Pick upPhrasal Verbs

Pick up

To "pick up" can mean to meet or start a relationship with someone, to acquire or learn something like a…
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Give awayPhrasal Verbs

Give away

To "give away" means to donate something freely or without expecting payment, or to reveal information or feelings, often unintentionally. It…
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Find outPhrasal Verbs

Find out

To "find out" means to discover or learn about something that wasn’t previously known.
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How often do youEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

How often do you

"How often do you" is a question you ask when you want to ask how many times or how frequently…

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What will you doEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

What will you do

You can use "What will you do" as a question that asks what someone is willing to do or wants…

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There're are so many thingsEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

There're are so many things

"There're are so many things" is a phrase that explains that you want/have to do many things. You may substitute…
You have every reason toEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

You have every reason to

"You have every reason to" It can be used to express a strong feeling that you have a very justifiable reason…
How was theEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

How was the

The starter phrase "How was the" is a question you ask someone after they’ve gone to some place and you…
Would you like toEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

Would you like to

Use "Would you like to" to offer something or to invite somebody to do something.
Are you going toEnglish PhrasesOnce daily

Are you going to

This question is asking what you will do in the future. It is asked when you are anticipating, expecting or…

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Idioms

Super Simple Idioms

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Don't judge a book by its cover

Don't judge a book by its cover

"Don't judge a book by its cover" means that you shouldn't make a decision about something (or someone) based solely…
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Have Your Head In The Clouds

Have Your Head In The Clouds

To "have your head in the clouds" is to be daydreaming, impractical, being distracted, or out of touch with the world.…
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It's always darkest before dawn

It's always darkest before dawn

"It's always darkest before dawn" means that something good is coming or that things will get better. Often times, when…
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Hang in there

Hang in there

If someone says "Hang in there", it means to stay strong in a difficult situation. It may be encouragement from…
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Let someone off the hook

Let someone off the hook

If someone "gets off the hook" or is "let off the hook", it means they allow someone to escape an awkward…
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Music Idioms

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What Goes Around Comes Around

What Goes Around Comes Around

"What goes around comes around" refers to the way that you behave now will affect how you are treated in…
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Drive Someone Mad

Drive Someone Mad

To "drive someone mad" means to annoy someone so much that it feels like they are going crazy; it's used to…
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See Eye to Eye

See Eye to Eye

If two people "see eye to eye" they have similar views or attitudes towards something; they agree with each other.
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Rose Colored Glasses

Rose Colored Glasses

When someone sees through "Rose colored glasses", it means to see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant.
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Throw Your Hands Up

Throw Your Hands Up

To "Throw your hands up" means to stop an activity or effort and admit that one cannot do anything to…
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