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Friendship and Family

lose touch with​

no longer being in contact with

Harper regrets losing touch with all her old school friends.

a soulmate​

the perfect person to be a friend or partner

I think Claire's found a soulmate. Both she and Dan love reading.

keep in touch with​

continued to be in contact with

I've kept in touch with Lin since we left college 25 years ago.

a mutual friend​

a shared friend of two people

Marie and Pierre met through Issac, a mutual friend of theirs.

get on like a house on fire​

get along extremely well; have a very good relationship 相处得极为融洽，一见如故; 有非常好的关系

Ramon and Tara get on like a house on fire. They're always talking and laughing.

drift apart​

slowly become less friendly or close to each other.

Mia and I have drifted apart since she left our choir and started boxing instead.

strike up a friendship with​

became friends with

I struck up a friendship with pete while we were in cooking class last year.

hit it off​

became friends very quickly

My wife and I hit it off immediately when we first met at a country music concert.

a fair-weather friend​

a friend who deserts you when you have difficulties

Donna was a fair-weather friend. She wouldn't help when my house flooded.

get off on the wrong foot​

started our relationship badly 一开始就搞砸了，出师不利。一开始就犯错误；

Cy and I got off on the wrong foot on our date. He was an hour late and forgot my name.

a chip off the old block​

very similar to someone in his family 一个模子刻出来的; 与家里某人非常相似

Bob reminds me so much of his father. He is a chip off the old block.

start a family​

have children

We're moving to bigger house because we're hoping to start a family soon.

a family friend​

someone who has known your family for some time

Jade is a family friend. She grew up on the same street as us.

immediate family​

close family, such as parents, sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters

I am close to my immediate family, but rarely see my other relatives.

the black sheep of the family​

someone who brings shame to the family or is the odd one in the family

Uncle Tony is the black sheep of the family. He's been to prison three times.

bring up​

teaching a child how to behave

We're bringing up our children to be kind to animals.

a family heirloom​

an object that has been passed down through the generations of a family

That vase is a family heirloom. Lou's grandfather bought it in China in 1893.

extended family​

wider family, such as grandparents, cousins, nephews, and nieces

Boris often asks members of his extended family to help with childcare.

a close-knit family​

a loyal and supportive family

We're a close-knit family. We always meet up for birthdays and holidays.

run in our family​

is a common feature in our family 家族遗传；世代相传；

Curly hair runs in our family, and my daughter, mom, and I all have it.