100 most frequently used idioms - part 3

(English Idioms & Sayings)51 -75 of 100 most frequently used idioms

in general

- in most situations or circumstances
In general, most of the people in our apartment are happy with the new manager.

in order to

- for the purpose of
They have decided to close down the school for the summer in order to do some major repairs.

in other words

- in a different (usually more direct) way
"In other words, if you do not finish the assignment by Wednesday you will not pass the course."

in place

- in the proper place or location
Everything in the room was in place when we arrived for the meeting.

in some ways

- in some unspecified way or manner, by some unspecified means
In some ways I know what my friend means but in some ways I do not.

in terms of (something)

- with regard to something
In terms of our agreement with the other company we were not allowed to sell the products online.

in time

- early enough
I did not come home in time to meet my cousin.

keep (someone or something) in mind

- to remember and think about someone or something
I told my co-workers to keep the new starting time for work in mind.

kind of

- somewhat, more or less, moderately
I was kind of tired when I arrived home last night.

look for (something)

- to try to find something, to hunt/search for something
My friend has been looking for her credit card all morning but she can`t find it.

look up (something)

- to search for something in a dictionary or other book
I will look up my friend's name in the telephone book.
I looked up the word in the dictionary.

make a difference

- to cause a change in a situation
It does not make a difference whether our boss comes to the meeting or not.

make sense

- to seem reasonable
His new proposal really does make sense.

make sure

- to make certain, to establish something without a doubt
I want to make sure that my friend is going to meet me tomorrow.

more or less

- somewhat, to some extent
I more or less have decided to study business next year.

no matter

- regardless
No matter how hard that I try, my piano teacher is never satisfied.

not at all

- certainly not
I am not at all happy with my new computer.

of course

- certainly, definitely, naturally
"Of course you can use my car if you want to."

on the other hand

- looking at the opposite side of a matter
He is very intelligent but on the other hand he is very lazy and always gets low marks at school.

on time

- to be at the scheduled time
Our train arrived exactly on time.

once again

- anew, again
I tried once again to phone my boss at his home .

open to (something)

- to be agreeable to learn or hear about new ideas or suggestions
Most members of the class were open to the teacher's ideas.

pick up (something)

- to get or receive something
I will pick up my dry cleaning tomorrow.
I picked up a copy of the newspaper at the station.

point out (someone or something)

- to explain or call attention to someone or something
My teacher was very kind when she pointed out the mistakes that I had made.

put out (something)

- to produce or make something (a product/brochure/report/CD/movie/paper)
The company puts out a newsletter every month for the employees.

regardless of (something)

- without considering something, at any rate
Regardless of the weather we are going to go fishing tomorrow morning.

right away

- immediately
"I forgot to bring my book but I will go home and get it right away."

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