"You'll find yourself in a real pickle if you don't have enough water during an emergency."
"Tell the people to hang loose until help arrives."
"My brother had the wacky idea of packing twenty bottles of ketchup in his emergency kit instead of water."
"call someone up" = call
"Please call me up if you aren't busy this weekend. I'll have my cellphone with me."
"a thousand apologies" = say one is very, very sorry
"Hey, Steve. A thousand apologies for not calling you up earlier. My cellphone battery died.
"buckle down" = start to work hard
"buckle down" = start to work hard
"If you don't buckle down and save money, you'll never be able to afford college."
"hand to mouth" = with barely enough money to live
"My father lived hand to mouth while he was trying to finish college."
"lie through one's teeth" = lie so you don't get in trouble
SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT: Either improve one's performance (or behavior) or leave. (Used as a command
John was late again, so I told him to shape up or ship out.
CHASE RAINBOWS: To waste your time trying to get or achieve something impossible (usually in continuous tenses)
I don't think my parents ever believed I'd make it as an actor. I think they thought I was just chasing rainbows
MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF SOMEONE: MAKE A FOOL (OUT) OF SOMEONE
Watch out as you go! Don’t make a fool of yourself!
YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE(S)
HE DRINKS LIKE A FISH
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
Finally, he let the cat out of the bag. He felt relieved although the police arrested him immediately
"The man lied through his teeth even though he was guilty of the crime."
"rip someone off" = cheat someone
"I decided to hire a lawyer because the salesman ripped me off."SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT: Either improve one's performance (or behavior) or leave. (Used as a command
John was late again, so I told him to shape up or ship out.
CHASE RAINBOWS: To waste your time trying to get or achieve something impossible (usually in continuous tenses)
I don't think my parents ever believed I'd make it as an actor. I think they thought I was just chasing rainbows
MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF SOMEONE: MAKE A FOOL (OUT) OF SOMEONE
Watch out as you go! Don’t make a fool of yourself!
YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE(S)
HE DRINKS LIKE A FISH
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
Finally, he let the cat out of the bag. He felt relieved although the police arrested him immediately
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