idioms and phrasal verbs from the red book 2

get on for (used with numbers)

to move toward becoming (a specified age, time, etc.)

get down to brass tacks

discuss the basic, most important facts of a situation

gives as ___ as he gets

good

went off (somebody)

to stop liking somebody or something

go round

to be enough so that everybody can have one or some

go along with

to agree with someone or something

go back on

to fail to do something that you have agreed to do

went under (of a business)

to fail completely without operating

go the whole log

to do something in a very thorough or enthusiastic way

go one better

to do something in a bigger and more impressive way

going to rack and ruin

to become less successful

go haywire

to stop working or behaving correctly

go to town

to do something very well or make something look very good by spending a lot of money on it

touch-and-go (of a medical condition)

a very serious medical state where a person could die

on the warpath

very angry and it is better to avoid such a person

faff about

to spend time doing things that are not important

stump up

pay a sum of money

hack off

make somebody angry or annoyed

bottles out

1) run away to avoid a fight

2) you become too scared to do something

bang on

talk about something for a long time in a boring and annoying way

wise up to

become alert to or aware of something

muck in

to help out especially by doing work

dumbed down

simplified so as to be intellectually undemanding and accessible to a wide audience

mug up

to study intensively

chuck up

to vomit

conk out (about people)

to go to sleep very quickly, or to suddenly become unconscious

bunk off

to stay away from school without reason

romp in

to win a contestant easily

fess up

to admit that you have done something wrong

vegg out

spend time idly or impassively

zonk out

to lose consciousness or fall asleep

flog off

sell something

goof up

to do something badly or make a silly mistake that causes something to fail

prattle on

to talk in a silly way, or to speak like a child

mouth off

to criticize or verbally abuse someone

geek out

to become excited or enthusiastic about a favoured subject or activity

blinging up

to make something attract a lot of attention by adding a lot of jewellery

make off with

to steal something

made over

to officially make somebody else the owner of a property or piece of land

make ____ ( a list of things)

out

make no bones about

have no hesitation in stating or dealing with (something), however unpleasant or awkward it is.

make a dog’s dinner of something

something that is very untidy or badly done

made of sterner stuff

to be stronger in character than people expect