Example
“The two rival parties formed a marriage of convenience to pass the budget.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
friends in high places
Neutral · CEFR B2
powerful or influential acquaintances who can provide help or favorable treatment
break someone's heart
Neutral · CEFR A2
To make someone feel deep emotional pain, often by ending a relationship.
break the ice
Neutral · CEFR B1
To do or say something that eases tension and gets people talking comfortably in an unfamiliar social situation.
bury the hatchet
Neutral · CEFR B1
to reconcile with someone and bring a quarrel to an end
do the job
Informal · CEFR B1
to be good enough to achieve the desired result
drop someone a line
Neutral · CEFR B1
to get in touch by sending a short note, message, or email
Source methodology
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