About to almost ready to 
Add up make sense ; be logical 
All at once suddenly; without warning 
All of a sudden all at once; suddenly 
As a matter of fact in reality; actually 
As a rule generally; customarily 
At the drop of a hat quickly; without any preparation time 
At ease not nervous; calm 
Back out(of) withdraw an offer 
Bank on depend on; count on 
Be my guest do what you want; feel free; help yourself 
Be rusty need practice or review 
Beats me I don’t know; I have no idea(often used in response to a question 
Better off in an improved condition 
Bite off more than one can chew take on more responsibility than one can handle 
Bound to certain to; sure to 
Break down stop functioning (a machine ,for example) 
Break in(on) interrupt 
Break the ice break through social barriers (as at a party) 
Break the news(to) inform; give bad news 
Break up end(a meeting ,for example) 
Break up (with) stop being a couple( a boyfriend and girlfriend ,for example) 
A breeze something very simple and easy to do 
Bring about cause to happen 
Bring up (1)raise (a child) ; (2) introduce( a topic, for example) 
Brush up on review; study; practice 
Bump into meet unexpectedly ; run into 
By and large mostly; generally ; on the whole 
By heart by memory; learned word for word 
By no means in on way; not at all 
Call it a day stop working for the day; go home 
Call off cancel 
Call on visit 
Calm down relax 
Care for (1)take care of; (2) like; feel affection for 
Catch on become popular 
Catch on (to) understand ,learn 
Catch up (with) go as fast as ;catch 
Check in (into) register(at a hotel) 
Check out (of) (1)leave (a hotel); (2) take material (from a library, for example) 
Cheer up become cheerful; be happy 
Chip in (on/for) contribute 
Clear up (1) clarity; make understandable; (2) become nice and sunny (used to talk about the weather) 
Come across find; meet ; encounter 
Come around (to) begin to change one’s opinion; begin to agree with 
Come down with become sick with (an illness) 
Come up with think of (an idea) 
Cost an arm and a leg be very expensive 
Count on depend on ;rely on; bank on 
Count out eliminate ; no longer consider as a factor 
Cut off stop ; discontinue (a service , for example) 
Cut out for have an aptitude for ;be qualified for 
Day in and day out constantly; for a long time 
Die down become less severe; quiet down 
Do over do again ; repeat 
Do without not have 
Down the drain wasted ;done for no reason(work, for example) 
Dream up invent; think of ; come up with 
Drop in (on) visit informally 
Drop (someone) a line send someone a letter 
Drop off (1)leave something (a package, for example); (2) take (someone) home; let someone out of a car 
Drop out (of) stop attending (classes, for example) 
Easy as pie very simple; a piece of cake 
Eyes bigger than one’s stomach said of someone who takes more food than he or she can eat 
Fall behind not move as quickly as ; lag behind 
Fall through fail to happen 
A far cry from not similar to; not as good as 
Feel free do something if one wants 
Feel like be inclined to; want to 
Feel like a million dollars feel very good 
Feel up to feel able to do something ;ready to 
Fed up( with ) not able to tolerate; disgusted with ; annoyed by 
Few and far between uncommon and infrequent 
Figure out understand ; solve 
Fill in write in a blank (on an application form, for example) 
Fill in (for) substitute for 
Fill one in provide missing information 
Fill out complete (an application form ,for example) 
Find out learn ;discover 
A fish out of water someone not in his or her normal surroundings 
Fix up repair; renovate 
Follow in one’s footsteps do what someone else did (especially an older relative) 
For good permanently; forever 
For the time being temporarily; for now 
From out of the blue unexpectedly; without warning 
Get along with have good relations with 
Get carried away go too far; do too much; buy too much 
Get in one’s blood become a habit; become customary 
Get in over one’s head take on too much responsibility ;bite off more than one can chew 
Get in the way block; obstruct 
Get in touch with contact 
Get the hang of something learn how to do something 
Get a kick out of (doing something) enjoy; have fun doing something 
Get off leave (a vehicle) 
Get off the ground start to be successful 
Get on board (a vehicle) 
Get over recover from (a disease) 
Get rid of discard; no longer have 
Get under way begin; start 
Give away distribute (for free) 
Give(someone) a cold shoulder act unfriendly toward someone; ignore 
Give a hand applaud ;clap 
Give a hand (with) assist 
Go easy on not punish severely 
Go on (with) continue 
Go with (1)accompany; (2) look good together; complement(for example, two articles of clothing) 
Go without saying be clear; be obvious 
Grow up to mature; to become an adult 
Hand in give back to; return 
Hand out distribute 
Hang on wait 
Hard to come by difficult to find 
Have on wear

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