Category: Idiom

informal not at all : not nearly Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours. That is nowhere near enough water. The house is nowhere near finished.

1 : to do something very well the kitchen where a great cook works her magic 2 : to have a desired good effect It may take a few hours for the medication to work its magic.

Get Lost! “Get lost,” when used in a normal sentence, has a simple meaning: not to know where you are. For example, “I got lost in the city while looking for the subway station.” But when “get lost” is used Read More …

A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in a distinctive way. Though there are hundreds of figures of speech, here we’ll focus on 20 top examples. You’ll probably remember many of Read More …

feeling nervous : not calm or relaxed She was on edge [=edgy] before her exam. = Her nerves were on edge before her exam.

with little or no difficulty : EASILY I can do that no sweat. “Can you move that big board for me?” “Sure, no sweat.” “Thanks a lot for your help.” “No sweat.” [=helping was not difficult and I was glad to do it]

to make an effort to do something — usually used in negative statements I have so many chores to do, and my sister won’t lift a finger to help me. He never lifted a finger to try to improve his failing grades.

next to each other with the arm of one person linked at the elbow to the arm of another person a couple walking down the street arm in arm

in an angry or annoyed state They argued and she left in a huff. When he didn’t get the promotion, he quit his job in a huff. [=he got angry and suddenly quit his job]

to become very successful He always dreamed of making it big in the movie industry.