Idioms

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To beat around the Bush

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To avoid talking about something directly to talk around a topic

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A breath of fresh air

Back 2

Something that is new, different, and provides a nice change

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The calm before the storm

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Period of calm and peace just before difficult times

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Dead in the water

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No chance for something to succeed or make progress

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Greener pastures

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Refer to a better situation or a more promising situation

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A storm is brewing

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Trouble or emotional unrest that will occur in the future.

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The sky's the limit

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There's no limit to the opportunities afforded to someone

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When it rains, it pours

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Bad or difficult situations tend to follow each other in succession

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Other than that

Except for that

Besides that

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He talks a lot in the classroom other than that he's a great student

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To trade in : to give an old one and get a new one.

Back 10

There's no trading in

I traded in my old phone to buy a new IPhone

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To pick one's battles :

To choose only what is important to fight or argue about

Back 11

He picks and chooses his battles

Don't argue about everything. You need to learn to pick your battles.

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To be around, to be here, to be alive

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I won't be around. Will you be around tomorrow?

He's not around today.

Too bad my grandfather wasn't around to see me graduate from college.

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He will go way past me.

way=very much, much more

His Englis is way better than mine

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It's way bigger, better

It's way more difficult

Is he a few years older than his wife? No, he's way older than his wife.

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To take it from there

Decide what to do next, after doing something first

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Should I fix my old car or should I buy a new car?

Let's find out how much the repairs cost and we'll take it from there

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They start at about.. starting price

They go all the way up to.. the maximum price

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How much are piano lessons?

They start at about 20 dollars an hour and go all the way up to 150 dollars an hour

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Bane of my existence=drives you crazy

Bane 골칫거리

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She's the bane of my existence

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Before, previously, not long ago, a long time ago, two days ago, prior to meeting

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First, at the beginning, in the begining, at the onset of

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Next, after/then/later, right after, as soon as, soon after, shortly after, consequently

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Sometimes, from time to time, occasionally, every now and then

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Last, finally, at last, in conclusion, eventually

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As of now: from now on; from this moment on

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As of now, smoking is forbidden in this house.

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Derivative

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Happiness is a derivative of happy

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Resuscitate; revive

If you resuscitate someone who has stopped breathing, you cause them to start breathing again.

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He has a heart attack and all attempts to resuscitate him failed

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Take ... for granted = accept without question, treat with careless indifference

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We tend to take a lot of things for granted. Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted

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A blessing in disguise means a good thing that seemed bad at first

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Losing my job was really a blessing disguise. Because then I never would have moved across the country and met the love of my life.

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Let's call it a day : stop working on something

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Time to call it a day, we'd better call it à day.

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Hit the sack

It's been such a long day. I'm gonna hit the sack

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I'm a bit tired, I'm going to hit the sack(go to sleep)

I'm just gonna hit the sack as soon as we get there.

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Ignorance is bliss this expression means someone is better off not knowing something

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I'm your friend and your boss. I don't want to know about your devious plan. Ignorance is bliss

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Better off

She's better off without him

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I'm better off these days

Financially, I'm much better off than before

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Up in the air: things are uncertain, unsure, or not planned

Back 28

Once we land in New york city, our plans are really up in the air

She hasn't decided who to hire. At the moment, the decision is really up in the air

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Sit tight : to wait patiently and take no action until you hear otherwise

Back 29

Don't do anything until you hear from me. I want you to sit tight

You need to sit tight and wait until I call you.

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A rule of thumb 주먹구구 means a general unwritten rule for whatever they're talking about

As a rule of thumb, you can expect a new battery to last about a year

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A rough and practical approach, based on experience, rather than a scientific or precise one based in theory

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Take a raincheck: postpone a plan

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I don't know if it's possible. We may have to take a raincheck

I can't meet you for dinner tonight. I'll have to take a raincheck

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Over( someone's) head : beyond their understanding or too difficult for them to understand

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I didn't understand the joke. It went right over my head.

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The ball is in your court

It's your decision or responsibility to do something now

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It is someone's turn to make the decision

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To get off the hook

( to escape punishment or responsibility for doing something wrong )

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You are not getting off the hook that easy, mister means you need to be held responsible for something that happen

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To go to bat for someone

Just to defend somebody

Back 35

I wanna thank you for going to bat for me last week.

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Give it your best shot ( try your hardest; do your best )

Back 36

Try as hard as you can do or achieve something

I probably won't win the game, but I'll give it my best shot

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The home stretch ( the end or last part of an activity )

Back 37

You can use this when you are getting close to the end of something

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(Not up to par=not good enough to do a job or position)

Back 38

This work it's not up to par. I hope these video lessons are definitely up to par for you guys

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(throw in the towel=give up, admit defeat)

Don't throw in the towel just yet. keep going, keep working hard

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If you're tired of doing something you don't wanna do it anymore. You'd say I'm just gonna throw in the towel. I'm done, I give up

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Somebody is Blind side = they didn't see something coming, they did not expect this thing to happen

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I was blind sided by this thing that was not good and I was surprised

Somebody might tell you some news, that is shocking, like oh they're getting a divorce oh my goodness I was just blind sided by this

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Something is Slam dunk, then it just means it's a sure thing it's easy to do, it's easy to accomplish

Back 41

You know that you're gonna do this thing and you say, well, you know. It's a slam dunk.

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If somebody Call the shots, it just means they're making the decisions

Back 42

I call the shots, I do what I wanna do.

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Hit below the belt= to do or say something is unfair

Back 43

The coward hit her below the belt

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Bread and butter=a person's main source of income

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Working in the factory is his bread and butter

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Cool as a cucumber=someone who is calm and relaxed

Back 45

I always tell myself, be cool as a cucumber. She remained cool as a cucumber in this stressful situation.

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Not my cup of tea=something you are not interested or don't lik

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I'm not at all that I will marry her. She' s not my cup of tea in many ways. Going to bed after midnight is not my cup of tea

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In a nutshell=explained in the fewest possible words.간결하게

Back 47

What happened at the meeting? Tell me in a nutshell

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Put all your eggs in one basket=

Advice that says not to put all of your effort and resources in one area

Back 48

When planning your investments. It's unwise to put all of your eggs in one basket

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To spice things up=To change a boring routine to something exciting and different than you normally do

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Sometimes you want to spice things up. And you do something different like go on a vacation or do something crazy with your loved one. They spiced things up by taking a romantic getaway

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Bring home the bacon= earn the money from employment; be successful, bring money, make money, that's really what it means

Back 50

We both bring home the bacon

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A lemon is something that doesn't work very well. Usually we talk about lemons when we refer to machine or cars

Back 51

Oh no it's clear that he bought a lemon

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Spill the beans this means to reveal secret information.

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She don't t spill the beans It's a secret.

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Something is Cheesy that means inferior, or cheap, or of low quality

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You have to Keep your eye on the ball=you really have to pay attention the ball and stay focused to the activity that you're doing this could be used not only in sports but you could also use business as well

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I'm going to keep my eye on the ball. Emily and I have a future with a plan

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You have to Keep your eye on the ball=you really have to pay attention the ball and stay focused to the activity that you're doing this could be used not only in sports but you could also use business as well

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I'm going to keep my eye on the ball

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You are on the ball= you are really alert, you are aware of everything that's going on

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You say today I'm really on the ball, I'm really sharp. I know what's happening. I'm focused. I'm on the ball

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We Get the ball rolling= we start moving along

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I'd say all right let's get the ball rolling let's begin

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To get a kick out of (something)=to greatly enjoy an activity or event)

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I get a kick out of watching world cup matches. I get a kick out of riding a motocycle

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Game changer=event that shifts the way of doing something

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It's a key that can break into any system. It's a game changer

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For the birds: whatever you are talking about is useless, not worth consideration, or unimportant

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Some students think that homework is for the birds

The meeting is for the birds

Driving is for the birds when you live in a big city.

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Behind the eight ball: you are in a very difficult situation( this comes from the game of pool and how hard it can be when your hot is behind the eight ball)

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He hasn't studied all term, and now he's behind the eight ball.

She is a bit nervous because she is behind the eight ball on the project.

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Ballpark: this is used as a measure of something

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I would sell the house for $90,000

But his offer isn't even in the ballpark. A ballpark figure of $3,000 would be realistic.

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Flake: someone who generally make plans with you, promises to do things with or for you but never seem to follow through.

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Michael promised to go out with me, but he never showed up last night. He's a total flake

She always makes excuses to not keep her promises. She has a tendency to be a flake.

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Jump on the bandwagon: someone who wants to join in on the fun and be a part of what is going on.

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I can't stand when people just jump on the bandwagon after a win.

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More bang for your buck: you are getting a good deal.

Back 65

I heard that this cellphone will give you the most bang for your buck.

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To wheel and deal

He made a lot of money by wheeling and dealing, but he lost a lot of friends

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Dishonest business style, manipulative, controlling