Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing over, including its inflections. Clear word filter
over the moon
CEFR B1extremely happy or delighted
bend over backwards
CEFR B2To try extremely hard to help or please someone.
cast an eye over
CEFR B2to look at or examine something quickly
cry over spilled milk
CEFR B2To waste time being upset about something that has already happened and cannot be changed.
over my dead body
CEFR B2a forceful refusal meaning that something will never be allowed
over the counter
CEFR B2obtainable without a prescription or other formal authorization
over the hill
CEFR B2no longer young or at one's best
over the top
CEFR B2excessive or exaggerated
pull the wool over someone's eyes
CEFR B2to deceive someone
turn over a new leaf
CEFR B2to start behaving better or differently
walk all over
CEFR B2to dominate or treat someone disrespectfully as though they have no power
it's all over but the shouting
CEFR C1the result is effectively decided although the event has not formally ended
ride roughshod over
CEFR C1to impose your will harshly while ignoring other people's rights or feelings