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Crunch time. |
Extra hours to work. Time to get serious; no more waisting time. |
It’s crunch time eating lunch at your desk again today? Lunch? I don’t eat lunch. What? You need to eat! Hey. Lunch time is crunch time. |
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Off the bat. |
Immediately; right now, without thinking. |
Who’s your favorite singer? Well, right off the bat I would have to say Celine Dion. Really? Come on! Near, far wherever you are; I believe that the heart does go on. |
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He won’t want one. |
He doesn’t want |
Will Serge want to have a beer? He won’t want one. Really? He’s only eating healthy. Really? Wow! Where is he, anyway? He’s gone. He went to work on his guns. |
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can’t bear the thought. |
Something that makes you scared, very uncomfortable. |
You want to go to the sauna? Oh~ The thought of being bare naked in public? What? No good? I can’t bear the thought! |
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til the cows come home. |
Wait for a long time. |
Do I look fat in these jeans? No. You look perfect. I know you’re lying to me. You can argue ‘til the cows come home, but I’m not gonna change my words. Did you just call me a cow? |
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dip your toes in the water. |
Try something to see if you can handle. |
You are taking a job at a farm? Yeah. It’s close to me, the pay is good. But you’re not a farmer! True! But I’m dipping my toes into it…in the future, who knows. |
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slim vs skinny. |
adj. They both means slender, slim is very fit but skinny too much slim. |
John, you need to gain some weight. Why? I’m slim, just right. I can see your backbone from the front. Am I that skinny? |
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make it through. |
To arrive successfully, to succeed to be successful. |
My test is tomorrow. You’ll do fine. This is my fifth attempt. You’ll make it through this time! |
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clammy. |
adj. it means a person is probably sick. |
Mom. MOM, Are you feeling okay? Not really. Let me see. You are clammy. Let’s get you a blanket and some water. |
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soggy vs squishy vs slimy. |
adj. use them to describe one thing such sponge. Soggy means very wet. Squishy means water comes out. Slimy means it os slippery. |
Ugh, More rain. My shoes are so soggy. Mine, too. They’re squishy, Yeah. And slimy! Slimy? Gross! Wash your shoes! |
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pull through. |
To become successful to achieve something. |
You won? Yeah. It was tied until the very last minute. Wow! Yep. I pulled through at the very end! I am the world champion swimmer! |
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a blood blister. |
To be careful. |
What’s that? I got a blood blister. I told you to be careful. Who are you calling? 911! |
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Big time. |
On a large scale—often HIGHLY successful . |
I started an English camp in China a few weeks ago. Teaching English? Yeah, LIVE classes focusing on listening and speaking. Wow!! That’ll be useful big time! |
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