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28 May 2024 20:37

📔 Go with the flow



📋Meaning
  To relax and go along with whatever’s happening.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “Quite often in life, good things happen when you don’t make plans. Just go with the flow and see what happens!”
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27 May 2024 20:00

📔 Lost at sea



📋Meaning
  To be confused about something or to feel unsure about what to do.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “I am lost at sea with this new system at work. I just can’t understand it.”
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26 May 2024 11:42

📔 Sail close to the wind




📋Meaning
  To act just within the limits of what’s legal or socially acceptable, to push boundaries.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “They fired their accountant because he sailed too close to the wind.”
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25 May 2024 10:45

📔 Make a mountain out of a molehill



📋Meaning
  To exaggerate the severity of a situation.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “She shouted at him angrily for being five minutes late, but it really didn’t matter that much. She really made a mountain out of a molehill.”
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23 May 2024 22:36

📔 (the) man/woman of the hour


📋Meaning
A person currently being celebrated, honored, or admired by others, especially for a recent victory, accomplishment, or other cause for celebration.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 Janet was woman of the hour at the office after securing the biggest customer their business had ever had.

🗣 Ruth: "Hey, what's going on here?" Dave: "It's a surprise birthday party for you, Ruth! You're the woman of the hour!"

🗣 After writing that bombshell exposé about corruption in Washington, Jake was the man of the hour.
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22 May 2024 11:08

📔 not as black as (one) is painted


📋Meaning
Not as evil, malicious, or malignant as one is described or believed to be.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Everyone is afraid of the old hermit who lives on the edge of town, but after having a few conversations with him, he's not nearly as black as he's painted.

🗣The biker gang plays up its tough demeanor and hellish reputation, but they're really just a bunch of regular guys and not as black as they're painted.
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21 May 2024 10:53

📔 not say boo to a goose


📋Meaning
To be particularly shy, diffident, or timid by nature. Primarily heard in UK.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣My brother is a very sweet, warm-hearted man who can't say boo to a goose. How can you suspect that he committed this crime?

🗣The neighbour's daughter is just the cutest little thing, but she won't say boo to a goose.
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20 May 2024 10:40

📔 catch the sun


📋Meaning
To get sunburned.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I caught the sun at the beach last weekend, and now my back hurts so much that I have to sleep on my side!

🗣I made sure to pack you some extra sunscreen so that you don't catch the sun on your trip.
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19 May 2024 13:13

📔 drive (one's) pigs to market


📋Meaning
To snore.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I can't get any sleep with Will driving his pigs to market every night—I think it's time for him to see a doctor about his snoring.
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18 May 2024 10:39

📔 fine print


📋Meaning
The details of a contract or other document that are important but easily overlooked (often due to very small size of the text.)

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 If you had read the fine print, we wouldn't be going to court over this, now would we?

🗣 Be sure to read the fine print before you sign any contracts!
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16 May 2024 21:34

📔 Salt of the earth



📋Meaning
  Being honest and good.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “My father is the salt of the earth. He works hard and always helps people who are in need.”
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15 May 2024 22:07

📔 Break the ice



📋Meaning
  To attempt to become friends with someone.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He made a weather joke to break the ice.”
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14 May 2024 23:02

📔 Sell ice to Eskimos



📋Meaning
  To be able to sell anything to anyone; to persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He’s a gifted salesman, he could sell ice to Eskimos."
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13 May 2024 22:55

📔 Let the dust settle



📋Meaning
  To allow a situation to become calm or normal again after something exciting or unusual has happened.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “You just had big news yesterday, let the dust settle and don’t make any decisions yet.”
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12 May 2024 13:07

📔 Clear as mud



📋Meaning
  Not clear at all, not easy to understand.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He’s a great scientist, but I find his explanation of bacteria and microbes as clear as mud.”
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28 May 2024 10:09

📔 close as the bark to the tree


📋Meaning
As connected as is possible. Often used to describe a particularly intimate relationship or friendship.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Jenna and Elise are as close as the bark to the tree—I rarely see one without the other!
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26 May 2024 23:47

📔 cowboy up


📋Meaning
To act tough and determined, like a stereotypical cowboy.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Come on, dude, cowboy up! We can totally make that jump on our bikes!
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25 May 2024 20:43

📔 cross (one's) bows


📋Meaning
To annoy or irritate.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Boy, you are really crossing my bows today. Why can't you just do what I ask without arguing about it?
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23 May 2024 22:39

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23 May 2024 11:15

📔 Gain ground



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



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21 May 2024 22:29

📔 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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20 May 2024 21:31

📔 Many moons ago



📋Meaning
  This is one of those English expressions that’s a little bit formal or dated. You’ll most likely hear it in stories, or when someone is trying to create a dramatic effect.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “Many moons ago, we used to be two very close friends. Now we’ve gone separate ways and lost contact.”
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19 May 2024 21:01

📔 Castle in the sky



📋Meaning
  A daydream, a hope, especially for one’s life, that’s unlikely to come true.



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18 May 2024 20:06

📔 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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16 May 2024 10:44

📔 cool customer


📋Meaning
Someone who remains even-tempered, especially in stressful situations.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Brad is such a cool customer. Nothing ever seems to bother him.
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15 May 2024 09:10

📔 flip (one's) wig



📋Meaning
To react to something, good or bad, with strong emotion.

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🗣I had to talk to Mr. Myers about the botched report today, and boy, did he flip his wig.

🗣I figured Aunt June would be excited to hear I'm getting married, but she totally flipped her wig!
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14 May 2024 11:22

📔 close the barn door after the horse has bolted


📋Meaning
To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—you can't close the barn door after the horse has bolted.
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13 May 2024 08:25

📔 farmer's tan


📋Meaning
A tan or sunburn on the neck and lower arms that results from wearing a T-shirt during prolonged sun exposure and that is clearly demarcated from the pale skin of the chest and upper arms that remained covered.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣It was so warm that I only wore a T-shirt on the four-hour hike, but I had a pretty gnarly farmer's tan by the end of the day.
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11 May 2024 22:58

📔 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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