Some phrases

Well we had to choose phrases we'd like to know and know how to use. Here are mine :
- be likely to : the oldest children in families are likely to have the highest IQs
- exactly why there should be : Exactly why there should be such differences is not clear
- which enjoys the most : The theory which enjoys the most support is...
- be found to have : First-borns were found to have significantly more frequent face-to-face contact
- It used to be the case that : “It used to be the case that the only people who paid any attention to me were those who liked what I did,” Hugh Laurie
- be keen to : He is, however, as he is throughout our conversation, keen not to moan.
- come what may: “come what may I will love you until the of times” Moulin rouge
- brace for hit : iPhone sellers braced for hit on unsold handsets
-get ready for something : get ready for something new
-cut off midsentence : “whatever” she said cutting me off midsentence
-come to the edge of tears : J. K. Rowling came to the edge of tears in a New York court yesterday as she defended Harry Potter
- swept by a craze for : Japan has been swept by a craze for an electronic toy
- waste one’s time : Splatter fans won’t be wasting their time if they give this a look.
- it makes diminishing sense : It made diminishing sense to have a single, overarching operating system capable of supporting any application a user might need when new techniques meant that computers were much more flexible
- more than double the number : Windows Vista, the latest version, has 50 million lines of code, more than double the number of the 1996 version of the software
- in the same vein : The novel became a cult hit across Europe, and Werber followed it with two other books in the same vein
-land a job : how to land the job of your life
-set out to do : Today I set out to find out a little more about
-think something over : I've thought it over and have made up my mind
-mean something : I do mean what I say
-ride for a fall : If someone is riding for a fall, they are taking great risks that are likely to end in a disaster.
-that makes the two of us : I wish I would win the lottery." A listener who says "That makes two of us"
-hit the airwaves : If someone hits the airwaves, they go on radio and TV to promote something or to tell their side of a story.
-on the same wavelength : we’re on the same wavelength on this subject
-light years ahead of others : this firm is light years ahead of others in term of development
-and all that jazz : This idiom means that everything related or similar is included.
- You can’t unring a bell : This means that once something has been done, you have to live with the consequences as it can't be undone
-get wind of : I got wind of her recent wedding
-show one’s true color : To show your true colors is to reveal yourself as you really are.
-green with envy : If you are green with envy, you are very jealous.
-melting pot : America is a huge melting pot
-run before walk : If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics.
-run off your feet : If you are run off your feet, you are extremely busy and don't have enough time to do everything.
-failure is the mother of success : Failure is often a stepping stone towards success
-move closer to doing : airlines moved closer yesterday to allowing the use of mobile phones on board.