Idiom: to get a jump on First example: Annie knows that the stores will be crowded from Thanksgiving until the...
Idiom: To be up forFirst example: Jason is in medical school. He has been studying for the last eight weeks...
Idiom: to soften the blow; used as a verb First Example: Noreen: I’m sorry to hear you lost your job...
Idiom: in other words; used as an adverb First Example: Movie Review: The dialogue sounds so fake, and the acting...
To Borrow From Meaning: to take another idea and add it to your own Example 1: Terri: I’m so excited!...
To Take Something Back Meaning: to say that something you said before is not true Example 1: Terri: I feel...
Example 1: Carly: I don’t want to study anymore! I have been a student for too long! I should just...
Example 1: My boyfriend loves action movies, but I prefer romantic comedies. He gets so excited when we go to...
Context #1: David: So what are you going to do this weekend? Sam: I had such a busy and stressful...
to be/get tied up Context #1: Tom: What happened to you yesterday? You were supposed to go out to dinner...