Example - "It's monkeys in here. Turn the heater on!"
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Friday, January 23, 2015
Up the wooden hill to bedfordshire
Up the wooden hill to bedfordshire - to go to bed
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Chinwag
Chinwag - chat
Example - "It was time we got together for a good old chinwag."
Example - "It was time we got together for a good old chinwag."
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Bob's your uncle!
Bob's your uncle - something that you say after you have explained how to do something, to emphasize that it will be simple and successful.
Example - "You simply put on the stain remover, leave it for an hour and Bob's your uncle, the stain's gone."
Example - "You simply put on the stain remover, leave it for an hour and Bob's your uncle, the stain's gone."
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Horses for courses
Horses for courses - it is important to choose suitable people for particular activities because everyone has different skills.
Example - Ah well, horses for courses. Just because a plumber can mend your washing machine, it doesn't follow that he can mend your car as well.
Example - Ah well, horses for courses. Just because a plumber can mend your washing machine, it doesn't follow that he can mend your car as well.
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Swings and roundabouts
Swings and roundabouts - something that you say to describe a situation in which there are as many advantages as there are problems.
Example - "If you make more money, you will have to pay more taxes. So, it's swings and roundabouts, really."
Example - "If you make more money, you will have to pay more taxes. So, it's swings and roundabouts, really."
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Away with the fairies
Away with the fairies - not facing reality; in a dreamworld
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
To break wind
To break wind - to fart.
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To foot the bill
To foot the bill - to pay the bill.
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To cordon off
To cordon off - to surround or blockade with or as with a cordon.
Example - "The police cordoned off the street."
Example - "The police cordoned off the street."
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Cold-call
Cold-call - an unsolicited call in an attempt to sell goods or services.
Example - "He has been cold-called a dozen times in the past two months."
Example - "He has been cold-called a dozen times in the past two months."
Image - http://linkedintobusiness.com/content/uploads/cold-calling.jpg
Grub
Grub - food
Example - "That place serves excellent pub grub."
Example - "That place serves excellent pub grub."
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Boon
Boon - something that is helpful or beneficial.
Example - "The route will be a boon to many travelers"
Example - "The route will be a boon to many travelers"
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Entranced
Entranced - so attracted by someone or something beautiful or impressive that you give them all your attention.
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Monday, January 19, 2015
Harrowing
Harrowing - acutely distressing.
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Cuckold
Cuckold - an insulting word for a man whose wife has sex with another man.
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Saturday, January 17, 2015
To drive home
To drive home - to make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; drive home a point or an argument.
Example - "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas"
Example - "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas"
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Stark
Stark - severe
Example - "The one-minute video puts her living conditions into stark relief."
Example - "The one-minute video puts her living conditions into stark relief."
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Friday, January 16, 2015
All in all
All in all - everything being taken into account.
Example - "All in all, the criticism seemed fair."
Example - "All in all, the criticism seemed fair."
Image - http://cdn.traileraddict.com/content/unknown/all_in_all.jpg
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
To blubber
To blubber - to say, especially incoherently, while weeping.
Example - Stop blubbering and tell me what's wrong.
Example - Stop blubbering and tell me what's wrong.
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Takeaway
Takeaway - a key fact, point or idea to be remembered.
Example - "The main takeaway for me is that we need to continue to communicate all the things we're doing for our customers"
Example - "The main takeaway for me is that we need to continue to communicate all the things we're doing for our customers"
Image - http://www.magnifiedview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Take-Away-Sign.jpg
To straddle
To straddle - to sit with one's legs wide apart.
Image - http://www.thepowerofpractice.com/HF%20Pictures/Straddle%20Stretch.jpg
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