Example
“The local bakery swept the board at the regional food awards.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
back to the drawing board
Neutral · CEFR B2
to start planning or designing again after an idea or attempt has failed
above board
Neutral · CEFR C1
honest, legal, and transparent
a piece of cake
Informal · CEFR A2
Something that is very easy to do.
so far so good
Informal · CEFR A2
used to say that things have gone well up to now
alive and kicking
Neutral · CEFR B1
still healthy, active, or functioning despite age or difficulty
do the trick
Informal · CEFR B1
to achieve the desired result or solve a problem
Source methodology
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