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"Drop a dime"
"Elephant in the room"
"Every cloud has a silver lining"
"Fit as a fiddle"
"For a song"
"From A to Z"
"Have a blast"
"Have eyes in the back of one's head "
"I bet"
"Ignorance is bliss "
"Right as rain"
"screw the pooch"
"Shoot the breeze"
"Shooting fish in a barrel"
"Sleep with the fishes"
"Spill the beans"
"Spin one's wheels"
"Sunny smile"
"Take the biscuit" (UK)
"Take the cake" (US)
"You bet"
People'sintentionscanbejudgedbetterbywhattheydothanbywhattheysay.
Tofurtheralosswithsarcasmorindignity;toworsenanunfavorablesituation.
Listeningintently;fullyfocusedorawaitinganexplanation.
Clumsy,awkward.
Veryexpensiveorcostly.Alargeamountofmoney.
Anythingcausingtrouble,discord,orjealousy.
Withoutanyhesitation;instantly.
Whenanattemptfails,andit'stimetostartplanningalloveragain.
Itisuptoyoutomakethenextdecisionorstep.
Fullthrottle;atmaximumspeed.
Lookinginthewrongplace. [note 1]
Onemadepowerlessorineffective,asbynerves,panic,orstress. [note 2]
Totreatatopic,butomititsmainpoints,oftenintentionallyortodelayoravoid
talkingaboutsomethingdifficultorunpleasant.
Touselesslydwellonasubjectfarbeyonditspointofresolution.
Easyandcomfortable.
Asituationwhereinsomeonehastheprivilegeofenjoyingtwodifferent
opportunities.
Totakeonmoreresponsibilitythanonecanmanage.
Toendureapainfulorunpleasantsituationthatisunavoidable.
Euphemism for dying or death.
A saying from the theatre that means "good luck".
Toworklateintothenight,alludingtothetimebeforeelectriclighting. [note 3]
Tosaythingsintendedtoharass. [note 4]
Toachievethroughinstinctordosomethingwithoutadvancepreparation.
Narrowly;barely.Usuallyusedinregardtoanarrowescapefromadisaster. [note 5]
Todeclaretheendofatask. [note 6]
Anap.
Toattributesomethingtoaparticularcause.
Toshowimpatienceorfrustrationwhendelayed.
Inexpensiveorgoodvalue
Tochatidlyorgenerallywastetimetalking.
Anareaofvulnerability [note 7]
Tobecomesilent;tostoptalking.
Todisplayaloofnessanddisdain.
Alazyperson.
Faketearsordramatears.(fakecry)
To dance
To fart. Also cut the mustard
Toperformwell;tomeetexpectations.
Or to fart.
Don'toverreact.
Don'tmakeplansforsomethingthatmaynothappen;alternatively,don'tmakean
assumptionaboutsomethingthatdoesnothaveadefinitivelypredetermined
outcome.
Aphraseimplyingthatoneisnotproficientatperformingaparticulartaskandthat
theyshouldnottrytoperformthetaskprofessionally
Make a telephone call; to be an informant.
Anobvious,pressingissueleftunaddressedduetoitssensitivenature.
Beoptimistic;everybadsituationhassomegoodaspecttoit.
Ingoodphysicalhealth.
Almostfree.Verycheap.
Coveringacompleterange;comprehensively.
Makefromoriginalingredients;startfromthebeginningwithnopriorpreparation
Thepersonislackingintelligence
Totakeoffense;togetworkedup,aggravated,orannoyed
Totackleaprobleminaboldmanner,despitethedifficultyorcomplexityofdoingso;
sometimesreferstosolvingaproblemdespiteshort-termadverseconsequences.
Aphraseimplyingthatapersonisneversatisfiedwiththeircurrentsituation;they [34]
thinkothershaveitbetter.
Tohaveagoodtimeortoenjoyoneself.
Someonecanperceivethingsandeventsthatareoutsideoftheirfieldofvision.
Youlearnedsomethingthroughmeansofarumor.
1.Todescribeexactlywhatiscausingasituationorproblem;2.Todoexactlythe
rightthing;3.Todosomethinginthemosteffectiveandefficientway;4.Tosay
exactlytherightthingortofindtheexactanswer;5.Tobeaccurateorcorrectabout
something.OftenabbreviatedasHTNOTHallovertheweb
Toleave.
Togotobedtosleep.
Whenyouunderstandwhysomeonehasaparticularopinionorfeelsaparticular
way;"ofcourse","indeed".Mayalsobeusedsarcastically.
Lifeisgoodwhenyou'renaivetothehardshipshappeningallaround
Ittakesmorethanonepersontostartafight;(sometimesusedas:Aparticular
actionorcommunicationrequiresmorethanoneperson.)
Leaveajob,organization,oractivitysuddenly.
Euphemismfordyingordeath.
Toaccomplishtwodifferenttasksatthesametimeand/orwithasingleaction.
Torevealasecret.
Tofindfaultwithsomethingthathasbeenreceivedasagiftorfavor
Despitesomeone'srandomapproach,thereisactuallysomestructuretoit.
Novestedinterestintheoutcomeofaparticularcontestordebate
Crazy,demented,outofone'smind,inaconfusedorbefuddledstateofmind, [note 8]
senile.
Toescapeasituationofresponsibility,obligation,or(lessfrequently)danger.
Somethingthatoccursveryrarely.
Toannoy,upset,ordisappointthroughspitefulorirresponsiblebehavior.
Euphemismfordyingordeath.
Ajob,taskorotheractivitythatispleasantor,byextension,easyorsimple.
Topresentasideofadiscussionorargumenttosomeonewhoalreadyagreeswith [42]
it;essentially,wastingyourtime.
Toteaseortojokebytellingalie.
Euphemismfordyingordeath.
Tocreateadisturbanceandcausetrouble.
Rainingreallystrongorhard.
Needed,appropriate,essential,orhoped-forandhascometomeanperfect,well, [note 9]
absolutelyright.
Toscrewup;tofailindramaticandignominiousfashion.
Tochatidlyorgenerallywastetimetalking.
Frivolouslyperformingasimpletask.
Euphemismfordyingordeath. [note 10]
Revealsomeone'ssecret.
Expelmucheffortforlittleornogain.
Veryhappy.
Tobeparticularlybad,objectionable,oregregious.
Tobeespeciallygoodoroutstanding.
Tonottakewhatsomeonesaystooseriously;totreatsomeone'swordswitha
degreeofscepticism.
Tobetrayorsacrificesomeoneforselfishreasons.
Inbothgoodandbadtimes.
Toexpressscornortodisregard.
Togetdrunk.
Totakecreditforsomethingsomeoneelsedid.
Todance
undermycontrol
Feelsickorpoorly
Everything.Allofit.
Afrustratingorlengthyundertakingthataccomplisheslittle.
Equivalentofsaying"that'sforsure"or"ofcourse".Mayalsobeusedsarcastically.
Whensomeonefindssomethingtheyhavebeenlookingfor.
He/She/Theycontrolsthesituation.
Thatisverytrue;expression of wholehearted agreement