Thanks to Helmut. Idioms/Informal Phrases Sample Sentences about to Peggy is about to leave. in advance We booked the tickets in advance. alive and kicking I love Berlin. It's alive and kicking. all of a sudden I went out in the sun. Then, all of a sudden, it started to rain. all over the place There are environmental problems all over the place. to go from bad to worse My marks went from bad to worse last term. to bag sth. Tom bagged this special offer at an online-shop. beat-up Mark is too beat-up to play tennis this evening. to do the best He always does his best. blabber Don't listen to him, he's a blabber...