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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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262 words · showing 1–60

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  • after youphraseB1A polite invitation to go first.
  • ahead of timephraseB1Earlier than was required.
  • air conditioner/ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/phraseB1The machine that makes a room cool in summer.
  • ask outphraseB1To invite somebody on a date.
  • at the junctionphraseB1Where two or more roads meet.
  • back awayphraseB12 meaningsTo move backwards away from something.
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back to backphraseB1With backs touching, facing away.
  • back to frontphraseB1With the rear part facing forward.
  • backpack strapphraseB1The shoulder band used to carry a backpack.
  • bad luck/bæd lʌk/phraseB1Said to somebody who has just missed out.
  • blow a kissphraseB1To kiss your hand and send it towards somebody.
  • boarding pass/ˈbɔɹdɪŋ ˌpæs/phraseB1The ticket with your seat and gate that gets you onto the plane.
  • bow tiephraseB1The small knot of cloth shaped like a butterfly, worn at the collar.
  • break a promisephraseB1To fail to do what you swore you would do.
  • break downphraseB12 meaningsOf a machine or vehicle, to stop working.
  • break inphraseB14 meaningsTo force your way into a building, usually to steal.
  • break upphraseB1To end a romantic relationship.
  • brighten up/ˈbɹaɪtən ʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo become or make more cheerful.
  • bring back/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/phraseB1To return with something; also, to make old memories return.
  • bunk bedphraseB1Two sleeping places built one above the other; kids fight for the top.
  • button upphraseB1To fasten something with buttons.
  • buy one get one freephraseB1An offer giving a second item at no charge.
  • by the wayphraseB1Used to introduce a remark not directly connected to the main subject.
  • call backphraseB1To phone someone again who called you first.
  • call outphraseB12 meaningsTo shout in order to be heard.
  • carry on/ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/phraseB12 meaningsTo continue doing something.
  • carry straight onphraseB1To keep going without turning off.
  • catch firephraseB12 meaningsTo start burning.
  • catch upphraseB12 meaningsTo reach someone who is ahead of you.
  • catch you laterphraseB1A very casual way of saying goodbye.
  • change aroundphraseB1To move things into different places.
  • change intophraseB1To put on other clothes, or to become something else.
  • change out ofphraseB1To take off what you are wearing and dress differently.
  • change the sheetsphraseB1To take off the used bedding and put clean on.
  • check inphraseB1To report your arrival at a hotel desk or an airport counter.
  • check outphraseB12 meaningsTo leave a hotel after paying.
  • cheer upphraseB1To become — or make someone — happier.
  • clear up/klɪəˈɹʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo tidy a place or put things away.
  • close up/kləʊzˈʌp/phraseB1To shut for the day, or to heal over.
  • come out/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/phraseB12 meaningsTo be published or released.
  • come overphraseB12 meaningsTo visit someone's home.
  • congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/phraseA22 meaningsSaid to somebody who has succeeded or had good news.
  • cool down/kuːl ˈdaʊn/phraseB1To become less hot — or less angry.
  • costa ricaphraseB1The peaceful Central American country of rainforests, with no army at all.
  • cover your mouthphraseB1To put a hand over the lips in shock.
  • cross your fingersphraseB1To fold one finger over another for luck.
  • cross your legsphraseB1To rest one leg over the other while sitting.
  • crowd aroundphraseB1To gather closely on every side of something.
  • cut downphraseB12 meaningsTo reduce the amount of something you use or do.
  • cutting board/ˈkʰʌɾɪŋ bɔɹd/phraseB1The flat wooden board you chop vegetables on.
  • deal withphraseB12 meaningsTo take action about a problem or situation.
  • dig upphraseB12 meaningsTo remove something from the ground by digging.
  • do businessphraseB1To trade with somebody.
  • do not disturbphraseB1The sign hung out to keep staff from knocking.
  • do upphraseB12 meaningsTo fasten a garment or its buttons.
  • don't mention it/dəʊnt ˈmɛn.ʃən ɪt/phraseB1A modest reply to being thanked.
  • drag and dropphraseB1To move something by holding and releasing it elsewhere.
  • dress upphraseB13 meaningsTo put on smart or formal clothes.
  • drop offphraseB12 meaningsTo deliver someone or something on the way somewhere.
  • dry cleanphraseB1To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.