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19 января 2023 19:37

📔 Pour oil on troubled waters



📋Meaning
  To try to make people feel better and become friendly again after an argument. 



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “She hated seeing her two best friends arguing, so she got them together and poured oil on troubled waters.”
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18 января 2023 20:32

📔 Gain ground



📋Meaning
  To become popular, to make progress, to advance.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “As Airbnb gains ground in many cities all over the world, many locals complain that they can no longer find a place to live. Landlords would rather rent their places out to tourists and earn more money.”
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17 января 2023 19:40

📔 To be closefisted



📋Meaning
  Someone who doesn’t want to spend money. Similar to being stingy.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “Carl is so closefisted, he won’t even buy snacks for the Christmas party.”
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16 января 2023 20:28

📔 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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15 января 2023 21:19

📔 wear the pants



📋Meaning
  to be the person who makes all of the decisions or is the dominant partner in a relationship



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 My grandma was a tiny little lady but she definitely wore the pants in her marriage.

🗣 Everyone thinks the director's so tough but his secretary wears the pants in their work relationship.
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14 января 2023 11:30

📔 Drink like a fish


📋Meaning
to drink too much alcohol at one time.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 I'm worried about Paul—he's been drinking like a fish again.

🗣 I hate going to fraternity parties—it's not very fun when I'm sober and everyone else is drinking like a fish.
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13 января 2023 11:43

📔 15 minutes of fame


📋Meaning
A brief period of celebrity or notoriety. The term was coined by artist Andy Warhol.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Jane had her 15 minutes of fame when she appeared on the nightly news broadcast.

🗣That viral video gave Sam his 15 minutes of fame.

🗣I've seen what celebrity does to people, so I'm really not interested in getting 15 minutes of fame.
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12 января 2023 13:17

📔on the hush-hush


📋Meaning
In a state of secrecy or minimal public knowledge; being known only by a select few people.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I need to tell you some important news, but you have to keep it on the hush-hush, OK?

🗣Apparently it's on the hush-hush, but I just found out John and Tracey are getting married soon!
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10 января 2023 22:11

📔 riffraff


📋Meaning
Undesirable, disreputable, or vulgar people, often used in a condescending manner.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I wouldn't be seen in a place like that, there's a lot of riffraff that hang out around there.
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09 января 2023 20:39

📔 fresh legs


📋Meaning
In sports, one or more substitute players who have not yet participated in a given game or match, thus having more energy than the players they are replacing.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Their offense is completely wearing out our defense—it's time to get some fresh legs on the field!
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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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19 января 2023 04:27

📔 soaked to the bone



📋Meaning
Extremely or completely wet, especially through one's clothing.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I can't believe you pushed me into the pool! Now I have to walk home soaked to the bone!

🗣The kids let themselves get soaked to the bone out in the rain, and now one of them is coming down with a cold!
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18 января 2023 11:36

📔 banker's hours


📋Meaning
A limited work schedule (as banks were once known for having short work days and being closed on holidays and weekends).

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣You won't be able to reach her on a Saturday—she keeps banker's hours.
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17 января 2023 03:35

📔 rolling in dough



📋Meaning
Exceptionally wealthy; having large amounts of money to spend.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I hear her father is rolling in dough, so I wouldn't be too worried about her future.

🗣Once we get this plan underway, we'll be rolling in dough in no time!
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16 января 2023 12:35

📔 bad omen


📋Meaning
A sign, either real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣It was a bad omen when my girlfriend broke up with me the day before my final exams.

🗣All of the recent natural disasters are a bad omen for the future of the planet.
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15 января 2023 11:29

📔 backslider


📋Meaning
One who reverts or relapses into bad habits, unethical or immoral behavior, or criminal activity.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣We've tried to help her quit smoking, but she's a bit of a backslider.

🗣Jimmy's too much of a backslider to stay true to the practices of the church.
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13 января 2023 20:44

📔 living on the edge



📋Meaning
 To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 Despite the apparent respectability, he was a man who liked to live on the edge.
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12 января 2023 20:36

📔 Walking on air



📋Meaning
  Very excited or happy. “Over the moon,” “on cloud nine,” “in seventh heaven” and “in good spirits” 


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “She’s been walking on air since she found out that she’s pregnant.”
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11 января 2023 20:15

📔 Eat like a bird



📋Meaning
  How much does a bird eat? Not very much, right? So to eat like a bird is to eat very little.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “Don’t trouble yourself cooking such a big meal. I eat like a bird.”
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10 января 2023 11:51

📔 jazz something / someone up




📋Meaning
  to make something or someone more interesting, appealing, exciting or stylish



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 I love how French women dress. They know just how to jazz a simple outfit up with something very unique.

🗣 What time can we get into the gym tomorrow afternoon? We need to jazz it up for the school dance.
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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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