Have one’s heart set on something
Want very much
A bitter pill to swallow
A difficult thing to accept
Give up ( doing) something
Stop or quit ( doing ) something
Break new ground
Do something no one has done before
Set one’s sights on (doing) something
Choose ( to do ) something as a goal
Year in and year out
Continuously for many years
Make an attempt ( to do something )
Try ( to do something)
Force someone back
Make someone go back
Come up
Rise ( referring to the sun, moon,etc.)
Make history
Do something that will be remembered in history books
Be on top of the world
Be very happy
- Be in charge of
Responsible for
- They sure are!
Absolutely! They definitely are!
- Get online
Get on the internet
- It looks like
It seems/ appears
- Go out / be out / come back on ( related to electricity or electric power )
Goes out / is out —comes back on
6.Work on something
Do work on a particular task or project
- In the dark
(1) be in the dark ( about)
(2) be afraid of the dark
In a place where is no light
(1) not know anything about something
(2) have a fear of being in a dark place
- Be sound asleep
Be in a deep sleep
- Chances are
Probably
- Be over
End
- Go out of one’s mind(s) (with)
Be / go nuts
Bananas
Insane
Off one’s rocker
Go ( become ) crazy
