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27 words
clear filters
a fresh pair of eyes
phrase
B2
Somebody new looking at a problem you have stared at too long.
a home from home
phrase
B2
A place where you feel as comfortable as in your own house.
a slippery slope
phrase
B2
A small wrong step that leads to much worse ones.
a stone's throw away
phrase
B2
Very close by indeed.
a taste of their own medicine
phrase
B2
Treatment as unpleasant as what they gave others.
about time
phrase
B2
Said when something overdue finally happens.
account for
/əˈkaʊnt foɹ/
phrase
B2
2 meanings
To explain the cause or reason for something.
actions speak louder than words
/ˈak.ʃənz spiːk ˈlaʊ̯d.ə ˌðan wɜːdz/<q:contemporary>
phrase
B2
The saying: what people do proves more than what they say.
add fuel to the fire
phrase
B2
To make an angry situation worse.
add up
phrase
B2
To make sense as a whole, or to total numbers.
add up to
phrase
B2
To amount to something when everything is counted.
after all
phrase
B2
2 meanings
Used to introduce a reason or justification.
against the clock
phrase
B2
Hurrying to finish before time runs out.
ahoy
/əˈhɔɪ/
phrase
B2
A shout used at sea to hail another vessel.
air out
phrase
B2
To let fresh air through a room.
all in good time
phrase
B2
Be patient, it will happen when it should.
all things considered
phrase
B2
Taking everything into account.
answer back
phrase
B2
To reply rudely to somebody in authority.
apples and oranges
phrase
B2
Two things too different to be compared fairly.
around the clock
phrase
B2
Continuously, day and night.
artificial intelligence
/ˌɑː.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/
phrase
B2
Computer systems that can learn, reason, and answer like a mind.
as a rule
phrase
B2
Usually, though not always.
as i was saying
phrase
B2
Said to pick up a thread that got interrupted.
at long last
phrase
B2
Finally, after a long and frustrating wait.
at the drop of a hat
phrase
B2
Immediately, and without needing to be asked twice.
at the end of the day
phrase
B2
When everything is considered, this is what matters.
avoid eye contact
phrase
B2
To deliberately keep from looking directly at somebody.