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To rub elbows with someone
To rub shoulders with someone. |
Informal To meet and spend time with someone. To meet and spend time with someone.
Associated with someone; to work closely with someone. |
She claims that she rub shoulders with royalty at the time.
I rub shoulders with John at work, we are good friends.
I don't care to rub elbows with someone who act like that! |
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Rush/run somebody off their feet |
To cause someone to be very busy. |
I've been rushed off my feet all morning. |
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To throw somebody in at the deep end. |
Phrase. to throw a puppy into the water.
To make someone start a new and difficult job or activity without helping them or preparing them for it. |
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Off-colour |
Adjective informal phrase
Slightly ill
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I'm feeling a bit off color today. |
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Get to the bottom of something. |
To discover the real but sometimes hidden reason that something exists or happens. |
Investigators are trying to get to the bottom of what went wrong. |
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Be/feel under the weather. |
Informal phrase.
To be or feel ill. |
I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I'm getting a cold. |
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Take somebody aback |
Phrasal verb To surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know how to behave for a short time. |
I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.
The news really took us aback. |
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To overlook a misstake |
Verb. Not notice. To fail to notice or consider something or someone. |
I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked. No one will be overlooked when we select last for the team. |
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To deliver a baby |
Verb. To (help) give birth to a baby. |
She delivered her third child at home. |
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A school timetable |
Noun. A detailed plan showing when events or activities will happen. |
Here is the timetable of events for the day. We had to adapt our plans to fit Jax timetable. |
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A hight point in my week |
Noun. The best part of an experience. |
The high point of the trip for me was visiting the pyramids. |
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He spraint his ankle |
Verb. Stretch
To cause an injury to a joint by a sudden movement. |
She sprained her ankle playing squash. |
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To feel dizzy |
Adjective. Feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall down. |
I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award. |
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To came round |
Verb To change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person's opinion. |
He'll come around to my point of view, given a bit of time. Do you still dislike your office, or have you come around to thinking it's alright? |
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To come round after the hit |
To become conscious again after an accident or operation. |
She hasn't come around from the anesthetic yet. |
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To get over something |
Phrasal verb. To return to your usual state of health or happiness after having a bad or unusual experience, or an illness. |
She's just getting over the flu. I can't get over how short he is (= it surprised me) |
