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09 января 2023 12:56

📔 Beat the pants off




📋Meaning
 to easily win against someone by a large margin or score; to surpass or be more successful than another.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 My son was so embarrassed when his younger sister beat the pants off him in chess.

🗣When it comes to ticket sales the Harry Potter movies beat the pants off the Twilight series. 
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08 января 2023 11:30

📔 warts and all



📋Meaning
  including bad qualities, habits, etc.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 My son is a slob but I love him, warts and all.

🗣  The key to a successful marriage is accepting your spouse, warts and all.
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07 января 2023 11:30

📔 Face the music



📋Meaning
  It means to “face reality” or to deal with the reality of the situation and accept all the consequences, good or bad (but mostly bad).


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “I can’t understand why I failed math.”

“You know you didn’t study hard, so you’re going to have to face the music and take the class again next semester if you really want to graduate when you do.”

🗣 "we would later have to face the music over our bold moves"
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06 января 2023 10:42

📔 Midas touch



📋Meaning
  To be able to make money easily. This idiom comes from the story of King Midas , who turned everything he touched into gold.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “Jane really has the Midas touch. Every business she starts becomes very successful.”
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05 января 2023 04:17

📔 a race against time




📋Meaning
  A situation where someone has to finish something quickly, in a short or limited amount of time.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 Last night we were racing against time to put the packets together before the conference started today.

🗣  It's a real race against the clock to prevent the spread of the Zika virus.
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04 января 2023 11:30

📔 Down to earth



📋Meaning
  To be practical and sensible.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “It’s a stereotype, but Dutch people are known for being down to earth.”
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03 января 2023 03:00

📔 Kick in




📋Meaning  
1) to start to operate or become effective;
2) to contribute something (especially money).



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 Doctor, please do something! The pain killer still hasn't begun to kick in yet.

🗣 The excitement still hasn't kicked in that I got into Stanford University—I'm still in shock.
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01 января 2023 21:10

📔 Sell ice to Eskimos



📋Meaning
  To be able to sell anything to anyone; to persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He’s a gifted salesman, he could sell ice to Eskimos."
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30 декабря 2022 23:43

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28 декабря 2022 21:37

📔 popcorn flick



📋Meaning
A film that is entertaining to watch but is generally not of a very high quality or rich in emotional or intellectual depth.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣A: "So what movie do you want to go see later?" B: "I don't feel like watching anything too heavy or complex—let's just see whatever popcorn flick is out."
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27 декабря 2022 22:05

📔 As cold as stone



📋Meaning
  Being very cold and unemotional.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “In the Victorian times, many women were told to suppress their feelings and, thus, appeared as cold as stone.”
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26 декабря 2022 21:08

📔 Make waves



📋Meaning
  To cause trouble, to change things in a dramatic way.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “She likes to make waves with her creative marketing campaigns. They get a lot of attention from customers.”
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25 декабря 2022 20:08

📔 a drop in the bucket




📋Meaning
a very small or unimportant amount, especially when compared to something else.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣  For years businesses have dumped toxic waste into the ocean thinking it was just a drop in the bucket but that behavior has destroyed many ecosystems.



🗣 I raked leaves all afternoon but I know it's just a drop in the bucket and the lawn will be covered again tomorrow.


🗣 "Two cans of beer at lunch?" "Yes. That's actually just a drop in the bucket of what I usually drink."
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24 декабря 2022 22:01

📔 Barking up the wrong tree



📋Meaning
  Doing something that won’t give you the results you want.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “If you think she’s going to lend you money, you’re barking up the wrong tree. She never lends anyone anything.”
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23 декабря 2022 22:18

📔 bad hair day




📋Meaning
  a bad day in general;  a day when many things seem to go wrong

 a day when you can't style your hair well and this makes you feel unattractive


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 Yesterday, my mom was having a bad hair day so I decided to show her my report card this evening.

🗣 Avoid the boss if you can. He's having yet another bad hair day and is taking his frustrations out on everyone.
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08 января 2023 21:01

📔 fox guarding the henhouse


📋Meaning
A person likely to exploit the information or resources that they have been charged to protect or control.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣My sister is going to put her ex-convict brother-in-law in charge of her business, and I'm worried he'll be like a fox guarding the henhouse.
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07 января 2023 21:00

📔 a feast for the eyes


📋Meaning
An especially attractive, pleasing, or remarkable sight or visual experience.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣His newest film has such lush cinematography that it is truly a feast for the eyes.

🗣He emerged from the tailor in a brand new designer suit, and I thought he was a feast for the eyes.

🗣The botanical gardens in spring are a real feast for the eyes, so I think you'll have a great time.
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06 января 2023 21:13

📔 cat's pajamas


📋Meaning
Something or someone highly enjoyable, desirable, or impressive, especially in a fancy or elaborate way. Primarily heard in US.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Tom's new Cadillac is really the cat's pajamas!

🗣Boy, that singer last night was the cat's pajamas, wasn't she?
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05 января 2023 22:11

📔 (someone) is endgame


📋Meaning
slang In fandom, the idea that a particular romantic couple (or potential romantic couple) is meant to be together (and, in the context of a fictional work, that one thinks should be in a relationship when the work ends). The term is usually used by fans who are very invested in the pairing. Often, a portmanteau of the characters' names precedes the verb, which is singular (despite alluding to multiple people).

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Although Jackson and April on Grey's Anatomy had a rocky relationship over the years, Japril is still endgame for many fans.

🗣Klaine was always endgame to me, so I'm not surprised they ended up together on Glee.

🗣Really, Daenerys and Jon Snow were endgame for you? I guess I just didn't see it.
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04 января 2023 19:53

📔 false friend


📋Meaning
A phrase, word, or letter that sounds or looks similar to one in another language or dialect but has a significantly different meaning.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I used the word "embarazada" to tell my Spanish friend I was embarrassed, not knowing that it was a false friend and actually means "pregnant"—now I'm even more embarrassed!
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03 января 2023 19:02

📔 park the bus



📋Meaning
In football (soccer), to employ all (or nearly all) of a team's active players in defending its own side of the pitch.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Protecting a narrow one-point lead, it looks like the home team has parked the bus for the remaining minutes of the match.
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02 января 2023 10:53

📔 farmer's tan


📋Meaning
A tan or sunburn on the neck and lower arms that results from wearing a T-shirt during prolonged sun exposure and that is clearly demarcated from the pale skin of the chest and upper arms that remained covered.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣It was so warm that I only wore a T-shirt on the four-hour hike, but I had a pretty gnarly farmer's tan by the end of the day.
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01 января 2023 11:12

📔 close the barn door after the horse has bolted


📋Meaning
To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—you can't close the barn door after the horse has bolted.
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29 декабря 2022 19:04

📔 Up to one's eyeballs




📋Meaning
  to have a very large amount of something to do or be very busy with something

to emphasize the extreme degree of some undesirable or unwanted thing



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 We've been using our credit cards so much we're now up to our eyes in debt.

🗣 If you don't wash your clothes again this weekend you'll be up to your eyeballs in laundry.
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28 декабря 2022 13:03

📔 In a nutshell




📋Meaning
  a brief / short summary of something.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 In a nutshell, my parents grounded me for five weeks after they caught me smoking behind the house.

🗣 I'm sorry to interrupt you but could you please give us your point in a nutshell?
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27 декабря 2022 12:02

📔 you look a little peaked


📋Meaning
You look ill, especially as if you might vomit.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣You look a little peaked since you got off that roller coaster. Do you want some ginger ale to settle your stomach?
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26 декабря 2022 12:51

📔 be not short of a penny (or two)



📋Meaning
To be exceptionally wealthy; to have no concerns regarding money.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣A: "I just heard Sarah just lost her job!" B: "Well, her husband's family isn't short of a penny, so I think they'll be just fine."

🗣I once dated a guy who, though he was never short of a penny or two, was the most miserly person I'd ever met. He wouldn't even tip when we went out to eat!
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25 декабря 2022 12:00

📔 flip (one's) wig



📋Meaning
To react to something, good or bad, with strong emotion.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I had to talk to Mr. Myers about the botched report today, and boy, did he flip his wig.

🗣I figured Aunt June would be excited to hear I'm getting married, but she totally flipped her wig!
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24 декабря 2022 12:18

📔 Carry (someone) off their feet



📋Meaning
To completely overwhelm someone with enthusiasm, ardor, or passion.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣The strength of the senator's oration carried the entire crowd off their feet.
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23 декабря 2022 11:37

📔(Go) tell it/that to Sweeney!


📋Meaning
dated A scornful or incredulous response to a story or statement that one does not believe or finds ridiculous.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Chester: "You know, my dad used to play basketball with the President when they were both kids." Dave: "Ah, go tell it to Sweeney, Chester! Why do you tell such fibs?"

A: "I bet you I could eat 20 hot dogs in less than half an hour!" B: "Tell that to Sweeney, pal!"A: "I bet you I could eat 20 hot dogs in less than half an hour!" B: "Tell that to Sweeney, pal!"

🗣Yeah, right, like you're related to that famous astronaut. Tell it to Sweeney.
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