Idioms

We need to address the big problem that everyone is ignoring. 

I'm just arguing because I want to argue. 

If we do it like this, we can solve two problems with one solution. 

Don't worry about it. It'll be really easy. 

There's something good in every bad situation. 

My new car cost me a lot of money. 

I can't come to work today. I'm feeling sick. 

Come one, it's not complicated!

Although we need to be quick, we can't take shortcuts. 

Although I was angry about crashing my car, it turned out to be an unexpectedly good thing in the long term. 

Keep it simple and tell me exactly what happened. 

Are you joking? There's no way they're getting married. 

I always wanted to be a footballer, but I think it's too late to do that. 

You need to calm down if we're going to get out of this situation. 

Look at that, it's 10 o'clock. You don't notice how quickly time goes when you are enjoying yourself. 

Don't be so harsh on him. He's going through a difficult period. 

If you want to continue working here, you need to work better. 

Wow, that situation really got out of control very quickly. 

We can't continue this anymore! You're fired!

Alicia is such a nice person. And that person has just come!

Let's all tell something interesting about ourselves, just o make things more comfortable. 

He won the race, but it was very close

Yeah I'm sorry, but I have to go. I have more important things to worry about. 

I very rarely see him. 

Be happier, my friend. There's many other people out there. 

Now that you have some money, you should save some money for a bad situation. 

You're putting yourself in a dangerous situation and you need to work harder. 

If we do it like this, we get both the positives. 

Maths is too hard. I can never understand it. 

It will be a problem in the future but we will solve the problem when we need to. 

We're going to have to do it eventually. So let's just do it and forget about it. 

You have you big presentation today, correct? Good luck!

It's two o'clock in the morning. I'm going to go to sleep. 

Let's finish. I've been working for 12 hours without stopping and I'm tired. 

Just stay strong for a little longer. We're almost ready. 

Everything has been OK until this moment. 

You're looking in the wrong place. 

There's no point in complaining about something that you can't change. 

She's ignoring me at the moment. I can't talk to her. 

Slow down! I don't want to have an accident. 

You're doing really good work today. Well done!

Comparing one brother to the other brother is like comparing two completely different things. It can't be done. 

He's so mean. Let's treat him the way he treats everyone else. 

Exactly! You said what the exact problem is. 

You may call me a bad person, but you're just as bad as I am. 

Typical English weather. It's raining very heavily. 

Whoops! I revealed the secret. We're having a party for you tomorrow. 

I don't want to take the attention away from you, but I actually got a better grade than you. 

I need to tell you something that I've been keeping a secret. I don't like your girlfriend.  

Despite this being his second speeding offence, the police let him go without any punishment. 

"What's the capital of Mongolia?"

"I have no idea."

Why don't you buy something nice for her? Doing something is more important than saying something.  

You should never risk everything you have for just one thing.  

It's better to be patient. Something good will eventually come along. 

I know you made a mistake, but don't worry about it. Move on and learn from your mistake. 

Come on, tell me the secret. Who's she dating? 

I don't take anything he says seriously, if I'm honest. He always lies. 

This project isn't progressing. Let's start again. 

"The weather here is terrible."

"I agree with you."

Not only did his wife leave him, but to make a bad situation even worse, he also lost his job on the same day!

This project isn't progressing. Let's start again. 

"The weather here is terrible."

"I agree with you."

Not only did his wife leave him, but to make a bad situation even worse, he also lost his job on the same day!

I know you like singing, but you're not very good at this and you shouldn't start this as a career. 

I know the other company's sales may be better this year, but reliability over the long term is more important than speed. 

That's our final offer. The decision is now yours. 

You look sad, mate. Do you want to tell me what you're thinking? 

The killer led the police down a completely pointless and useless road where they wasted their time. 

That's a great idea, but let's put that idea on hold for the moment. We need to finish some other tasks. 

I don't take anything he says seriously, to be honest. 

This is the best thing I've seen for a long time!

Come on, although he looks bad, that doesn't mean he is bad. He's probably a nice guy. 

Seeing as this was his first time, I decided to trust him.  

So I was hit by a bus, and to make things even worse, my wife left me. 

To say it briefly, I lost my job. 

I think you took on more than you expected!

Don't tell her about it. She's happier if she doesn't know about it. 

The first one to wake up has a more productive day. 

It's better to show it than to say it. 

I'm sorry, I have to cancel my plan to come to your party tomorrow. 

We have to make sure your story is perfect. It looks good from a distance, but when you look closer, there will be problems. 

It's better to deal with the problem before it becomes a real problem. 

He always goes for a run, no matter what. 

If you are nosey, this will cause you problems. 

That performance came from nowhere!

I know now it seems good, but be prepared. It is always calm and quiet before bad things happen. 

He's in great shape. 

I know the future looks good, but don't count on good things happening until they've happened. 

Nothing is completely free. 

It's not over yet. 

Not only did he break his leg, but to make the situation even worse, it got infected!

Knowledge builds on knowledge, which builds on knowledge, which builds on knowledge etc. The more knowledge you have leads to you having more knowledge. 

You should just do it. Brave people are lucky. 

Come one, forget the situation and move on.

He walks around without concentrating on anything. 

I don't know. I still can't decide on this. 

It may look bad now, but things will get better. 

One person alone can't do this. This needs to have to people involved. 

Let's do a thorough and in-depth investigation when we do this. 

Once you learn how to do it, you never forget it. 

They're always together and they get along so well together. 

I'm feeling very happy. 

He may seem crazy, but it makes sense for him.

Let's take advantage of the situation while we still can. 

You've gone from a bad situation to an even worse situation. 

I'm sorry to tell you, but that opportunity has gone. 

I promise I'll be with you through good times and bad times. 

Speak quicker, time is important. 

Don't waste things and then you'll always have enough. 

I love her, but we don't always agree. 

Don't worry, we just have to get through this difficult period and then things will be better. 

I'm sorry, but I need to stop. I can't do it any more.

I'm sorry I'm late, but it's better than not coming at all. 

Wait, there's no need to rush. 

The teachers decided to not look at the students' behaviour. 

He thinks he can eat more than he actually can. 

I'm going to bed.