A far cry from something

A far cry from something: very different, almost the opposite.
The movie was good, but it was `a far cry from` the book it was based on.
A close call: a situation in which something bad almost happened. I had `a close call! ` A big truck almost hit me!
Be behind the times: not be up-to-date, modern in one's thinking.
He's not a good teacher He's `behind the times` in his methods.
Be better off: be better on a long-term basis. Do you think I'd `be better off` quitting my
present job and going to New York?
Be in someone's shoes: be in another person's positions.
I wish I were `in John's shoes`. He just won a free trip to Europe. Come down with something: become ill
with something. I don't feel very well I think I'm `coming down with` the flu
Every now and then: occasionally. `Every now and then` I like to take a walk in the country.
Feel like a million dollars: fell wonderful. "Apparently the pain in my knee is all gone.
I'm feeling like a million dollars."
Get the jump on someone: get the advantage over someone. "I'd take Teresa out to dinner if Benito didn't
get the jump over me."
Give someone a hand: help someone. I'll `give you a hand` when you move to your new apartment.
Hold something against someone: blame someone for something for a period of time.
I was responsible for Fred's being late to class this morning, but he doesn't `hold it
against me`.