Idioms:
Carry Coals to Newcasle: | To do something that is obviously superfluous; Newcastle is a city in northeast England where coal is mined: "Karen wanted to give Dad a magazine subscription for his birthday, but I said that would be like carrying coals to Newcastle, since he already has fifteen or twenty subscriptions. |
Carry the ball | 1: to carry the ball in football The tailback carried the ball. to be responsible for a project, a business deal : Will you carry the ball this time? Fumi did it last time. |
Cash-and-carry | adj. Sold for cash, usually without delivery service. n. The policy of selling cash-and-carry goods. |
Cast in the same mold | to be very similar .Bearing a close resemblance All his detective stories are cast in the same mold. The two sisters were cast in the same mold and were almost identical |
Tag along with | to go with someone, to follow along with someone. to follow or go with a person or group when you were not invited . We don't want any kids to tag along with us today. Every time we went out he'd tag along with us and it was starting to annoy me |
Take a backseat to (someone or something) | to accept a poorer or lower position than someone, to be second to someone or something For many kids, homework takes a backseat to sports . Art and its role in education often take a backseat to fields like science . |
Take a dim view of (something) | to be against something, to disapprove of something I take a dim view of meeting every single week . Most bosses take a dim view of long lunches. |
Take a leaf out of (someone's )book | to behave or do something in the way that someone else would. Imitate or follow someone's example Harriet took a leaf out of her mother's book and began to keep track of how much money she was spending on food. I will take a leaf out of his book . It's clear to see how he learned to become a fluent English speaker |
Take a shine to (some one) | to have or show a quick liking for someone I think Andrew has taken a bit of a shine to our new member of staff Amy took a shine to Nick, but her friends weren't so sure he was the right guy for her; |
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