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in no time
It will be snowing in no time at all.
soon
hang in there
After she lost her job, Sadie's friends told her to hang in there.
to stay strong during a difficult time
to give the cold shoulder
Max gave his ex-wife the cold shoulder when he saw her at the grocery store.
ignored her
hang out
The kids in the neighborhood like to hang out at the ice cream shop.
to spend time with someone
to take a rain check
Kim was sick so she asked her friends for a rain check for dinner.
to do something at a different time
it is what it is
The store was closed when we got there. It is what it is.
something that can't be changes
to lighten up
People who are stopped in traffic need to lighten up until they can move again.
to relax; not be so serious about something
to be beat
The kids were beat after they played all day.
once in a blue moon
We only get to see all of our extended family once in a blue moon.
infrequently; once in a while
hit the road
We need to hit the road early in the morning so we miss all the traffic.
leave
I feel you.
When Jack said he didn't feel good, his sister answered with, "I feel you."
to understand and empathize with someone
to wrap up
We had to wrap up our meeting before lunch.
to end; to finish
to put up a front
Jackie was so depressed, but we didn't know it. She always put up a good front.
act as if nothing is wrong; that you are strong
get the drift
The students finally got the drift of the lesson after three tries.
to understand
all ears
My grandma is always all ears when I am telling her a story about my kids.
listening attentively
bite your tongue
She wanted to tell the news about her new house, but she had to bite her tongue until it was official.
to not say anything
to drive [someone] up the wall
The loud kids at the birthday party drove the parents up the wall.
kind of tough
Working outside getting the yard ready for fall is kind of tough on the hands.
a bit difficult
put a finger on something
I can't put a finger on why Beto has been so sad lately.
recognize; figure out
right off the bat
Right off the bat when Terry gets home from work he puts his lunchbox away.
immediately
same here
When Michael said he needed coffee, Brett said, "Same here."
to agree; to do the same thing
you can say that again
She said there was a lot of traffic and Mary told her she could say that again.
an expression to mean "to completely agree"
to get it
After the teacher explained the math problem, one students said, "I don't get it."
to understand/not understand
to have it up to here
When the child continued to scream in the store, the father had it up to here.
not willing to endure anymore; to be done with something (behavior)