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heads up- to introduce info someone needs to be aware of. EX- Julie is coming for dinner tonight. Just a heads up she doesn't eat fish.
about 21 hours ago
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How do you say an email address in Engllish? EX-englishfun@gmail.com EX- say it like this- englishfun at gmail dot com. (@=at .=dot)
10:30 AM Dec 24th
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money to burn- to have lots of extra money to spend on non-essential items. EX-She bought that new ring? She must have money to burn.
9:00 AM Dec 23rd
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plastic- slang term for credit cards. EX- They used plastic to pay for their shopping so they earned points for cash back.
8:42 AM Dec 22nd
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elbow grease- needing to use much physical effort to complete a task. EX- It took some elbow grease to remove the food on the stove.
9:52 AM Dec 21st
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What a bargain!-to say something is a great value,it costs little and is worth more.EX- Look at this sweater, what a bargain. It's only $15.
10:32 AM Dec 20th
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Clerk- Can I help you find anything? Customer- No thank you, I'm just browsing.
9:56 AM Dec 19th
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I'm just browsing.-What you say to the store clerk to say you are just looking and not intending to buy something. Example next post.
9:56 AM Dec 19th
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window shopping-to look at the displays in the windows without going into the store.EX- I only went window shopping today; I bought nothing.
9:55 AM Dec 19th
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EX- Can you please give me a break this time? I tried to finish the essay in time, but I got called to work extra hours, and I had to go.
9:06 AM Dec 16th
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Give me a break.(2)-ask someone to give you extra time because you are trying your best and need special consideration due to a situation.
9:03 AM Dec 16th
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Give me a break!(1)-to say you don't belive what someone is saying/tell them to stop trying to trick you.EX-That's not true,give me a break.
8:57 AM Dec 16th
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the apple of one's eye-express something/someone is very special & important to you. EX- Their children are the apple of their eye.
9:41 AM Dec 15th
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to hit the sack- go to bed EX: I had a long day. I think I'm going to hit the sack. (other version is hit the hay.EX: He hit the hay early.)
4:55 PM Dec 14th
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to put your feet up- to relax. EX- I think I'll put my feet up for a bit and read the newspaper because I've been working all day.
7:54 AM Dec 11th
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give something a shot- try to do something. EX- I've never set up a printer, but I'm going to give it a shot.
8:59 AM Dec 9th
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I hit the ground running and finished all my holiday shopping in just one afternoon.
9:21 AM Dec 7th
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hit the groud running-to begin your project without delay,work hard, & make good progress from the beginning.Example on next post.
9:21 AM Dec 7th
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to run errands-a quick trip to complete a specific task. EX- Today I ran errands before I went home. I went to the bank and the post office.
11:13 AM Dec 6th
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chores-jobs you do to clean your house (laundry/vaccuum/dust etc)EX-I did my chores this morning, so I am going to coffee with a friend now.
10:26 AM Dec 5th
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- Name ESL Instructor
- Location US
- Bio Daily English idioms & expressions to help ESL students increase their vocab & understanding of English. Need help with a word? Email me, and I’ll answer.
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