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.

Once you have started something difficult or risky, you should continue and finish it.

• We've already spent so much. In for a penny, in for a pound.
• He decided to invest all his savings. In for a penny, in for a pound.

In a way that is elegant, impressive, and often luxurious.

• She arrived in style at the gala.
• They celebrated their anniversary in style.

With the audience sitting on all sides of the stage or performance area.

• The play was performed in the round.
• Watching a concert in the round makes everyone feel close to the stage.

In the area of low air pressure directly behind a fast-moving vehicle or rider.

• The cyclist rode in the slipstream of the leader to save energy.
• Racing cars save fuel by driving in the slipstream of the car in front.

In the correct or desired position, especially in formation flying.

• The wingman was finally in the slot.
• Keep the aircraft in the slot.

Likely to happen soon; being talked about as a possibility.

• There's a feeling that change is in the wind.
• Something is in the wind at the company; new policies are coming.

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.