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Idioms (Elementary)

Elementary Idioms in English

TermDefinition
Right away Very soon
Sooner or later Eventually, after a period of time
At first In the beginning
At last Finally
As usual As in a general case
All right Acceptable, yes, ok
All along All the time, from the beginning
Little by little Gradually
Never mind Don't be concerned about it
To take one's time To do without rush
All (day, month, week, year) long The entire day, week...
By oneself Alone, without assistance
On purpose For a reason, deliberately
To get along with To associate or work well with
To make a difference To be of importance
At all At any degree
At least A minimum of, no fewer (or less) than
So far / Up to now / As of yet Until now
To catch a cold To become sick with a cold
To make one's mind (about) To reach a decision to decide finally
To change one's mind (about) To alter one's decision or opinion
For the time being / For now Temporarily
For good Permanently, forever
To feel under the weather Not feeling well, sick
Out of order Not in working conditions
Few and far between Not frequent, unusual, rare
All of a sudden / All at once Suddenly, without warning
Grasping at straws Trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work:
take sth in your stride ​ To calmly deal with something that is unpleasant and not let it affect what you are doing.
Created by: pichirelo
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