Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To progress; to make progress.
- 0 Views
“
The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.
Submitted on February 13, 2012
More phrases:
- dig in
- fire off
- keep away from
- look forward to
- potter around
- rub out
- run along
- run into
- stand by
- stand up
- take away
- take down
- take down
- take on
- take to
- taper off
- tie up
- turn off
- zero in on
- above the law
- apple of somebody's eye
- as far as one knows
- as well
- at full tilt
- bet dollars to donuts
- by leaps and bounds
- child's play
- dead as a doorknob
- do-or-die
- elbow room
- fly off the handle
- for the time being
- get busy
- green light
- green light
- in black and white
- jump at the chance
- keep one on one's toes
- lemon law
- much of a muchness
- muckety muck
- no slouch
- on the right track
- on top of the world
- one at a time
- one of those days
- out of this world
- play one's cards right
- pull one's head in
- pull one's weight
- quake in one's boots
- rain cheque
- right on
- rough trot
- rule of thumb
- run hot and cold
- same old story
- see someone through
- shore up
- smash hit
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In