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Step on it! : Hurry up!

"Step on it! The taxi will be here at any time and you're not even dressed!"

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take it easy: relax.

"I don't have any special vacation plans. I'm just going to take it easy."

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toss something: throw something away; put something in the trash.

"These shoes are worn out. I guess I'll have to toss them."

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tough: difficult.

"Question number three is a tough one.Do you know the answer?"

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There, there. : expression of comfort.

"There, there. Everything's going to be OK."

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tight-fisted: very frugal; unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.

A: Do you think Charlie will donate any money to the activities fund?

B: No way! He's too tight-fisted!

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a tightwad: someone who is very frugal and unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.

A: Will Charlie donate any money to the activities fund?

B: Absolutely not! He's a real tightwad!"

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tricky: easily confused or misunderstood.

"This problem is tricky. I don't really understand it."

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two-faced: deceitful; disolyal; someone who pretends to be a friend but isn't.

"I thought he was my friend, but he's two-faced. He says nice things to me when we're together, but makes jokes about me when we aren't.

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under the weather: ill; sick; unwell.

"Ted was feeling under the weather yesterday, so he decided not to go to work."

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until hell freezes over: forever.

"Chris can practice the piano until hell freezes over, but he'll never play well because he's tone-deaf."

Note: This expression is used to describe something that will not change, no matter how long or how often it's done.

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until you're blue in the face: forever.

"You can talk until you're blue in the face, but I won't change my mind."

Note: This expression is used in the same way as "until hell freezes over."

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update: make current; add information to show what has happened recently.

"I need to update my résumé. It doesn't show what I've done during the last year."

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upside down: with the bottom part on top and the top part on bottom.

"Put the glasses upside down in the dishwasher. If you don't do that, they'll fill with water and you'll have to dry them by hand."

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used to (+ V): an action that was true in the past but is not true now.

"Jane used to live in Austin, Texas. She lives in San Francisco now."

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Was my face red! : I was very embarrassed.

"When I got to the meeting I noticed that I was wearing one black sock and one brown one. Was my face red! "

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wear out one's welcome: make someone uncomfortable by visiting too long.

A: "Can't you stay two or three more days?"

B: "No. I don't want to wear out my welcome."

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wet behind the ears: inexperienced and naive.

"Don't include Fred as part of the bargaining team.He's just started working here and is still too wet behind the ears."

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What for? : Why?

A: "Come here for a minute. I need you."

B: "What for?"

Note: "What" and "for" can be separated--with "for" at the end of the question:

B: "What do you need me for?"

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What's up? : What's new? What's happening?

"Hi, Dave. What's up? "

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wishy-washy: uncommitted; without an opinion of one's own.

"Don't be so wishy-washy. Tell us how you really feel."

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with bells on: very eagerly; with the feeling that one will have a very good time.

A: "Are you going to Sandra's party?"

B: "I'll be there with bells on!"

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would ('d) just as soon: would ('d) rather; prefer.

"I know we have a lot of work to do, but I'm tired. I'd just as soon leave and finish tomorrow. Is that OK with you?"

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a yes-man: someone who tries to get approval by agreeing with everyone.

A: "Why does the boss think Arnold is so intelligent?"

B: "Because Arnold is a yes-man. He agrees with everything the boss says!"

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You don't say! : Really? / Is that really true?

A: "Have you heard the news? Jessica got married!"

B: "You don't say! "

") if (sekundy == 25) document.write ("

You've got to be kidding! : You can't be serious! (What you said can't be true. What you said is very surprising/hard to believe.) "

A: "Did you know that Bob quit his job?"

B: "You've got to be kidding! "

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yucky: terrible; distasteful; very unpleasant.

"Don't eat the soup at the cafeteria. It's yucky!"

") if (sekundy == 27) document.write ("

yummy: delicious.

"Have you tried the cookies that Jonathan baked? They're yummy!"

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zilch: nothing.

A: "How much money do you have?"

B: "Zilch. I'm broke until payday."

") if (sekundy == 29) document.write ("

Zip your lip! : keep something secret; promise not to tell what has just been said.

"What I told you is really important, so zip your lip!"

") if (sekundy == 30) document.write ("

green: inexperienced.

"I don't think you can depend on Jack to do that job by himself. He's too green."

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had ('d) better: be obliged to; should (strong).

"You'd better leave soon. If you don't, you'll miss your bus."

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hassle (noun): a troublesome situation; something troublesome that interrupts one's normal routine.

"I know it's a hassle to complete this form now, but Mr. Rogers needs it in his office by the end of the day."

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hard feelings: anger; animosity; bitter feelings.

A: "I'm sorry that Jim got the job instead of you."

B: "I have no hard feelings toward him; I know that he had stronger qualifications."

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hard-headed: stubborn; inflexible; unwilling to change.

"I don't think Julie will change her mind. She's pretty hard-headed."

") if (sekundy == 35) document.write ("

hassle (verb): annoy; bother; interrupt one's normal routine.

"If you'd stop hassling me, I might get this finished on time!"

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have one's hands full: be extremely busy.

A: "Will you be able to help us this afternoon?"

B: "I'm afraid not. I'll have my hands full trying to finish my research paper."

") if (sekundy == 37) document.write ("

have/has ('ve/'s) got: have/has.

"Dave's got a son whose name is Benjamin and a daughter whose name is Shannon."

") if (sekundy == 38) document.write ("

have something down pat: know/understand something completely and thoroughly.

"I know I did well on the test. I had all the material down pat."

") if (sekundy == 39) document.write ("

head honcho: person in charge; top boss.

"Dave's the head honcho of the ESL Cafe on the Web."

") if (sekundy == 40) document.write ("

hit the books: study.

"I wish I could go to the movies, but I've got to hit the books."

") if (sekundy == 41) document.write ("

hit the hay: go to bed; go to sleep.

"It's late, so I guess I'll hit the hay."

") if (sekundy == 42) document.write ("

hit the sack: go to bed.

"I'm really tired. I think I'll hit the sack."

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How come? : Why? (statement word order).

"How come you weren't at the party?"

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if I had my druthers: if I could do what I wanted/preferred.

"If I had my druthers, I'd stay home from work today."

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in over one's head: in a situation that is too much / too difficult for one to manage.

"Do you have time to help me? I thought I could do this myself, but I'm afraid I'm in over my head. I just can't handle things alone."

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chicken (adjective or noun): cowardly.

"Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He's chicken / a chicken.

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chow: food.

"How's the chow in the university cafeteria?"

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chow down: eat.

"It's almost 6:00. Are you ready to chow down?"

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a cinch: something that's very easy to do.

A: How was the test?

B: It was a cinch. I finished it quickly and I know that all my answers were correct."

") if (sekundy == 50) document.write ("

cool (also kewl): neat, special, wonderful.

"The ESL Cafe on the Web is really cool!"

") if (sekundy == 51) document.write ("

Cool it! : calm down.

"There's no need to be so upset. Just cool it! "

") if (sekundy == 52) document.write ("

cost (someone) an arm and a leg: cost a lot; be very expensive.

A: "Your new car is really nice."

B: "It should be. It cost (me) an arm and a leg! "

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couch potato: someone who spends too much time watching TV.

"You're a real couch potato, Jay. You need to get more exercise!"

") if (sekundy == 54) document.write ("

cram: try to learn as much as possible in a very short time.

"Sidney did well on the test because he crammed for it. However, he probably won't remember any of the information a couple of days from now."

") if (sekundy == 55) document.write ("

crash course: short course designed to give a lot of knowledge/information in a very short time.

"Tom's company is sending him to a business meeting in Istanbul. Should he take a crash course in Turkish?"

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Cut it out! : stop doing something (that's annoying).

"You kids are making too much noise. Cut it out! "

") if (sekundy == 57) document.write ("

Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched). : Don't assume that something will happen until it has happened.

A: I'm sure that I'm going to win a lot of money in Las Vegas."

B: "Don't count your chickens until they hatch! "

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dicey: uncertain; taking too much of a chance.

A: A friend of mine says I can make a lot of moneyif I buy stock in the BAS company. Should I do it?

B: I wouldn't if I were you. The chances for success are too dicey."

") if (sekundy == 59) document.write ("

ditch class: skip class/play hookey.

"You shouldn't have ditched class yesterday. We had an unannounced test."

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