Example
“The director relied on suspense rather than blood and guts to make the thriller frightening.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
hate someone's guts
Informal · CEFR B2
to feel an extremely strong hatred for someone
in cold blood
Neutral · CEFR C1
deliberately and without compassion, especially when committing violence or cruelty
bury the hatchet
Neutral · CEFR B1
to reconcile with someone and bring a quarrel to an end
drive someone up the wall
Informal · CEFR B1
to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated
go with the flow
Neutral · CEFR B1
To adjust calmly to circumstances or prevailing behavior instead of resisting them.
kiss and make up
Neutral · CEFR B1
to reconcile and become friendly again after an argument
Source methodology
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