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Head (off) to bed |
You'd say this when you are tired, or if you know that you need to sleep because you have to get up early in the morning. |
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Head to |
Go in the direction of |
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Bury the hatchet |
تقال للتصالح E.g. let’s bury the hatchet |
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By virtue of |
because of; as a result of E.g. She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent. |
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Made of money |
If you are made of money, you have lots of money. |
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Can we just drop it? |
If you want someone to drop the subject, drop it, or let it drop, you want them to stop talking about something, often because you are annoyed that they keep talking about it. هل يمكننا أن لا نتحدث في هذا؟ |
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That’s beside the point |
Informal If you say that something is beside the point, you mean that it is not relevant to the subject that you are discussing. خارج عن الموضوع/ هذا ليس موضوعنا / غير مهم |
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Ship (a couple) |
When someone says "I ship us/them" it means that someone supports a romantic relationship between two people. The act of one wanting/supporting two individuals involved in a romantic relationship. |
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have an eye/a good eye for something |
-to be good at noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etc -Having an eye for something is to be able to appreciate the visual aesthetics of something |
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A bite to eat |
A meal, often a small or quick one. E.g. We don't have a lot of time, so let's just grab a quick bite to eat before the movie starts. |
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Beside the point |
If you say that something is beside the point, you mean that it is not relevant to the subject that you are discussing. |
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a dog's life |
an unhappy existence, full of problems or unfair treatment. E.g. he led poor Amy a dog's life |
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out with it |
-said to someone when you want that person to tell you something that they do not want you to know.
-say what you thinking |
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flesh out something |
to add more detail when describing or explaining something E.g. Emily should have included these pieces of information to flesh out her argument. |
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sweeten the pot |
- To increase a wager
- To make something more desirable.
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take issue with someone/something |
to disagree strongly with someone or something E.g. to disagree strongly with someone or something |
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lose the plot |
to no longer be able to act normally or understand what is happening E.g. I can't believe Stuart did that - he must be losing the plot |
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here's the kicker |
basically.. here is the ironic, or surprise part of what someone is telling you E.g. I went to the store yesterday, here's the kicker, I saw Mr. Dirks, my math teacher! |
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every cloud has a silver lining |
said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage |
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every cloud has a silver lining |
said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage |
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off the record |
said without the intention of being published or officially noted E.g. An aide told reporters, off the record, that the senator had been lying. |
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know the drill |
to know how something is done : to be familiar with a regular process, procedure, etc. E.g. You don't have to tell us what to do. We all know the drill by now. |
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the pot calling the kettle black |
used to convey that the criticisms a person is aiming at someone else could equally well apply to themselves. E.g. the Council is complaining that the post office is slow at communication—talk about pot calling the kettle black! |
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do your own thing |
to do what you want without worrying about what anyone else thinks of you |
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outgoing |
- (of a person) friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others - friendly and willing to meet new people |
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bird's-eye view |
a general view from above. نظرة عامة |
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on the edge of one's seat |
very excited and interested in something because you want to know what happens next
E.g. This film will keep you on the edge of your seat. |
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keep tabs (or a tab) on |
monitor the activities or development of; keep under observation.
مراقبة |