Internet scam - An illegal plan for making money in the internet
That kind of internet scam is all too common these days
Call in sick - Telephone one's employer or school that one is ill and cannot come to work or attend
She called in sick
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Let off steam - relieve one's pent-up feelings |
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Example : He lifts weights after work to let off steam
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Ins and outs - The detailed or complicated facts of something |
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Example : I know how to use computers, but I don't really understand the ins and outs of how they work.
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Wet blanket - A person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves
Please don't be a wet blanket.
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Inappropriate - Not proper |
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Example : His casual behavior was wholly inappropriate for such a formal occasion
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Flesh and blood - One's blood relatives |
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Example : I couldn't send him away - he's my own flesh and blood.
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Make a beeline for - to go directly and quickly towards |
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Example : At parties he always makes a beeline for the prettiest woman in the room. | |
| Swamp - If something swamps a person, system or place, they receive more of it than they can easily deal with |
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Put you up - to provide you with a place to stay temporarily |
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Example : Tracy is putting me up for the weekend.
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Bend over backwards - try hard to do something |
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Example : I've been bending over backwards trying to help you and this is all the thanks I get |
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Moonlight - To work at an additional job, especially without telling your main employer |
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Example : A qualified teacher, he moonlighted as a cabbie in the evenings to pay the rent
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Call it quits - To stop doing something |
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Example : This ground is far too stony for a garden so I'm calling it quits |
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Veg out - to relax and spend time doing very little |
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Example : I'm exhausted - I think I'll just go home and veg out in front of the TV tonight
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On a tight schedule - very busy |
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Example : I'd love to go, but I've got a pretty tight schedule today.
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Give sb a piece of your mind - To speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong |
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Example : I'm going to give that mechanic a piece of my mind if the car's not fixed this time.
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Keep the ball rolling - To keep doing something |
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Example : The product has been a great success, and we hope this advertising campaign will keep the ball rolling.
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Hen party - a party held for a woman who is about to be married as a rite of passage |
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It's going to be a total hen party
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Keep the ball rolling - To keep doing something |
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Example : The product has been a great success, and we hope this advertising campaign will keep the ball rolling.
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Hen party - a party held for a woman who is about to be married as a rite of passage |
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It's going to be a total hen party
Stand up for - defend
He's never going to succeed if he doesn't stand up for himself.
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To top it off - to complete something successfully by doing a last action or adding a last detail |
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Example : Now to top it off, he was lying to her. |
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Listen in on - Overhear the conversation of others |
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Example : I wish Dad would stop listening in on my phone conversations. |
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On a tight schedule - very busy |
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Example : I'd love to go, but I've got a pretty tight schedule today.
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Give sb a piece of your mind - To speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong |
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Example : I'm going to give that mechanic a piece of my mind if the car's not fixed this time.
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Put in a good word for me - to say positive things about me |
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Example : I really need a job and I was hoping you might put in a good word for me with your boss.
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Trade-off - a situation in which you accept something bad in order to have something good |
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Example : For some car buyers, lack of space is an acceptable trade-off for a sporty design. |
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Drawback - a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation |
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Hen party - a party held for a woman who is about to be married as a rite of passage |
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It's going to be a total hen party
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Keep the ball rolling - To keep doing something |
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Example : The product has been a great success, and we hope this advertising campaign will keep the ball rolling.
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Hen party - a party held for a woman who is about to be married as a rite of passage |
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It's going to be a total hen party
Stand up for - defend
He's never going to succeed if he doesn't stand up for himself.
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To top it off - to complete something successfully by doing a last action or adding a last detail |
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Example : Now to top it off, he was lying to her. |
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Listen in on - Overhear the conversation of others |
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Example : I wish Dad would stop listening in on my phone conversations. |
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Hit if off - get along well together |
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Example : I was so glad that our parents hit it off
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Uncalled-for - describes a criticism, insult, remark or action that is unfair, rude or hurtful and therefore considered to be unnecessary |
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Example : There's no need to make personal remarks - that was quite uncalled-for
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Chill out - to relax completely |
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Example : I'm just chilling out in front of the TV.
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Drawback - a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation |
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Example : One of the drawbacks of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.
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