binomials
general feelings of pain that are not very severe
aches and pains
if you describe someone as being ................, you mean they are always ready to have a good time and will always encourage other people to have a good time during social gatherings
the life and soul of the party
if you ........... something, you are not caught and punished for it
get away with
if you ........... an idea, you think of it
come up with
if two things go ..........., they each happen because of, and with the help of, the other
hand in hand
you use this binomial to refer to a number of small, not very significant or important things
bits and pieces
if you say that ............, you mean that when someone is in love they do not see any faults in the person they love
love is blind
if you .......... something, you start to do it in a determined way
get on with
if an activity or experiment ............, it succeeds
comes off
if someone goes ......... about something, they talk about it without stopping in an annoying way
on and on
if you do something ........ something else happens, you do it whenever the other thing has happened
as and when
if you say that events have ............., you mean that, despite a lot of activity, a situation is still basically the same and nothing has really changed
come full circle
if you .......... something such as a disappointment or an illness, you return to a normal state where you can carry on with your life
get over
if you ............. something or someone, they create problems for you in what you are trying to do or achieve
come up against
if competitors are ........., they are both at the same stage in a race or competition and neither of them is winning yet
neck and neck
you use .......... to emphasize the most important element of what you are talking about
first and foremost
............... is the path or journey someone takes to achieve what they want to achieve
the road to success
if you ......... something, you finally start to do it, especially if it is something you have been avoiding doing Collocate: get round to doing something
get round to
if you ............ something, you eventually start doing it
come to do
if something goes from ............, it constantly improves and gets better
strength to strength
if you refer to activity or behaviour as not all ............, you mean that it can be quite serious a lot of the time even though it might look enjoyable
fun and games
if you say ..........., you mean that you have the opportunity or possibility to do anything that you want to
the world is your oyster
if you can ..........., you have just enough of something, for example knowledge or money, so that you can do what you need to do
get by
if you ........... something, you find it, even though you weren’t looking for it
come across
if two people see .........., they agree with each other about something
eye to eye