74 entries under expression topic. ×
| time just ahead | |
| time to come | |
| ulterior motive(aim, meaning, objective, intention) | |
| whole idea(aim, meaning, objective, intention) | |
| why and wherefore(idiom, objective, intention, intent) | |
| assume will happen | |
| bargain on(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| bated breath(noun, belief, hope, anticipation) | |
| brain wave(noun, concept, idea, belief) | |
| build up(study, plan, development, measure) | |
| careful application | |
| count on(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| crystal gazing(guess, estimate, forecast) | |
| feeling in bones(noun, idiom, feeling, foreboding) | |
| gospel truth(belief, faith) | |
| gut feeling(noun, feeling, idea, instinct) | |
| handwriting on wall(noun, idiom, feeling, anticipation) | |
| hope for(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| in the cards(idiom, hope, possibility) | |
| irons in the fire(idiom, hope, possibility) |
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