pay attention - be attentive
pick a fight - start a quarrel
pick up - take, get ,
play one's cards right - choose the right steps in doing something
potluck supper - a surprise meal, where nobody knows what dishes other guests will bring , ,
pull oneself together - brace oneself, summon your strength c
pull the wool over someone's eyes - deceive, mislead someone ,
put a damper on discourage
put in a word for someone - say positive things about someone
put off postpone
put one's foot down - object strongly
put one's foot in it - do the wrong thing, make a fool of oneself /
put up with - accept, tolerate ,
quite a bit of - much, a lot of
quite a few - many, a lot of
rack one's brain - try hard to think
read between the lines - find or understand the implied meaning
remember me to - say hello to
right away immediately ,
ring a bell - remind someone of something familiar /half-forgotten -
rock the boat - make the situation unstable ,
rub shoulders with - meet with
rub someone the wrong way - irritate, annoy, make angry , -
run into - meet by chance
save face - try to change the negative impression produced
save one's breath - stop useless talk
scratch the surface - study something superficially
see about - make arrangements for -
see eye to eye agree
serve someone right - get what someone deserves
serve one's purpose - be useful to someone for his purpose
show promise - be promising
show up appear
size up - evaluate someone ,
sleep on it - postpone a decision till next morning
a slip of the tongue - a mistake ()
slip (from) one's mind forget
smell a rat - suspect something
so far - up to now ,
so much the better - it's even better
spill the beans - tell a secret
stand a chance - have a chance
stand out - be noticeable
stand to reason - be logical ,
straight from the shoulder - speak frankl y,
take a dim view of something - disapprove of something
take a break - stop for rest
take advantage of - use for one's own benefit, to profit from We took advantage of the low prices and bought a computer and a monitor.
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take after - be like one of the parents ()Tom takes after his father in character, and after his mother in appearance.
take a stand on something - make a firm opinion/decision on smth. , People need to take a stand on the issue of nuclear weapons.
take care of - look after, protect, see that smth. is done properly -, -, Can you take care of my dog while Im away? Tom takes good care of his car.
take hold of something - take, hold, Take hold of this rope and pull.
take into account - consider smth. You must take into account her old age. take it easy - relax, be calm Take it easy, everything will be OK.
take (it) for granted - accept as given Mother's love is always taken for granted by children.
take one's breath away That great view took my breath away.
take one's time - do slowly Don't hurry. Take your time.
take ones word for it - believe Take my word for it, he wont go there.
take pains - try hard to do it well He took pains to make his report perfect.
take part in smth. - participate in Mary is going to take part in the show.
take place - happen , The accident took place on Oak Street.
take someone's mind off things - distract from fixed ideas/thoughts Go to a concert or a movie to take your mind off things.
take steps - take action /measures We need to take steps against it.
take the words right out of one's mouth - say the same before somebody else says it , I was about to say the same! You took the words right out of my mouth.
take time - take a long time It takes time to get used to a new place.
take time off - be absent from work He took time off to attend the wedding.
take turns - alternate doing something one after another , We went to Minsk by car. We didn't get tired because we took turns driving
talk back - answer rudelyDon't talk back to the teacher!
talk it over - discuss -I'll talk it over with my family.
tell apart - see the difference, Can you tell the twins apart?
That's just the point. - That's it. - .That's just the point! I hate this job!
the writing on the wall - a sign of future events (usually, trouble) (, )The plane crashed. Tim said he saw the writing on the wall about this flight.
not think much of - think low I don't think much of her cooking.
think over - consider carefullyThink over your answer. Think it over carefully.
till one is blue in the face - try hard
to make a long story short - in short
to say the least - to make the minimum comment about smth. ,
try on - put on new clothes to test them for size or look ( )
try one's hand at something try
turn on / off - switch on / off /
turn out to be - result/end this way
