Idioms

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be better off

To be in a better situation, if or after something happens.
He'd be better off working for a bigger company.

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be broke

To spend or lose all money.
He went broke after he lost his job.
The company could go broke if the economy doesn't improve soon.

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be hard on someone

To criticize someone severely, or to treat someone unfairly.
Don't be too hard on him - he's new to the job.

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hard at it

Putting a lot of effort into what you are doing.
That's what I like to see - everybody hard at it!

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be high on one's list

In a position to be dealt with or done ahead of others.
Getting the car fixed is high on my list.

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be in charge of

Having control of something or responsibility for something.
She is in charge of hiring new employees.

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be in the red

Spending and owing more money than is being earned.
Apparently the company had been in the red for some time.

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be into something

To be really interested in something.
I like computers, I'm into programming.

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bend over backwards

Make efforts to achieve something, especially to be fair or helpful.
Use a lot of physical effort to do something.
Thanks for leaning over backwards at the conference. Everyone praised your cheerfulness and hard work.

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be on one's way

In the process of coming, going, or traveling; about to come.
He has been allowed to leave the country and is on his way to Britain.

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be on the safe side

Being especially careful in order to avoid something unpleasant.
I'm sure it won't rain, but I'll take an umbrella to be on the safe side.

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be out of

If you are out of something, you no longer have any of it.
We are out of bread, cheese, and sugar.

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be out of shape

You are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired.
To be out of shape means to be in poor physical condition, because you do not exercise regularly.
I haven’t been to the gym all month, and I am getting really out of shape.

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be out of sorts

To be slightly ill or slightly unhappy.
I've been feeling tired and generally out of sorts.
Leave him alone, he's out of sorts today.

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Time heals all wounds

Used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes.

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Who do you think you are?

The questioner is implying that the person to whom the question is addressed has exceeded their authority, interfered in something which was not their business.

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none of your business

Used to say that something is private information and should not be asked about.

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on the tip of my tongue

If something that you want to say is on the tip of your tongue, you think you know it and that you will be able to remember it very soon.

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off the top of my head

If you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it much before you speak, especially because you do not have enough time. This idiom suggests one has not used the inside of one's head before making some statement.
Off the top of my head I'd say we'll double our profits in a year.

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by the way

Used when you say something that does not relate to what is being discussed.
Oh, by the way, my name's Julie.