain really did me in. I can hardly move! be done in Paula looks like she's been done in by all that running. I guess she isn't used to it.
🇬🇧 bugger off
to go away Examples: As soon as they'd finished eating dinner, the kids buggered off and left us to clean up the kitchen. After I'd hailed a taxi some guy ran up and tried to get in, so I grabbed his arm and told him to bugger off.
🇬🇧 Rules are made to be broken
