📔 the end of (one's) rope
📋Meaning
A point of utter exhaustion or exasperation; a point or state at which one has no more patience, endurance, or energy left.
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🗣Daniel's been at the end of his rope for weeks now—he has seriously got to get a different job!
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📔 quake like a leaf
📋Meaning
To tremble violently with fear or nervousness.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣My brother is so strong and scary-looking that he leaves people quaking like a leaf when he threatens them.
🗣I was quaking like a leaf when I went up to deliver my speech.
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📔 go to the mattresses
📋Meaning
To enter into or prepare for a lengthy war, battle, or conflict; to adopt a combative or warlike position.
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🗣While Republicans have shown some flexibility over other contentious issues, it looks as though they're ready to go to the mattresses over the issue of gun control.
🗣We'll go to the mattresses if that's what it takes to defend ourselves!
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📔 A blessing in disguise
📋Meaning
an apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣"being omitted from the World Cup squad was a blessing in disguise"
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📔 knock one's socks off
📋Meaning
to impress someone
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣This song will knock your socks off.
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📔 be the butt of someone's jokes
📋Meaning
to be a person who is joked about or laughed at
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣He was sick of being the butt of their jokes.
🗣No one wants to be the butt of a joke.
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📔 fork in the road
📋Meaning
Literally, the point at which one road splits or separates off into other roads.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣 There's a fork in the road up ahead—which way should I go?
🗣 OK, keep going straight until you reach the fork in the road, then turn right.
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📔 pull your socks up
📋Meaning
make an effort to improve one's work, performance, or behaviour.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team.
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📔 go to waste
📋Meaning
•to not be used
•to squander or miss an opportunity
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣 When the Native American Indians killed a buffalo absolutely nothing went to waste.
🗣Our new apartment has a small refrigerator so now we can't buy many groceries and nothing goes to waste.
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📔get down to work
📋To begin being serious about something; to begin attending to business or work at hand.
🗣I believe that everyone is present for the board meeting, so let's get down to work, shall we?
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📔laze about
📋To relax or spend time idly; to do nothing or very little.
🗣I can't wait to go on my vacation and laze about the beach for two weeks!
🗣It's a gorgeous day outside, so you kids get off your butts and quit lazing about!
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📔an/the olive branch
📋Meaning
A symbol, expression, or gesture of peace, reconciliation, truce, etc. Used most commonly in the phrase "hold out/offer (someone) an/the olive branch."
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣The conservatives in Congress seem to be offering the olive branch to Democrats on the issue of raising the debt ceiling.
🗣If you find yourself in a spat with a friend, try to be the bigger person and be the one to hold out the olive branch.
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📔 talk a mile a minute
📋Meaning
To speak in a very quick or hurried manner; to talk very fast.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣When the boss gets excited, she starts talking a mile a minute, and I can never follow everything she's trying to say!
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📔 Give someone the benefit of the doubt
📋Meaning
Trust what someone says
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣I didn't know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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📔 walking on eggshells (eggs)
📋Meaning
to be extremely careful around someone in order not to upset them
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣 Whenever my mother-in-law visits I'm walking on eggshells in my own home.
🗣We've all been walking on eggshells around my father since he lost his job.
🗣Everyone is walking on eggshells at my firm because the owner is visiting our office this week.
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📔 with reckless abandon
📋Meaning
With rash, unrestrained impulsiveness, enthusiasm, or zeal.
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📔be on (one's) best behavior
📋Meaning
To be very polite or exercise exceptionally good manners. Primarily heard in US.
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🗣I hope everyone was on their best behavior for the substitute teacher yesterday.
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📔 dead asleep
📋Meaning
In a deep, immovable sleep.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣I was dead asleep after my 12-hour shift; I didn't even hear the neighbor's car alarm going off!
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📔 shaken up
📋Meaning
Greatly startled, shocked, or upset.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣I was very shaken up after the car accident. I couldn't even speak properly to the police for about an hour.
🗣I remained shaken up for most of the day after hearing about my grandfather's death.
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📔knock (one's) head against a/the wall
📋To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hopeless.
🗣Some people are never going to agree with you on this, so it's no use knocking your head against a wall trying to convince everyone.
🗣I feel like I've been knocking my head against the wall trying to understand this math equation.
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📔 romp home
📋Meaning
To deftly or easily win a race, contest, or competition. Primarily heard in UK.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣With her arch-rival out of commission with a pulled hamstring, the defending champion romped home at the Olympics once again.
🗣Showing their utter superiority on the pitch, the boys in blue look set to romp home to a 6–2 victory.
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📔 safe and sound
📋Meaning
not hurt or injured.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣My cat disappeared for two days and I was so worried but today she showed up safe and sound.
🗣Drive safely, and when you get home don’t forget to call us to let us know you’ve arrived safe and sound.
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📔 hit the jackpot
📋Meaning 1
To win a large amount of money, especially in a lottery.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣Stop wasting your money on lottery tickets—it's not like you'll ever hit the jackpot.
📋Meaning 2
To acquire or come into possession of something very beneficial or perfectly suited for one.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣Marcy hit the jackpot with her new job—it's basically her dream job, plus a huge salary.
🗣When it comes to boyfriends, Tina hit the jackpot—Dean is basically the perfect guy.
📋Meaning 3
To find exactly what was sought or desired, especially in a large quantity.
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🗣We needed poster board and hit the jackpot at the art supply store down the street.
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📔 ahead of the game
📋Meaning
doing well in a situation and making progress.
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🗣 I’m always taking training courses so that I can get ahead of the game.
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📔 back in the saddle
📋Meaning
doing something that you had stopped doing for a while.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣 I started working out at the gym again and it feels great to be back in the saddle.
🗣 Don’t worry, it’s just an ankle sprain—you’ll be back in the saddle playing tennis in a couple of weeks.
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