Phrases & Expressions

To go to a higher position, level or rank.

• She hopes to move up in the company.
• Our team moved up to second place in the league.

Used to express certainty or strong deduction about a past event.

• She must have left already.
• You must have been tired.

Polite response to thanks.

• Thanks for helping. — My pleasure.
• It was my pleasure to meet you.

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.

Used to say that there is no good reason to do something.

• There's no point in worrying about things you can't change.
• There's no point in going on a picnic if it's going to rain.

To write information on paper so you do not forget it.

• Please note down the address before you leave.
• She noted down the main points of the lecture.

Sometimes, but not often; occasionally.

• I see him now and then.
• We meet now and then.

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.

A friend you've known for a long time.

• He's an old friend of mine.
• I met an old friend yesterday.

Waiting to speak to someone on the phone after your call has been connected.

• Please stay on hold; I'll be right back.
• I was on hold for twenty minutes before anyone answered.