Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

Here goes.
- ready to to do something while hoping for the best results
"Well, here goes. I am going to go and ask that girl for a date right now."
Here goes nothing.
- ready to do something but think that it will probably be a waste of time and will
probably fail
"Here goes nothing. I have already asked him to lend me some money and he always
says no but I`ll try again."
here, there and everywhere
- everywhere
The mice were here, there, and everywhere when we entered the old house.
hide/bury one`s head in the sand
- keep from knowing something dangerous or unpleasant
He hates to talk about important matters and hides his head in the sand when I try to
talk to him.
hide one's face in shame
- cover one's face because of shame or embarrassment
The man wanted to hide his face in shame after he lost his job.
high Idioms
high and dry
- stranded, abandoned
They left the manager high and dry when they moved the company to Europe.
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