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Life/Love/Emotions
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Life/Love/Emotion
100
  • All that glitters isn't gold

not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so.

100
  • And they all lived happily ever after

 to live happily for the rest of one's life.

100
  • Only time will tell

the truth or correctness of something will only be established at some time in the future.

100
  • A waste of time

useless or profitless activity;

100
  • As old as the hills

it has existed for a very long time.

100
  • Opposites attract

people who are very different from each other are often attracted to each other.

100
  • All is fair in love and war

a situation in which people do not follow the usual rules of behavior and do things that are normally considered unfair.

100
  • Gut-wrenching pain

causing great mental or emotional pain.

200
  • Don’t get your knickers in a knot

to become upset about something that is not very important.

200
  • Cat got your tongue?

when someone is at a loss of words or being unusually quiet.

200
  • In the nick of time

just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen.

200
  • Time flies

used to observe that time seems to pass very quickly.

200
  • Fit as a fiddle
in very good health.


200
  • Every cloud has a silver lining

every difficult or sad situation has a comforting or more hopeful aspect, even though this may not be immediately apparent.

200
  • All’s well that ends well

used to say that a person can forget about how unpleasant or difficult something was because everything ended in a good way.

200
  • Heart-stopping fear

giving you a sudden very strong feeling of fear or worry

300
  • All for one, and one for all

All the members of a group support each of the individual members, and the individual members pledge to support the group.

300
  • Read between the lines

look for or discover a meaning that is hidden or implied rather than explicitly stated.

300
  • Lost track of time

to fail to stay aware of the time

300
  • In a jiffy

a very short period of time :

300
  • Without a care in the world

 to have no worries at all.

300
  • Don’t cry over spilled milk

there's no point to being upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed.

300
  • Haste makes waste

rushing things leads to mistakes or poor results.

300

It's better to have loved and lost, then to have never loved at all  

experienced loss from which he believed he would never recover, (Alfred Lloyd Tennyson)

400
  • Kiss and make up

  1. become reconciled.


400
  • Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed

to be in a foul mood from the moment of waking.

400
  • Lasted an eternity

it seemed to last an extremely long time, usually because it was boring or unpleasant.

400
  • The time of my life

to enjoy oneself very much

400
  • A diamond in the rough

a person who has talent or other good qualities but who is not polite, educated, socially skilled,

400

 The calm before the storm

a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity, excitement, violence, etc

400
  • The writing's on the wall

there are clear signs that something will fail or no longer exist.

500
  • He has his tail between his legs

with a feeling of being embarrassed or ashamed especially because one has been defeated.

500
  • We're not laughing at you we’re laughing with you

"Laughing at" someone suggests a mean, hurtful attitude. You're enjoying someone's embarassment or making fun of their weaknesses.

500
  • Just a matter of time

it is certain to happen at some time in the future.

500
  • At the speed of light

a very fast speed:

500
  • Brave as a lion

Very brave; courageous.

500
  • Laughter is the best medicine

 It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body.

500
  • Time heals all wounds

used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes.

600

Do you think I'm made of money?

having a lot of money

600

A wild goose chase

a foolish and hopeless pursuit of something unattainable. (Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet)

600

One fell swoop

 with a single, quick action or effort (Shakespeare: MacBeth)

600
  • Weak as a kitten

Feeble and fragile

600
  • Love you more than life itself

the person loves you so much they would give up their life for you.

600
  • What goes around comes around

if someone treats other people badly he or she will eventually be treated badly by someone else. You should not mistreat them.

700

I have been in such a pickle

to be stuck in a difficult situation. (Shakespeare: The Tempest)

700

For goodness' sake

for the sake of everything good or pure or decent or honest. It has since become an idiom, used as an exclamation, expressing feelings like frustration or impatience, usually accompanied by an exclamation mark – (Shakespeare: Henry VIII)

700
  • Had nerves of steel

an impressive ability to remain calm in dangerous or difficult situations.

700
  • Scared out of my wits

Terrify, make one panic

700
  • When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune.

800

Neither here nor there

of no importance or relevance. (Shakespeare: Othello)

800
  • Ugly as sin

Physically or morally hideous

800
  • Frightened to death

to frighten someone very much

800
  • Head over heels in love

you can't get the other person out of your mind.

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