Using phrases in a sentence
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- abject submission
- absorbed in meditation
- accord with nature
- accredited agent
- acquisition of knowledge
- actions speak louder than words
- acutely conscious
- addicted to flattery
- advice and assistance
- agony of despair
- aim and purpose
- alarming rapidity
- all wet
- and it happens
- and so on
- and the like
- and then again
- and unquestionably
- anxious misgiving
- approving smile
- armed to the teeth
- arrested development
- as the crow flies
- assiduously cultivated
- at this juncture
- attitude of mind
- attitudes and expressions
- awakened curiosity
- azure sky
- bad blood
- bad omen
- base intrigues
- basis of fact
- be it so
- beyond the pale
- billing and cooing
- birds of prey
- blissful consciousness
- blue ribbon
- boiling point
- bold generalization
- bone of contention
- boon companion
- bottom of the barrel
- bottomless abyss
- breath of life
- breathless eagerness
- bubbling with laughter
- budding joy
- bulky figure
- burden of proof
- burned out
- burst of confidence
- business of life
- by common consent
- by hook or by crook
- by no means
- by word of mouth
- celestial joy
- certain it is
- change of heart
- charges and insinuations
- checkered past
- circle of hills
- clash of arms
- clear as crystal
- clear insight
- clearly enough
- close shave
- coaxed and threatened
- code of morals
- collective wisdom
- come full circle
- come home to roost
- come to nothing
- coming into vogue
- compelling force
- competent authority
- concerted action
- confusion and dismay
- consuming zeal
- contradiction of terms
- courage and endurance
- cringing smile
- crisp and sparkling
- critical judgment
- crowned and sceptered
- curious coincidence
- current of thought
- cut and dried
- dauntless courage
- day of reckoning
- dead to the world
- democratic institutions
- depend upon it
- difference of opinion
- difficult of attainment
- dim and distant
- discordant sounds
- dizzy precipice
- doomed to destruction
- driven to despair
- ebb and flow
- edifying exhortation
- enduring charm
- enthralling charm
- errant thoughts
- error of judgment
- especial pleasure
- ever and anon
- exasperating coolness
- excitable temperament
- exertion and excitement
- extravagant and grotesque
- face the music
- fair and impartial
- fair and square
- far from it
- feast of reason
- feats of strength
- feeling of uneasiness
- field day
- field of activity
- fierce resentment
- first and foremost
- fit of laughter
- fits and starts
- fitting opportunity
- flag of truce
- flash of humor
- flashing wit
- flat denial
- fleecy clouds
- food for thought
- for the birds
- forbidden fruit
- foregone conclusion
- fortuitous circumstance
- frail craft
- frame of mind
- frank admiration
- free and independent
- frightened sense
- fulness of time
- fulsome praise
- furtive glance
- garlands of roses
- gathering gloom
- generally speaking
- gesture of despair
- get by
- get to the point
- give in
- gleam of light
- go overboard
- go to pieces
- go to town
- golden age
- good egg
- growth and development
- half the battle
- hand in glove
- hand over fist
- hasty generalization
- haven of rest
- heated discussion
- hermetically sealed
- history and tradition
- hit the nail on the head
- hither and thither
- hold water
- hurry and bustle
- hush of suspense
- ignorance and superstition
- immutable law
- impending fate
- in a nutshell
- in full swing
- in hot water
- in my estimation
- in my view
- in other words
- in regard to
- in the bag
- in the long run
- in the nick of time
- in the red
- in the same boat
- in this respect
- in very truth
- inadequate and misleading
- inalienable right
- incredible swiftness
- indispensable requisites
- inextricable confusion
- inflamed curiosity
- inspiriting spectacle
- instance in point
- intimately allied
- intuitive perception
- involved in obscurity
- iron resolution
- irony of life
- it is fitting
- it is obvious
- it is true
- it seems incredible
- keyed up
- lapse of time
- laugh to scorn
- lawlessness and violence
- lazy acquiescence
- lie in wait
- lightning glare
- limit of endurance
- long shot
- look sharp
- loophole of escape
- maddening monotony
- majestic dignity
- make a clean breast of it
- make a long story short
- make or break
- malign influence
- man of iron
- marked individuality
- master achievement
- meaning and significance
- measured cadence
- melting mood
- memorable experience
- merry jest
- misery and degradation
- miss the boat
- modest and retiring
- monster of ingratitude
- moody silence
- morbid imagination
- multitude of details
- naked eye
- nameless fear
- nomadic life
- nooks and corners
- not at all
- not only so
- notable circumstance
- number and variety
- observant eye
- occult sympathy
- odds and ends
- off the wall
- old and decrepit
- on the go
- on the level
- on the rocks
- on the spot
- opaque mass
- open book
- out of circulation
- out of the woods
- over the hill
- over the top
- overt act
- pale and anxious
- pang of regret
- pardon me if
- peals of laughter
- perplexing problem
- pertinent question
- place and power
- play with fire
- playful wit
- pleasurable excitement
- point of view
- pound of flesh
- power of imagination
- precautionary measure
- presence of mind
- pride of life
- princely courtesy
- progress of events
- promptings of reason
- prophetic vision
- pulse of life
- quavering voice
- quite so
- quizzical expression
- rank and file
- ray of hope
- read between the lines
- recognized authority
- reconciliation and peace
- recumbent figure
- regular recurrence
- resistless might
- resolute daring
- restricted meaning
- retaliation and revenge
- retreating footsteps
- revulsion of feeling
- rhetorical amplification
- ring a bell
- roundabout approach
- rude awakening
- run its course
- salient feature
- scientific curiosity
- scintillating wit
- scrap of knowledge
- searching eye
- see the light
- selfsame strain
- serenity of mind
- set in motion
- shambling gait
- shifting panorama
- shot in the arm
- shrill and piercing
- sidelong glance
- silence fell
- simple and straightforward
- sixth sense
- solemn and dramatic
- sorrow and lamentation
- sovereign and independent
- spacious and lofty
- spread like wildfire
- sprightly talk
- square deal
- stay and solace
- step on it
- still as death
- still further
- stinging reproach
- straitened circumstance
- striking and picturesque
- subtlety of intellect
- succession of events
- sullen submission
- sunshine of life
- superior skill
- suppressed excitement
- suspense and excitement
- sweet and wholesome
- take into account
- take it easy
- take off
- tears and lamentations
- tender solicitude
- this being true
- thoughtful silence
- through thick and thin
- tie the knot
- time and opportunity
- titanic force
- to illustrate
- to the hilt
- torn asunder
- touch and go
- touching pathos
- train of thought
- transcendent power
- treacherous intelligence
- tribute of admiration
- tropical luxuriance
- troubled waters
- true it is
- turn a deaf ear
- turn of events
- turning point
- ulterior purpose
- uncertain tenure
- under a cloud
- under the weather
- under this head
- uneasiness and apprehension
- unfailing courtesy
- up in arms
- up in the air
- uproarious laughter
- utmost scorn
- venture to say
- veracity and fidelity
- vexation and anxiety
- walking on air
- warmth of temperament
- we must remember
- wealth of meaning
- wet blanket
- white as chalk
- white elephant
- white lie
- wild extravagance
- wise and beneficent
- with bated breath
- wonder and delight
- you may remember
- you remember how
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