English Idioms: Come from behind

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Bank on
Meaning: To expect something or rely on.
Example: Can I bank on your friend’s predictions about the stock market?

English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Put the pedal to the metal
Meaning: To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; to exert maximum effort.
Example: You have to put the pedal to the metal if you want to get there on time.

English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Blue-eyed boy
Meaning: (Also fair-haired boy) a person highly regarded by someone and treated with special favor
Example: He was the blue-eyed boy of the boss.

English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Talk nineteen to the dozen
Meaning: To speak very quickly.
Example: I couldn’t understand what he was saying because he was talking nineteen to the dozen.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Lion’s share
Meaning: The majority; a large or generous portion.
Example: The gang stole a lot of money from the bank. But the lion’s share of the money went straight into the leader’s pocket.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Burn the midnight oil
Meaning: Work hard, especially late into the night.
Example: She was burning the midnight oil preparing for her daughter’s wedding when she had a heart attack.