To face the music
To handle the consequences of an action
to do for a living
your job, a remunerate activity that provides you income to live comfortably
Eddie has found a kitten. (Passive voice)
A kitten has been found. (by Eddie)
To hold one's horses
to wait
to turn a blind eye
to ignore unpopular orders or inconvenient facts or activities
Did you use to watch cartoons when you were a child? (POS)
Yes, I used to watch cartoons when I was a child.
To get away
manage to leave, to escape
A blessing in disguise
A good that you don't recognize at first as a good thing
To get in touch
To keep contact with someone
How long would it take the ambulance to get to the accident? (5 min)
It would take it 5 minutes.
To sweep things under the carpet
to try to hide a problem or keep a problem in secret, instead of dealing with it.
Filthy rich
Extremely rich and wealthy
As soon as possible
at the earliest possible moment
To get the ball rolling
start an activity
Have you been going to the gym? (NEG)
No, I haven't been going to the gym.
To spill the beans
To reveal secret information unintentionally
to call on
to visit
Chick flick
Movies made for girls
To break a leg
Said to actors for good luck before they go on stage
To bury the hatchet
to make peace
Melissa is going to bake chocolate cakes. (Passive voice)
Chocolate cakes are going to be baked by Melissa.
to be mad about someone or something
to be crazy for something or someone
to break up
break into pieces, ruin
To cut to the chase
To go straight to the point