Some expressions

At times	sometimes.
Nowadays	these days.
By the time	Before.
So far	untill now.
In the meantime	during this time.
At this very moment	exactly at this moment.
At the present time	this time.
In the world	Is used with a question Word to show surprise.
No wonder	It’s not surprising.
It doesn’t matter	no matter = it is not important.
Don’t worry	don’t feel anxious.
In order to	to.
To feel like	to want to ( with a gerund).
On earth	But, why ? Where on earth have you been ?
To head straight for	to go immediately to.
To be around	to be not far .
As a result	because of that.
In addition to	as well as ( connects two similar ideas).
According to This	This says That.
Some time ago	some time before now.
Every chance we get	as frequently as we can.
As soon as possible	in the brief moment.
How come?	why?
To be about	right now.
What’s the matter ?	what happened ?
It’s up to you !	It’s your decision !
Time’s up	The time is over.
What’s on your mind ?	what are you thinking about ?
To work flat out	to work very hard.
Once in a while	sometimes.
So far so good	everything is okay until now.
Other way around	opposite.
By next day	this next day.
One by one	one after another.
Little by little	step by step.
It’s over	It’s finish.
In spite of	Despite.
As a matter of fact	in fact, in reality, actually
Boiling with anger	very angry.
You’re telling me !	You are right.
No kidding !	you are not joking ! Are you serious ?
In anutshell	In summary, in brief
For good	Forever
For the time being	Temporarily, for now
To be like a fish out of water	Not in normal surroundings
To drop sombody a line	Send somebody a letter
One's eyes are bigger than one's stomach	Someone who takes more food than she/he can eat
A far cry from	No similar to, not as good as
To cost an arm and a leg	Very expensive
To call it a day	Stop working for the day, go home
To jump to conclusions	Form opinions without sufficient evidence
To keep an eye on	Watch, take care of, look after
To keep an eye out (for)	Look after, keep on searching
To keep track of something	Know where sometning or somebody is
To loose track	Not keep track
To know like the back of one's hand	Be very familiar with
To play it safe	Choose a cauchious plan
To bite off more than one could chew	Take on more responsability than one can handle
At the drop of a hat	Quickly, without any preparation
To be better off	In an improved condition
Above all	Most importantly
To be rusty	Need practice or review
To play it by ear	Do something without a definite plan
To run of the mill	Ordinary
By and large	Mostly, generally, on the whole
To hold still	Not to move
Hit it off	Become friendly(especially at the first meeting)
Pat oneself on the back	Congratulate oneself
Tear oneself away from something	Stop to do something
Things are loading up	The situation is improving
Throw cold water on	discourage, force to cancel
Throw the book at someone	Give the maximum punishment
Stick with	Have something one cannot get rid of
A stone's throw from	Not far away from, close to
To serve one right	Receive the proper punishment
On one's own	Independant
On needles and pins	Nervous, anxious
On edge	Nervous
On the go	Always moving,, always busy
Not believe one's ears (or eyes)	Be unable to believe
Make up one's mind	Decide
To snap up a bargain	Jump to the opportunity

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