Everyday Idioms!!!

Example: I have  an axe to grind  with my friend. I lent him $100, and he said he'd pay me back the next day, but it's alrea...

Example 1: Veronica:  I want to tell you something, but please don’t run away. Charles:  Is it pretty bad?  I’m not sure, but ok...

Idiom: To lose one's train of thought means to forget what one was talking or thinking about. Context #1 – Two students talki...

Context #1 Jim: Wow!  Look at the ticket prices for the Jay-Z concert.  The cheapest tickets in the seats way up at the top are ov...

Idiom:   A miss is as good as a mile - A   near   miss   is   still   a   miss   and   is no   better   than   missing   by   a   big mar...

Example 1:  Christina: What's wrong ?​  Y ou look so stressed  out​ ! Adam: I am. I have 4 homework assignments tonight,...

Example 1:  Jin Young: How was your trip last weekend? Dori: Not so good. Someone broke into my car and stole my bags! J...

Context #1 Sara: Would you like a piece of this chocolate cake? It's so good! Jim: No thank. I really don't hav...

Idiom: Make Yourself at Home: Make yourself comfortable in one's house and do not be so formal. Context #1   A friend is vi...

Idiom:  To make a mountain out of a molehill – to make something seem bigger in importance than what it really is; to exaggerate the impor...

Example 1: Jason:  I was looking to ask May out on Friday. What do you think? Freddy:  Finally, you keep talking about her but...

In honor of the weather in Los Angeles this week, here are ten different ways Americans use the word "hot." 1. at a very...