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Vocab Lists
My Vocab Collocations, Idioms and others Linking Words
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Collocations, Idioms and others
Definition
taking a walk
to go for a leisurely stroll.
Tight deadline
This collocation refers to a deadline that is very close or soon. In my response, I mentioned that the project I was working on had a very tight deadline of just two weeks.
The sense of freedom and adrenaline
the combined feelings of liberation and excitement that can arise from certain experiences or situations.
Try out
To test or use something to see how it works or what it feels like.
the backbone of
the most important part of something, providing support for everything else
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
a person can only know if something is good or bad by trying it
tug of war
a situation in which two evenly matched people or factions are striving to keep or obtain the same thing
turning of the tide
the reversal of a situation
turn over a new leaf
start to act or behave in a better or more responsible way
take the cake
be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind

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