Daily English: Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, and Expressions

Vocabulary flashcards featuring definitions for key phrasal verbs, idioms, and common expressions from the lecture slides.

Phrasal verb

A combination of a verb and a preposition where the meaning is often different from the original verb.

Break down

To stop working; used to talk about a car or a machine that does not work anymore.

Catch up with

To meet someone and talk about recent news or events after not seeing them for some time.

Chill out

To relax.

Hang out

Spend time relaxing with friends.

Run into

Meet someone unexpectedly.

Show up

Arrive unexpectedly or arrive at an event.

Take off

To leave quickly or (for planes) depart; to remove.

Work out

To exercise.

Idiom

Expressions with a special meaning that cannot be understood by translating each word separately.

Piece of cake

Something very easy (literal meaning: a piece of dessert).

On cloud nine

Very happy (literal meaning: being on a cloud).

Once in a blue moon

Very rarely (literal meaning: a blue-colored moon).

Better late than never

It's better to do something late than not do it at all (literal meaning: arriving late).

It's not a big deal

It's not important; don't worry about it.

Stay in touch

Continue communicating with someone.