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In this book, we’ve collected smart English idioms, sayings,
and phrases
you should know to write and speak like a well-educated native speaker.
This dictionary contains only the most important idioms with clear and
simple definitions and up-to-date example sentences.
Study at home, on the road,
or in class; bookmark pages; and remember that
repetition is the key to memory.
Vocabulary
A good many
Meaning: A lot of.
Dialogue example:
Speaker A: Did anyone enter the building while you were talking?
Speaker B: A good many people I should think.
All hands on deck
Meaning: The phrase is said when there is some kind of emergency, and it
requires
everyone to work hard; something that takes a lot of effort.
Example: It’s been a bit of an all hands on deck effort organizing this
meeting.
All hell broke loose
Meaning: A situation that suddenly gets out
of control and people start
fighting or arguing.
Example: When a fan at a rock concert jumped onto the stage, all hell broke
loose.
