take one day at a time/wait and see/let the chips fall
Are these three idioms interchangeable? Are they common used idioms?
For example:
I have no idea whether I can get a job or not. All I can do is trying my best. Just take one day at a time.
Can I change "Just take one day at a time" as "Let`s wait and see" or "Let the chips fall"?
Thank you.
Hi Pei Yung - you've picked up some great idioms there:-)
'wait and see' and 'take one day at a time' are both very common in British English. 'let the chips fall' is less common - I've never used it, anyway.
Your sentences would sound more natural like this:
I have no idea whether I can get a job or not. All I can do is try my best and just take one day at a time.
All I can do is wait and see.
All I can do is try my best and let the chips fall where they may.
Hope this helps - have fun learning English.
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No, they're all different. .
You can say all of them in that situation, but the meaning is still different.
In other situations you can't use all of them.
Nothing is interchangeable with anything else!
:)
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