to get on (someone’s) nerves: to annoy or disturb Examples of TO GET ON (SOMEONE’S) NERVES I wish they would turn off that radio. It’s getting on my nerves. Ruby loves to talk to anyone. Sometimes her chatter really gets on my nerves.

to keep in mind: to remember, not to forget (also: to bear in mind) Examples of TO KEEP IN MIND The game show host reminded the contestant to keep in mind she hadn’t seen what was behind door number three yet. Keep in mind that losing weight doesn’t just mean eating healthy; you also need…

to feel like: to have the desire to, to want to considerThis idiom is usually followed by a gerund (the –ingform of a verb used as anoun). Examples of TO FEEL LIKE I’m not hungry yet, but I know I’m going to feel like pizza for dinner. When you’re exhausted, you feel like you haven’t…

to throw the book at: to punish with full penalty, to be harsh on Examples of TO THROW THE BOOK AT The judge threatened to throw the book at me if I didn’t stop insulting the police officer. Because the criminal was a repeat offender, the judge threw the book at him with heavy fines…

to be up to: to be responsible for deciding; to be doing as a regular activity Examples of TO BE UP TO I can tell when you’re up to something, but I don’t know what yet. Sam is always getting up to trouble.

all of a sudden: suddenly, without warning (also: all at once) Examples of ALL OF A SUDDEN It seems like, all of a sudden, you’re mad at me, and I can never figure out why. All of a sudden, the storm subsided and the rain stopped.