…used to express one’s defiance or awareness that someone will not like what one has decided or is saying…
…take positive action to achieve one’s aim (often said as an exhortation)…
…used to indicate that the speaker wishes to shake hands with someone in agreement or congratulation…
…used to criticize someone for behaving in a way that is typical of them…
…used ironically to indicate a particularly poor example of (a quality mentioned)…
…—— is worth considering; there is some truth in ——…
…used to convey the impossibility of knowing what has happened or will happen…
…used to express past experience of or familiarity with something, especially something now regarded as boring or unwelcome…
…(with reference to a play, film, or similar event) everyone in the audience was moved to tears…
…used to convey that someone is particularly determined or cannot be prevented from doing something…
…serious trouble will occur as a result of a previous action…
…dishonest people may have certain standards of behavior that they will respect…
…used in spoken English to assert that one is doing nothing wrong, especially in response to an actual or implied criticism…
…it is impossible not to recognize someone or something…
…being in a group of people makes you feel more confident or secure about taking action…
…there is a sensible foundation for what appears to be foolish or strange behavior…
…with no regard for the future consequences…
…it is impossible to explain why different people like different things, especially those things that the speaker considers unappealing…
…used to acknowledge one’s good fortune in avoiding another’s mistake or misfortune…
…the foolish behavior of an older person seems especially foolish as they are expected to think and act more sensibly than a younger one…
…used to console someone whose romantic relationship has ended by pointing out that there are many other people with whom they may have a successful relationship in the future…
…it isn’t possible to get something for nothing…
…a person or situation is more complex or interesting than they appear…
…there’s more than one way of achieving one’s aim…
…many things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened…
