Everyday Idioms!!!
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Pull yourself together (used informally)
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Idiom: Pull yourself together: used informally Context #1 Coach and player talking Coach: Ok, this is really an important r...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Comfort food (used as a noun)
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Context #1 A teacher and his student talking Teacher: What's wrong Tatiana? Tatiana: I have been feeling a little down recently and l...
Thursday, June 9, 2016
To Step Up (one's) Game (used as a verb)
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First Example: Tina : Did you hear? I just got the project. Alec : Really? I thought my proposal was a lock. Tina : They liked mine ...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
To Dig in (one's) Heels
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Idiom: to dig in (one's) heels ; used as a verb First Example: Jennifer : How is the wedding planning going? James : Ug...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
To go the extra mile
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Idiom: To go the extra mile - to do more than what is required to reach a goal or complete a task; to do more and make a greater effort t...
Monday, May 30, 2016
To be running on fumes
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Idiom: To be running on fumes – to continue to do something or stay awake when there is almost no energy left to do it. ...
Thursday, May 26, 2016
To Shape Up
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EXAMPLE 1: Dear Zora, This is the last time I will remind you to wash the dishes after cooking. We are roommates and we share a spa...
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