Phrases & Expressions

When the appropriate moment arrives; eventually.

• All will be revealed in due time.
• In due time, you'll understand.

In the past, especially a time that seems simpler or more traditional.

• In olden days, people rode horses.
• In olden days, things were different.

Sitting on the saddle while riding a bicycle or a horse.

• She stayed in the saddle for the whole climb.
• He spent six hours in the saddle on the first day of the tour.

alone, peacefully

• He lives in solitude.
• She prefers to work in solitude.

Exactly what was needed or wanted in a particular situation.

• Martin wanted something hot after skiing all day — a cup of cocoa was just what the doctor ordered.
• Our trip to Florida was so relaxing — it was just what the doctor ordered.

To decide to forget past arguments or disagreements and move on.

• We had a fight, but let bygones be bygones.
• It's time to let bygones be bygones.

A set of facilitation methods designed to include everyone.

• Liberating structures can make meetings more engaging.
• Try using liberating structures for your next team meeting.

Extremely difficult to do, especially when it requires great effort to get someone to cooperate.

• It's like pulling teeth getting Max to talk about his girlfriend.
• Kyle hates to study — it's like pulling teeth getting him to do his homework every night.

A statistical method used to predict the probability of a binary outcome (yes/no) based on predictor variables.

• Logistic regression can predict customer churn.
• They applied logistic regression to the dataset.

To deliberately overlook wrongdoing, as though you hadn't seen it.

• The authorities looked the other way when the crime happened.
• He decided to look the other way and avoid trouble.