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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

A Piece of Cake


Meaning: easy; something that is not difficult
 Use:
Tom: What did you think of that test, Jill?
Jill: It was a piece of cake!
In other words, Jill thought the test was easy.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

A Toss Up


Meaning: The result or end of a situation is unclear or undecided.

Use:  My friend is really unreliable. He often promises to do things for me and then he forgets. He told me he would pick me up at 5 tonight, but whether he will or not is a toss up.

In other words, the author doesn’t know if his friend will come or not.

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