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English idioms about relationships
20 idioms native speakers use when they talk about relationships. Meanings, examples and a 10-question quiz right on the page.
In the app your mistakes don’t disappear: the idioms you missed come back in daily reviews until they stick.
All 20 idioms in this topic
Each has a meaning, five examples and a grammar note.
1see eye to eyeto agree with someone2hit it offto like each other and become friendly immediately3tie the knotto get married4have a crush onto feel a strong, short-lived romantic attraction to someone5take someone for grantedto stop valuing someone because they are always there6break your heartto make someone who loves you very sad, usually by leaving them7pop the questionto ask someone to marry you8bury the hatchetto stop arguing and become friends again9on the rockshaving serious problems and likely to end soon10a shoulder to cry onsomeone who listens to your problems and comforts you11love at first sightan instant strong attraction the moment two people meet12through thick and thinin good times and bad times13on the same wavelengthunderstanding each other easily because you think alike14play hard to getto pretend to be less interested in someone than you are15a match made in heaventwo people who suit each other perfectly16blood is thicker than waterfamily ties matter more than other relationships17at each other's throatsarguing angrily all the time18birds of a featherpeople who are similar in character19build bridgesto improve relations between people who disagree20an old flamesomeone you had a romantic relationship with in the past
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English Idioms400 idioms in 20 topics — with reviews that keep them from fading
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