Example
“Let's stop at the next service station to stretch our legs.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
bright and early
Neutral · CEFR A2
at the very start of the morning
early bird
Neutral · CEFR A2
someone who prefers beginning the day before most other people
hang on a minute
Informal · CEFR A2
used to ask someone to wait, or to express surprise or objection
so far so good
Informal · CEFR A2
used to say that things have gone well up to now
at the end of the day
Informal · CEFR B1
ultimately; when everything is considered
for the time being
Neutral · CEFR B1
temporarily, until circumstances change
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.