Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

at bay
- at a distance
We tried to keep the dog at bay when we entered the building.
at best
- under the most favorable circumstances
The doctors said that the man had ten months at best to live.
at cross-purposes
- to have opposite ways of doing something, to have opposing goals
The two men are always at cross purposes. They cannot agree about anything.
at death's door
- to be near death
The young woman was at death's door after the accident.
at ease
- to be relaxed and comfortable
The players felt at ease after the coach talked to them.
at every turn
- everywhere that one looks
When we visited Rome, there were a group of tourists at every turn.
at face value
- the apparent value of something, the value that is printed on a stamp or a bond
At face value the old stamp was worth almost nothing.
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