Phrases & Expressions

Your real home is the place where you feel loved and where you truly belong.

• He travels a lot, but he knows that home is where the heart is.
• For her, home is where the heart is, not just a building.

To become covered with ice.

• The wings of the plane began to ice up.
• Without heating, the windscreen can ice up within minutes.

Very clumsy or careless in the way you move or behave, often causing damage or upset.

• He's like a bull in a china shop when he's nervous.
• Be careful in the antique store; don't be like a bull in a china shop.

Happening or arriving with great speed and force.

• The news hit us like a freight train.
• He arrived like a freight train, full of energy.

An annual challenge encouraging people to reduce or eliminate plastic use during July.

• Many people take part in Plastic Free July to help the environment.
• Are you joining the Plastic Free July campaign this year?

To organize your affairs, especially your finances, in a proper way.

• Before you travel, put your house in order.
• He needs to put his own house in order first.

To stay until the end of an event, even if it is boring or unpleasant.

• We had to sit through a long presentation.
• She sat through the entire play.

To take time to appreciate the pleasant things in life.

• Don't work too hard; stop and smell the roses.
• It's important to stop and smell the roses sometimes.

To do something without preparation, hoping that things will work out.

• I didn't have time to prepare, so I just winged it.
• He decided to wing it during the interview.

Fixing a small problem immediately prevents it from becoming a bigger one later.

• Repair the leak now; a stitch in time saves nine.
• Get that small crack fixed today. A stitch in time saves nine.