phrasals + idioms

to suddenly stop (break)

to start suddenly without warning

to terminate an engagement or relationship

to enter a building illegally

to collapse in tears; to separate into stages

(referring to school or a relationship) to come to an end

to escape from a place, such as prison

to cause someone extreme sadness

to stop travelling for a period of time

to do something illegal

not to fulfil a promise

to set a new, unsurpassed achievement

to speak after a period of quietness

to drive faster than legally allowed

to make progress

to recover from an illness

to have a good relationship with someone

to depress someone

to be approaching a certain age or time

to find time to do something

to escape punishment for doing something wrong

to be mistaken about something

to avoid doing something

to irritate someone

to discard something or someone

to defeat or overcome someone or something

to become confident and effective after a difficult start

to be fired from a job

to become uncontrollable

to get revenge on someone

to arrange for someone else to do something for you

to give someone else the responsibility to do something

To be someone very dear and loved

To show emotions openly

To get married to someone / to marry someone

To propose marriage

To be a perfect couple

To excite or make someone feel love strongly

To be attracted to someone

To impress someone greatly

To feel sad or obsessed because of love

To stay together in good and bad times

To start feeling romantic love for someone

To be deeply in love

To have a particular fondness for someone

To take action to show romantic interest

To be experiencing difficulties in a relationship

To end a relationship

To be suddenly overwhelmed by love

To be very similar and close in a relationship

A person who appears friendly or harmless but is actually dangerous

Used to say that you heard something from someone, but you do not want to say who it was

An informal, often critical, greeting to someone who has just arrived, especially if they are late or look untidy

To accidentally reveal a secret

An obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about

To avoid stirring up a problem that has been forgotten or resolved

A foolish or hopeless search for something unobtainable

to make progress/advance towards success

To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.

to circumvent some obligation or become free of

to overwhelm or overcome. to defeat. to gain an advantage over

To unintentionally reveal a secret or divulge undisclosed information; to betray or expose someone.

To abandon (someone or something)
• I gave up my faith in years ago.
To surrender.
• He refused to give up running although he felt too exhausted to go on.

To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.

(of a supply) to run short, to come to an end.

to be able to view something from a specific position.