Idiomatic Expressions 17

Vocabulary and idiomatic expressions covering common collocations with big, deal, depth, fat, high, large, length, load, long, lot, money, and pay.

make a big thing out of

treat sth small like it's very important

make it big

become famous/successfull

big of sb(to do)

kind/generous of someone

great big

very large (informal)

big business

powerful companies/money world

big-headed

arrogant

big-hearted

kind, generous

Big Bang

beginning of the Universe

big name

famous person

big money

a lot of money

big game

important match / event

deal in

buy/sell (business)

deal with

handle/manage

deal a blow to

seriously damage/hurt/weaken sth

make a big deal (out) of

exagerate importance

cut/make/reach/strike a deal (with)

reach an agreement

get / have a good deal (on)

buy cheaply

big deal

very important

a good/great deal of

a lot of

in depth

detailed

to / at a depth of

down to level

hidden depths

surprising qualities

the depths of

very deep / serious level

out of your depth

too difficult for you

get/grow fat (on)

become rich/comfortable from sth

fat chance

almost impossible

a fat lot of good/help/use

useless

look/search high & low

search everywhere

high risk of

strong danger

high priority

very important

in high spirits

very happy

high finance

banking/investment world

high time

should happen now

on a high

very happy / excited

a new/all-time/record high

the highest level ever measured

high tech

advanced technology

high street

main shopping street (UK)

(as) large as life

clearly there / obvious

at large

free / not caught

in large measure/part

mostly

larger than life

very impressive/exaggerated personality

large-scale

big / huge level

go to great/any lengths

try very hard

run the length (and breadth) of

from one end to the other

of (un)equal length

(not) same size

in length

measured by length

(for any) length of time

for long

at (some/great) length

for a long time OR in great detail

load sth with/into

fill heavily

take a load off(your feet)

sit & rest

a (whole) load of / loads of

a lot of / many / plenty of

a heavy load to bear / carry

difficult responsibility

take a long hard look at

think seriously

at long last

finally

in the long run/term

eventually, after a long time

long time no see

I haven't seen you for a long time

as/so long as

if / provided that / only if this condition is true

long distance

over a large distance

all day/week/etc long

the whole time / continuously

that's your lot

someone's that's everything / that's all

have a lot on

be busy / overload

a lot on your mind

many worries / thoughts / stress (worried)

an awful lot

a very large amount (emphasis)

the lot

everything / all of it

sb's lot (in life)

fate or life situation (destiny)

get your money's worth

receive good value for what you paid

put your money where your mouth is

prove what you say by action (money)

pay good money for

pay a lot

made of money

very rich (usually negative/joking)

for my money

in my opinion

pay dearly for

suffer alot because of sth

pay sb a compliment

say sth nice

pay your way

pay your own costs

pay your (last) respects to

show respect to someone dead

pay the penalty/price for

suffer consequences

it pays to

it's beneficial/smart to

pay rise

salary increase

pay & display

pay for parking first, then show the ticket in your car

pay freeze

no salary increase

take-home pay

money you actually receive after tax