idioms 17/5

give/send my love to sb (inf)

used to send good wishes to somebody

keep/stay out of somebody's way

avoid somebody

new/fresh blood

​new members or employees, especially young ones, with new ideas or ways of doing things

No chance (inf)

there is no possibility

as regards somebody/something

relating to or in connection with somebody/something

I'll say (old-fashioned, inf)

) used for emphasis to say 'yes'

( Lots of ) love (from) - love from (inf)

used at the end of a letter to a friend or to somebody you love, followed by your name

ex: See you soon. ____, Steve.

off the back of a lorry (in, humorous, Bri)

Goods that fell off the back of a lorry were probably stolen. => avoid saying or asking where they really came from.

catch your death (of cold) (inf)

to catch a very bad cold

touch wood - knock on wood ( NA) (saying)

used when talking about your previous good luck or your hopes for the future, to avoid bringing bad luck

be fresh out of sth (inf)

having recently finished a supply of something

in/with reference to

used to say what you are talking or writing about

check in

go to a desk in an airport and tell an official that you have arrived

look up (inf)

(of sb's situation or business) become better

show up (inf)

arrive in a place where sb is waiting for you

look sth up

look for information in a book or online

make sth up

invent a story or an explanation for sth

try sth on

to put on a piece of clothing to discover if it fits you or if you like it

look into sth

investigate and try to discover the facts about sth - e.g crime, a problem

come across sth/sb

meet sb or find sth by chance