Phrases & Expressions

In a way that is very easy to hear and understand.

• The instructions were loud and clear.
• The message from our customers was loud and clear.

To give someone great pleasure or satisfaction.

• Our noisy neighbors are moving away? That really makes my day!
• Thanks for bringing over those cookies last week — that made my day.

To decide what to do after thinking about it carefully.

• Have you made up your mind where to go on holiday?
• It took her a long time to make up her mind.

To do something perfectly or succeed completely at a difficult task.

• You'll nail it if you practice.
• She was nervous about the speech, but she totally nailed it.

To like something or someone very much.

• My little brother is nuts about dinosaurs and knows all their names.
• We're just nuts about our new neighbors — we invite them over for dinner once a month.

Actively participating in a strike, refusing to work as a form of protest.

• The factory workers have been on strike for a week.
• Teachers are on strike demanding better pay.

Busy and active, often moving from place to place.

• He is always on the go with his job.
• With three young children, she is on the go from morning till night.

Travelling, especially for work or a long period.

• The sales team is on the road most of the year.
• He's been on the road for months, visiting clients.

When you almost remember something, but cannot quite recall it.

• His name is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't remember it.
• The word was on the tip of my tongue.

Thinking about only one subject or activity constantly.

• Ryan thinks about football all the time — he's got a one-track mind.
• Mia has a one-track mind — she thinks about boys all the time.