Idioms

To make someone feel deep emotional pain, often by ending a relationship.

to watch or look after someone or something carefully, often to make sure nothing goes wrong

Matching variant: keep an eye on someone

to draw someone's notice or interest

to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated

to get in touch by sending a short note, message, or email

to repeatedly irritate or annoy someone

to compete nearly as well as a much stronger opponent, forcing them to work hard for victory

To feel particular fondness or affection for a person or thing.

to keep someone informed of the latest developments

to make someone very happy

to seek ideas or guidance from someone with useful expertise

To tease or joke with someone by telling them something untrue in fun.

to believe what someone says without asking for evidence

to answer someone with sudden and often unjustified anger

to expose what someone has kept secret, such as their identity or scheme

to astonish someone with something highly surprising or impressive

to monitor someone so closely that they feel pressured or uncomfortable

to flatter someone in order to gain a favour

to catch someone in the very act of doing something wrong

to limit someone's freedom to behave or express themselves in their usual way

to replace someone in a role and meet the demands they handled

to copy another person's actions or pursue a similar path, especially in work or achievement

To pressure someone into acting, often sooner than they had planned.

to persuade someone to join or support a plan or project

To irritate or annoy someone deeply.

To tell someone angrily what you really think of them.

to contact or tell someone, especially when you need them

To deliberately ignore or be unfriendly toward someone.

To make someone feel distinctly uneasy, frightened, or repelled.

to signal romantic or sexual attraction through deliberate glances

to escape or evade someone who is following or pursuing you

to feel an extremely strong hatred for someone

to withdraw support when another person is stranded in serious difficulty

to compromise with someone

to deceive someone

to claim falsely that someone expressed an opinion or made a statement

To spoil someone's plans or happiness.

to irritate or offend a person, often without intending to

to dismiss someone or force them to leave quickly and decisively

used to say that someone deserves the unpleasant result they received

to dismiss someone or make it clear that they must leave

the main source of someone's income or basic work

to betray someone secretly

to follow someone's good example by copying what they do

to suddenly weaken a person's confidence, excitement, or determination

a person or thing that someone loves and treasures above all others

Matching variant: the apple of someone's eye

It is now your responsibility to make the next decision or move.

Matching variant: the ball is in someone's court

to challenge someone to prove that their threat or claim is real

to cause intense mental strain, frustration, or irritation

to remind someone of a particular person, place, or experience

to take attention away from someone's achievement by doing or announcing the same thing first