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I’ll believe what you said without any other evidence.
I’ll take your word for it.
a goal or opportunity that requires little effort
a low-hanging fruit
Please update me on what’s going on.
Please get me up to speed.
Stop news (special and urgent announcement or message)
Newsflash
Barely sufficient; payday-to-payday
hand-to-mouth
first of all,
at all,
in principle
in the first place
He shouldn’t be here in the first place.
to make an unsatisfactory situation as pleasant as possible
make the best of
If he kept his speed up he would stay warm, still that was just making the best of a bad job.
for a fleeting moment
for half a breath
She hesitated for only half a breath before making her decision.
an area of shared interests or opinions
common ground
(be on, share etc.)
How can we establish some common ground between experimenters and ethicists?
to reconsider plans, to change one’s mind
think better of
High spines of stone raced up to the sky as if God had planted a terrible city there and then thought better of it.
to get rid of smb
- to see the back of
He’d love to see the back of me, but he’s too polite to say so.
- get out of the way
to finish with an issue
Ok, that’s out of they way, what do we have next?
when I am in the same situation or have the same feelings (usually negative)
(That) makes two of us
I have no idea what’s going on. - Makes two of us!
to struggle/help to survive
to stay/keep afloat
They have to take on another job to stay afloat.
Revenues from gas are enough to keep the regime afloat.
to be a long way OR very different from
to be a far cry from
He’s a far cry from the grumpy teenager he used to be.
a far cry from civilization
to be a long way OR very different from
to be a far cry from
He’s a far cry from the grumpy teenager he used to be.
a far cry from civilization
very far (time and space)
Home was yet a long way off.
Twenty years is a long way off.
very far (time and space)
Home was yet a long way off.
Twenty years is a long way off.
by way of
by dint of
… argument; … hard work
He achieved fame by dint of controversy.
by way of
by dint of
… argument; … hard work
He achieved fame by dint of controversy.
