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Rug rat

Rug rat 

A young child; a toddler 

I’ve got three rug rats at home, ages 2,3 and 5 

An arm and a leg

An arm and a leg 

A large amount of money; very expensive or costly 

My new Mercedes cost me an arm and a leg 

back seat driver

back seat driver  

Someone who gives unwanted advice; someone who tries to run things even though they don't have the power or authority to do so 

Rob is the worst back seat driver I know - he's always telling me what to do 

On cloud nine

 On cloud nine 

To be extremely happy, elated 

I was on cloud nine after I got the promotion

 

potty

potty 

 a container used by very young children as a toilet
  

go potty : used by young children or when speaking to them
Do you need to go potty
  

potty mouth : someone who  has or is a potty mouth uses offensive words

potty break: a time when you stop what you are doing, especially when driving a car, so that you can use the toilet - used humorously 

 

cramming

cramming :trying to learn a lot of material in a short 

  period of time. The term is frequently used in the phrase  :pull an all-nighter  

All-nighter

All-nighter 

A study or work session that goes through the night; studying without sleep ـــusually a last-minute course of action  

Example :I pulled an all-nighter to study for my math exam

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  Teachers open the door...you enter by yourself   

  To teach is to touch a life forever

Airplane pilot

Airplane pilot is welcoming passengers on board giving them information about flight 

Welcome aboard. This is captain Markus DiPolo up here in the cockpit. Our flight to Chicago should take about 6 hours and 15 minutes, with a scheduled 3:30 landing at O'Hare International. We'll be cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet with a maximum speed of 30,000 knots, and our route will take us north-northeast over the Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountains. The weather en route is clear and calm, so we're anticipating little to no turbulence. Your flight crew will be serving drinks and a snack, followed in an hour or so by a full dinner. After dinner we have a full-length movie. So relax and enjoy yourselves. We do ask that you obey the no-smoking signs, including no smoking in the lavatories. Thank you for flying with us today. 

 

Hem

They need to be hemmed   

 

Hem - An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down

Example :  I need to hem those curtains

different expressions

Snob - One who looks down on others considered to be less important

Example :  It is difficult to like and trust a snob because you never know why a snob wants to be your friend

 

Goosebumps - small, raised lumps that appear on the skin because of cold, fear or excitement

Example :  You're cold - look, you've got goosebumps

Come to one's sense - Return to thinking or behaving sensibly and reasonably; recover consciousness

Example :  I wish he'd come to his senses and stop playing around  By nature - Someone's nature in their character Example :  He is by nature inclined to be rather lazy  Pay up front    Example: You only have to pay a half year's rent up front Up front - Paid in advance  Example :  We need at least half of the money for the production up front   Got ripped off   Rip sb off - to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something Example :  Bob's tickets cost much less than ours - I think we've been ripped off

The world is your oyster

The world is your oyster  

 

The world is your oyster - Everything is going well

Example :  I was younger then, and the world was my oyster

Top dog

Top dog - a person who is in charge 

Pig out

  

Pig out - to eat a lot or too much 

Example :  We pigged out on all the lovely cakes and pastries 

cloth ears

:cloth ears  

- British, old-fashioned, humorous

something you call someone who has not heard something you said  

 Hey, cloth ears, I asked if you wanted a drink 

 

 

The rat race

The rat race - a way of life in modern society, characterized by people competing with each other for power and money

Example :  He decided to get out of the rat race, and went to work on a farm

In the doghouse

In the doghouse - someone is annoyed with you and shows their disapproval

Example :  I'm in the doghouse - I broke Sara's favorite vase this morning

Straight from the horse's mouth

Straight from the horse's mouth - from a reliable source

Example :  I have it  straight from the horse's mouth that he plans to retire next month

Lone wolf

A Lone wolf - A person who prefers to do without the company or assistance of others

Example :  Her nursery school teacher described Beth as a lone wolf, an assessment her parents found astonishing