Wipe the slate clean 🧹
Meaning:
To forget past mistakes or problems and start again with a fresh beginning.
Example sentence:
After the argument, they decided to wipe the slate clean and move forward.
Meaning:
To forget past mistakes or problems and start again with a fresh beginning.
Example sentence:
After the argument, they decided to wipe the slate clean and move forward.
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Chuffed to bits 😄🇬🇧
Meaning:
Extremely pleased or very happy about something. (Informal, mainly British English)
Example sentence:
She was chuffed to bits when she got the promotion.
Meaning:
Extremely pleased or very happy about something. (Informal, mainly British English)
Example sentence:
She was chuffed to bits when she got the promotion.
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Tell off 😤
Meaning:
To tell someone off means to scold or criticize them angrily for doing something wrong.
Example Sentence:
👉 The manager told him off for missing the deadline.
Meaning:
To tell someone off means to scold or criticize them angrily for doing something wrong.
Example Sentence:
👉 The manager told him off for missing the deadline.
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Start from scratch 🔄
Meaning:
To begin again from the very beginning, without using anything that existed before.
Example sentence:
After losing all the data, they had to start from scratch.
Meaning:
To begin again from the very beginning, without using anything that existed before.
Example sentence:
After losing all the data, they had to start from scratch.
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Have something up your sleeve 🎩
Meaning:
To secretly have a plan, idea, or advantage that you can use later—often as a surprise.
Example sentence:
Don’t worry about the presentation; I’ve got something up my sleeve.
Meaning:
To secretly have a plan, idea, or advantage that you can use later—often as a surprise.
Example sentence:
Don’t worry about the presentation; I’ve got something up my sleeve.
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Bump into 🚶♂️💥
Meaning:
To meet someone unexpectedly or by chance.
Example sentence:
I bumped into my old school friend at the mall yesterday.
Meaning:
To meet someone unexpectedly or by chance.
Example sentence:
I bumped into my old school friend at the mall yesterday.
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Turn a blind eye 🙈
Meaning:
To deliberately ignore something wrong or dishonest, even though you know it’s happening.
Example sentence:
The manager chose to turn a blind eye to the staff arriving late.
Meaning:
To deliberately ignore something wrong or dishonest, even though you know it’s happening.
Example sentence:
The manager chose to turn a blind eye to the staff arriving late.
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Know your onions 🧅🇬🇧
Meaning:
To be very knowledgeable or skilled at something. (British English, informal)
Example sentence:
Ask her about digital marketing—she really knows her onions.
Meaning:
To be very knowledgeable or skilled at something. (British English, informal)
Example sentence:
Ask her about digital marketing—she really knows her onions.
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LAMENT 😔
Meaning:
To express deep sadness or regret about something.
Example sentence:
She lamented the loss of her childhood home.
Meaning:
To express deep sadness or regret about something.
Example sentence:
She lamented the loss of her childhood home.
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Strike while the iron is hot 🔥⚒️
Meaning:
Act quickly at the right moment, before the opportunity is lost.
Example sentence:
He applied for the job immediately, striking while the iron was hot.
Meaning:
Act quickly at the right moment, before the opportunity is lost.
Example sentence:
He applied for the job immediately, striking while the iron was hot.
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CLAMMY 🥶💧
Meaning:
Unpleasantly damp, cold, or sweaty to the touch.
Example sentence:
His hands were clammy before the interview.
Meaning:
Unpleasantly damp, cold, or sweaty to the touch.
Example sentence:
His hands were clammy before the interview.
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CORNERSTONE 🧱
Meaning:
A basic and essential part of something; the foundation on which everything else is built.
Example sentence:
Trust is the cornerstone of any strong relationship.
Meaning:
A basic and essential part of something; the foundation on which everything else is built.
Example sentence:
Trust is the cornerstone of any strong relationship.
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Make hay while the sun shines ☀️🌾
Meaning:
Take advantage of a good situation or opportunity while it lasts.
Example sentence:
Business is slow now, but during the festival season we must make hay while the sun shines.
Meaning:
Take advantage of a good situation or opportunity while it lasts.
Example sentence:
Business is slow now, but during the festival season we must make hay while the sun shines.
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