9. To have ups and downs: to have good and bad times
Example: All relationships have ups and downs, but some people prefer to break up rather than work it out.
10. To keep in touch with: to keep in contact with
Example: Although we have not seen each other in person for a long time, we still keep in touch.
11. To lose touch with: to not see or hear from someone any longer
Example: My high school friends make a promise to try to not lose touch with each other.
12. To drift apart: to become less close to someone
Example: I really appreciate our friendship so I hope that I will never drift apart from her.
13. to fall out with: to have a disagreement and stop being friends
Example: Having a lot of arguments for ages, we fell out with each other
14. to work at a relationship: to try to maintain a positive relationship with someone
Example: All relationships have their ups and downs. The point is that we should work at the relationship rather than give up on it
15. to cement a friendship: to make a relationship stronger
Example: I always set aside time at the weekend to come over to visit my best friend to cement our relationship.
Love: 1. To break up: to end a romantic relationship
Example: She decided to break up with her boyfriend because they didn’t have a lot in common
2. To fall for: to fall in love
3. fall head over heels in love: really love somebody
4. To be in relationship: to be romantically involved with someone
Example: He was not married, but he was in a stable relationship.
5. To love at first sight: to fall in love immediately you meet someone
Family: 1. To see eye to eye: to agree on a subject
Example: My parents see eye to eye on many aspect of their lives, so they barely find themselves in conflict.
2. To start a family: To conceive or have a first child.
Example: After tying the knot for 2 years, we made up our mind to start a family.
3. To tie the knot: get married (= get hitched)
4. Blood is thicker than water: family relationships come before any other relationship/priority.
Example: When anyone in the family get into a problem, other members will help out because blood is thicker than water after all.
5. A close knit family: a family get on well, support each other & see each other a lot
Example: Family is the most important thing in the whole world and we ought to prioritize to make it a happy and a close knit family.
6. Flesh and blood: people who are part of your immediate family
Example: While she is not my flesh and blood, she is really like my sister
7. Pop the question: propose marriage
Example: They’re really well matched in their interests ,yet he hasn’t popped the question because both of them are not ready to settle down and have children.