Pro topic in the app
English idioms about success
20 idioms native speakers use when they talk about success. 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.
1on a rollhaving one success after another2back to square onehaving to start again because an attempt failed3make or breakto cause either complete success or complete failure4bounce backto become successful again after a failure5down the drainwasted, with nothing to show for it6against all oddsalthough success seemed very unlikely7miss the boatto lose a chance by acting too slowly8fall flatto fail to have the effect that was intended9make the gradeto be good enough to succeed10a flash in the pana success that happens once and does not last11riding highbeing very successful at the moment12come up trumpsto succeed or help when people did not expect it13go belly upto fail, especially as a business14learn the hard wayto find something out through your own mistakes15get off the groundto start successfully16bear fruitto produce good results after a lot of effort17a feather in your capan achievement you can be proud of18rest on your laurelsto stop trying because of past success19hit the jackpotto have a big success, usually through luck20the sky's the limitthere is no end to what you can achieve
All topics
English Idioms400 idioms in 20 topics — with reviews that keep them from fading
Here you get a couple of questions. The app gives you 16 practice modes, native equivalents and spaced repetition that tells you when it’s time to refresh.
