to hope for good luck or to avoid bad luck by touching wood
📖 general
General idioms that span a wide range of everyday topics.
to defeat someone decisively or to eliminate them from competition
to surprise or shock someone greatly
to completely overwhelm or defeat someone
to hit someone very hard, figuratively or literally, often implying a significant impact
to dethrone or undermine someone’s position or confidence
to surprise someone greatly, often to the point of being speechless
to hit someone very hard, causing them to feel extreme fear or distress
to exhaust someone or to take away their energy or enthusiasm
to have little or no knowledge about something
to be very knowledgeable or skilled in a particular area
to have no knowledge or familiarity with someone or something