🔰the upper crust
☑️Meaning: If you are one of the upper crust, you are a member of society's highest class.
✨For example:
🔺If Laura was really part of the upper crust, she wouldn't need to borrow money all the time, would she?
🔺Marge does a great imitation of an upper-crust "society queen". It's really funny, and her upper-crust accent is perfect.
✔️Note:
If used to modify a noun or a noun phrase, a hyphen should be added, as in "upper-crust party".
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Idiom –🔰No dice
☑️Meaning – No. Not possible. This expression is used to refuse a request, to make it clear that something is not possible.
✔️This idiom is common in America and Australia.
The expression no dice probably originates from gambling. In the early part of the 20th century gambling was illegal in the USA but courts could only convict casinos and gamblers if dice were found. The phrase no dice – no convictions developed into today’s expression over time. (Source: The Phrase Finder)
⚡️Example:
“I asked my boss for a promotion and a pay-rise. No dice.“
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📚To Get Caught Red Handed
📝A person who is caught red-handed is discovered in the middle of committing a crime or doing something wrong. It is usually related to stealing but can also be used by a parent who finds their child eating their way through a box of chocolates.
✨Example: He tried to steal from the shop but he was caught red-handed.
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