Essential english idioms

t o g e t i n t o u c h w i t h : to communicate with, to contact
- You can get in touch with him by calling the Burma Hotel. 
- I've been trying all morning to get in touch with Miss Peters, but her phone is always busy. 
t o h a v e a g o o d t ime : to enjoy oneself
- We all had a good time at the class reunion last night. 
- Did you have a good time at the park? I really enjoyed it 
i n n o t i m e : very quickly, rapidly
This idiom can be used with the idiom at all to add emphasis to the certainty of the statement. 
- Mac said that he'd be ready to leave in no time. 
- We thought that the meeting would take two hours, but it was over in no time at all. 
t o c u t d o w n o n : to reduce, to lessen (also: to cut back on )  
- In order to lose weight, you have to cut down on your intake of sugar. 
- The doctor told me to cut back on exercise until my back injury heals. 
quite a few : many
- Quite a few students were absent yesterday, in fact, more than half of them were not there. 
- We did not expect many people to attend the affair, but quite a few of our friends actually came. 
used to : formerly did, had the habit of
This idiom is used to indicate a past situation, action, or habit that does not exist in the present. The idiom is 
always followed by a simple verb form. 
- I used to live in New York, but I moved to California two years ago. 
- Kim used to smoke cigarettes, but she stopped the habit last month. 
to be used : to be accustomed to
This idiom refers to a situation, action, or habit that continues in the present. The idiom is always followed by a 
noun or gerund phrase. 
- He is used to this climate now, so the changes in temperature do not affect him much. 
- I am used to studying in the library, so it's difficult for me to study at home now.