Idioms - Spring Semester

Essential 1

100

no less than, a minimum of

at least

200

until now

so far

300

to participate in, to be involved in [something]

to take part in

400

to occur, to happen according to plan

to take place

500

to locate information in a primary source such as a dictionary, encyclopedia, search engine, phone book, etc.

to look up

Essential 2

100

in the least (to any degree)

at all

200

to serve in a store or restaurant

to wait on

300

to travel, to go on a journey

take a trip

400

to wear clothes before buying them to check style and/or fit

to try on

500

to consider carefully before deciding

to think over

(think it over)

Feelings 1

100

to stop feeling angry or emotional

cool down 

or

cool off

200

to start the day feeling unhappy or uncomfortable

to get up on the wrong side of the bed

300

to make you feel happier

pick you up

400

to feel very emotional, so much that it effects your speech

to have a lump in your throat

or

to get choked up

500

to make someone very unhappy, angry, or anxious

to drive someone up the/a wall

Feeling 2

100

nervous or worried

on edge

200

very angry

up in arms

300

to feel very enthusiastic or emotional (about something)

to feel very enthusiastic or emotional

400

to want the same nice things that other people have, to compete with others through displays of status and wealth

to keep up with the Joneses

500

when you aren't interested in or excited about something

your heart isn't in (something)

or

your heart isn't in it

Home & family 1

100

your family

your nearest and dearest

200

to look or act like a parent or older relative (character or appearance)

to take after {someone]

300

to feel comfortable and relaxed

to feel at home

400

to be in control (or the boss) of the house and/or family

to wear the pants (in the family)

500

to leave your parents' home 

to leave the nest

or

fly the nest

Home & Family 2

100

to give or pass down something (such as clothes, toys) that are old or used to someone who is younger

to hand down something, hand something down

also, (n) hand-me-downs

200

a child whose character is similar to his/her mother or father's

(to be) a chip off the old block

300

a place where you feel as comfortable as you do in your own home

a home away from home

400

to live someplace new and start to feel like you belong there (2)

settle in

or

Put down roots (in a place)

500

to move away from a place where you have lived and felt comfortable

to pull up roots