π raise Cain
πMeaning
Behave in a rowdy or disruptive way
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.
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πMeaning
Behave in a rowdy or disruptive way
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.
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π raise Cain
πMeaning
Behave in a rowdy or disruptive way
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.
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πMeaning
Behave in a rowdy or disruptive way
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.
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π break a leg!
πMeaning
good luck!
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"Remember, the show must go on! Good luck and break a leg!"
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πMeaning
good luck!
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"Remember, the show must go on! Good luck and break a leg!"
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π wet behind the ears
πMeaning
lacking experience; immature.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"he's a nice young fellow but a bit wet behind the ears"
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πMeaning
lacking experience; immature.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"he's a nice young fellow but a bit wet behind the ears"
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π take a powder
πMeaning
depart quickly, especially in order to avoid a difficult situation.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£When he saw the police coming, the thief decided to take a powder.β
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πMeaning
depart quickly, especially in order to avoid a difficult situation.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£When he saw the police coming, the thief decided to take a powder.β
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π Wrap your head around something
πMeaning
Understand something complicated
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I just couldn't wrap my head around what had happened.
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πMeaning
Understand something complicated
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I just couldn't wrap my head around what had happened.
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π the last straw
πMeaning
a further difficulty or annoyance, typically minor in itself but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"his affair was the last straw"
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πMeaning
a further difficulty or annoyance, typically minor in itself but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"his affair was the last straw"
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π It's not rocket science
πMeaning
It is easy to understand or is not difficult to do/understand
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£My coach always said, "Basketball is not rocket science. It's about putting the ball in the basket."
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πMeaning
It is easy to understand or is not difficult to do/understand
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£My coach always said, "Basketball is not rocket science. It's about putting the ball in the basket."
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π call it a day
πMeaning
decide or agree to stop doing something.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"after three marriages, many men would have been more than ready to call it a day"
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πMeaning
decide or agree to stop doing something.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"after three marriages, many men would have been more than ready to call it a day"
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π A dime a dozen
πMeaning
very common and of no particular value.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"experts in this field are a dime a dozen"
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πMeaning
very common and of no particular value.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"experts in this field are a dime a dozen"
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π Go back to the drawing board
πMeaning
Start over
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The current system just isnβt working β we need to go back to the drawing board and start afresh.
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πMeaning
Start over
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The current system just isnβt working β we need to go back to the drawing board and start afresh.
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π Pull yourself together
πMeaning
recover control of one's emotions./ Calm down.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"you've got to pull yourself together and find a job"
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πMeaning
recover control of one's emotions./ Calm down.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"you've got to pull yourself together and find a job"
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π Give someone the benefit of the doubt
πMeaning
Trust what someone says
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I didn't know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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πMeaning
Trust what someone says
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I didn't know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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π A blessing in disguise
πMeaning
an apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"being omitted from the World Cup squad was a blessing in disguise"
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πMeaning
an apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£"being omitted from the World Cup squad was a blessing in disguise"
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π knock one's socks off
πMeaning
to impress someone
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This song will knock your socks off.
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πMeaning
to impress someone
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This song will knock your socks off.
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π be the butt of someone's jokes
πMeaning
to be a person who is joked about or laughed at
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£He was sick of being the butt of their jokes.
π£No one wants to be the butt of a joke.
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πMeaning
to be a person who is joked about or laughed at
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£He was sick of being the butt of their jokes.
π£No one wants to be the butt of a joke.
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π be the butt of someone's jokes
πMeaning
to be a person who is joked about or laughed at
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£He was sick of being the butt of their jokes.
π£No one wants to be the butt of a joke.
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πMeaning
to be a person who is joked about or laughed at
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£He was sick of being the butt of their jokes.
π£No one wants to be the butt of a joke.
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π safe and sound
πMeaning
not hurt or injured.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£My cat disappeared for two days and I was so worried but today she showed up safe and sound.
π£Drive safely, and when you get home donβt forget to call us to let us know youβve arrived safe and sound.
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πMeaning
not hurt or injured.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£My cat disappeared for two days and I was so worried but today she showed up safe and sound.
π£Drive safely, and when you get home donβt forget to call us to let us know youβve arrived safe and sound.
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π ahead of the game
πMeaning
doing well in a situation and making progress.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Iβm always taking training courses so that I can get ahead of the game.
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πMeaning
doing well in a situation and making progress.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Iβm always taking training courses so that I can get ahead of the game.
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π back in the saddle
πMeaning
doing something that you had stopped doing for a while.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ I started working out at the gym again and it feels great to be back in the saddle.
π£ Donβt worry, itβs just an ankle sprainβyouβll be back in the saddle playing tennis in a couple of weeks.
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πMeaning
doing something that you had stopped doing for a while.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ I started working out at the gym again and it feels great to be back in the saddle.
π£ Donβt worry, itβs just an ankle sprainβyouβll be back in the saddle playing tennis in a couple of weeks.
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π back away from (something/someone)
πMeaning
to move away from something or stop supporting something.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Our supervisor wanted us to start working on Sundays but after everyone complained he backed away from the idea.
π£ The government has backed away from plans to increase taxes.
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πMeaning
to move away from something or stop supporting something.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Our supervisor wanted us to start working on Sundays but after everyone complained he backed away from the idea.
π£ The government has backed away from plans to increase taxes.
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