way back when

📚way back when

✍🏾A relatively long time ago, especially when recalling something that is not the case now. Primarily heard in US.

I used to really like this band way back when, but now that I'm older, they just sound silly to me. Way back when, there were only a few channels on TV. Now there seem to be thousands!

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weak in the knees

📚weak in the knees

✍🏾Unsteady or flustered due to a strong emotional reaction to someone or something.

Hearing the news of my father's sudden death, I went weak in the knees and could barely remain standing.

Just thinking about Samantha makes me feel weak in the knees.

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📚JUMP THE GUN

✍🏾Meaning:

start something too soon or early, especially without thinking
do something before it should be done
act before the proper time
begin something before preparations are complete


❕Example:

The media jumped the gun and gave out their verdict of the scandal even before the investigation was complete.
Don’t you think you are jumping the gun by talking about marriage so soon? You’ve only just met.
I don’t want to jump the gun and give out my conclusions until I have all the information required.
He jumped the gun and booked a seat for me even before I had confirmed that I was coming.
I think he jumped the gun when he made that investment without doing proper research first.
The new executive jumped the gun by sending out the appointment letter too soon.
She didn’t want to jump the gun and make a statement until she had all the facts of her case.
If we publish this sensitive article, the masses will be quick to jump the gun and give their own verdict based on half truths and unconfirmed news.

➕Origin:
This phrase originated from track and field races and was known since the early 1900s. It refers to athletes starting the race before the gun was fired (which was used to signal to start of the race). This phrase was preceded in America by “beat the gun”.

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The idioms that we can use instead of I'm happy..👇

✅I walk on air.

✅I feel like a million dollar.

✅I am on cloud nine.

✅I'm like a dog with two tails.

✅I'm in high sprit.

✅I'm so happy.

✅I'm in the air.

✅I am over the moon.

✅I am in seventh heaven.

✅I am in tip top shape.

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the wee small hours (of the night/morning)

📚the wee small hours (of the night/morning)

✍🏾The very early hours after midnight.

I was studying for the exam until the wee small hours of the morning, and now I can barely keep my eyes open! We all danced until the wee small hours of the night. I love the wee small hours, when few are awake and one can be alone with one's thoughts.

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weep (one's) heart out

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📚weep (one's) heart out

✍🏾To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time.

🔺Lauren wept her heart out at the news of her father's sudden death.
🔺What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping his heart out upstairs for the last half hour!

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📚all cats are grey in the dark

✍🏾The phrase all cats are grey in the dark means that in the dark, physical appearance is unimportant.

The phrase is attributed to Benjamin Franklin.

🔺I really don't care if she is ugly. All cats are gray in the dark.

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​​📚At a snail’s pace

✍🏾Meaning: Moving very slowly

This idiom is pretty self-explanatory because we know that snails and slugs move very slowly. This idiom has been used for a very long time. The phrase is found in William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III,” which was written and first performed in 16th century England.

Example: Traffic is moving at a snail’s pace.

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​​📚Busy as a bee

✍🏾Meaning: Extremely busy

This idiom originated from Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” (specifically, “The Squire’s Tale”) which was written around 1386. The English is very old, but the phrase remains popular to this day.

“Lo, suche sleightes and subtilitees
In wommen be, for ay as busy as bees.”

The above language looks very different from modern English, but the animal idiom is exactly the same. Today, the phrase is used to describe someone being very busy, but working with a purpose in a pleasant manner.

Example: My son is working on his science project. He’s been as busy as a bee all day.

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