Example
“The technology came of age when affordable devices reached ordinary homes.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
every which way
Informal · CEFR B1
in every direction, often in a scattered or disorderly way
go downhill
Neutral · CEFR B1
to become progressively worse in condition, quality, or performance
go with the flow
Neutral · CEFR B1
To adjust calmly to circumstances or prevailing behavior instead of resisting them.
word of mouth
Neutral · CEFR B1
recommendations spread informally from person to person
(take) a step back/further
Neutral · CEFR B2
to pause and reconsider a situation (step back), or develop an idea or action beyond its current point (step further)
a whole new ball game
Informal · CEFR B2
A completely different situation from before.
Source methodology
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