Idioms

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Old wives tale

A colloquial expression referring to spurious or superstitious claims.

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Lie at the heart/center/root of something

To be the most important part of something,

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Beat around the bush

To talk about lots of unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important.

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bear in mind

The idea is that you're holding something in your mind. Bear in mind is a phrasal verb meaning “remember” or “consider.

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Refrain not to kill King Edward is right.

If the point is placed after the first word then you can get the sentence “Refrain. Not to kill King Edward is right”. But if the point is placed after the second word then the sentence sounds different “Refrain not. To kill King Edward is right" (It's right to kill the king).

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One man's junk is another man's treasure.

What is useless to one person might be valuable to another.

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Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Said to emphasize that you should not delay doing something if you can do it today.

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To tighten your belt

To spend less money than you did before because you have less money.

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as a rule

If you say that something happens as a rule , you mean that it usually happens.
As a rule, we offer a 5% discount.

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as far as I am concerned

Indicate that you are giving your own opinion.
As far as I am concerned, both the book and the movie are good.

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at this point

At the present moment; right now; currently.
At this point, we are the best ranked football team in the country.

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be about to

If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon.
I was about to leave when Mike arrived.

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be after someone

It has the meaning to try to reach [somebody/thing] or to pursue [somebody/thing].
Looking for someone or something or trying to find or get someone or something.
The police are after him.
They were after the Stanley Cup.
His mother is always after him to study.

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be all in

Be extremely tired.
I can't walk another step; I'm all in.

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be back on one's feet

If you say that someone or something is on their feet again after an illness or difficult period, you mean that they have recovered and are back to normal.

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be beside yourself

If you are beside yourself with a particular feeling or emotion, it is so strong that it makes you almost out of control.
He was beside himself with grief when she died.

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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!