idioms

  knock it off  informal (stop it, stop doing that) Knock it off, Joe. We’re trying to sleep. Come on, guys, knock it off; you’re breaking the furniture.     envocabulary.com

  hang in there (not to give up; be patient) No matter how hard it is, just hang in there. You just have to hang in there, and everything will be fine.   envocabulary.com

  sing a different tune (to change your opinion, attitude, or behavior) You will sing a different tune when you see how much it costs. I think Jane will sing a different tune when the baby comes.   envocabulary.com

  back to the drawing board (to start over again because the previous plan failed) Let’s go back to the drawing board and start again. It was back to the drawing board after the project proved too costly.   envocabulary.com

  blast from the past  informal (something that makes you remember an earlier time in your life) The old photographs were a blast from the past for us. That old song is a real blast from the past.   envocabulary.com