Idioms. International Exams Preparation Course | Quizlet

to be on cloud nine

to be very happy

to walk on air

to feel very pleased or happy

the cherry on the cake

the final thing that makes something perfect

every cloud has a silver lining

there is something good in every bad situation

light at the end of the tunnel

a sign that a difficult period will finish

to be as pleased as punch

to be very pleased

to thank one's lucky stars

to be grateful for opportunities or good fortune

to keep one's chin up

to stay positive

to come up roses

to turn out very well

to give someone a green light

to give permission for someone to do something

with flying colours

very successfully / with distinction

to be back on one's feet

to recover

to boil down to

to be summarized as

my take on this is

my opinion is

a double-edged sword

a situation which has both positive and negative sides

to drive smb up the wall

to make someone extremely angry and annoyed

to get under one's skin

strongly annoy or irritate someone

to make a scene

to have an embarrassing public argument

to take something for granted

to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it

to shirk one's responsibilities

to avoid one's duties

in the long run

the time period in which all inputs can be varied

the key issue

an important issue

to give rise to

to cause something

to bridge the gap between

to connect two things or to make the difference between them smaller

to shed light on

to clarify, elucidate

to pave the way to

to lead to, to make something possible

a fair share

a just or reasonable portion of something

in the light of

taking (something) into consideration

to bear in mind

to remember

to take into account

to take into consideration

across the board

happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area

driving force behind smth

the primary instigator, catalyst, or motivator that compels or directs something to happen.

to set in motion

to start, initiate

to take the lead

to be the first to start doing something or be most active in doing something

to strike the balance

to find a satisfactory compromise between two extremes

to break the ice

to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other

well begun half done

to make a good start is very important

to cut a long story short

Tell something briefly

In a nutshell

briefly, in a few words

a piece of cake

very easy

one's cup of tea

something one enjoys or does well

the bee's knees

a superb person or thing

second to none

the very best

to one's liking

being just what you wanted

to give someone a hand

to help someone

to go hand in hand

to be closely connected such that one thing causes the other

to have time on one's hands

to have free time

a safe pair of hands

a person you can rely on

to run in the family

have the same quality, ability or disease as other members of the family

to turn one's hand to anything

to be good at everything