π cut corners
πMeaning
do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "there is always a temptation to cut corners when time is short"
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πMeaning
do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "there is always a temptation to cut corners when time is short"
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π a good voice to beg bacon
πMeaning
Used to mock someone's voice as being strange, unpleasant, or inadequate (e.g., for singing). Bacon, being a dietary staple in older times, was often used as a metaphor for financial stability or wealth; having the voice of one who must "beg bacon," then, means having a harsh voice, like someone who is undernourished.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£Did you hear the way that singer was screeching last night? I'm glad we didn't stay too long, he had a good voice to beg bacon.
π£I love Alice, but, my goodness, the girl has a good voice to beg bacon! Please do not let her sign up for the talent show.
π£I like to sing, but only in the showerβI know I have a good voice to beg bacon.
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πMeaning
Used to mock someone's voice as being strange, unpleasant, or inadequate (e.g., for singing). Bacon, being a dietary staple in older times, was often used as a metaphor for financial stability or wealth; having the voice of one who must "beg bacon," then, means having a harsh voice, like someone who is undernourished.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£Did you hear the way that singer was screeching last night? I'm glad we didn't stay too long, he had a good voice to beg bacon.
π£I love Alice, but, my goodness, the girl has a good voice to beg bacon! Please do not let her sign up for the talent show.
π£I like to sing, but only in the showerβI know I have a good voice to beg bacon.
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π Mad as a hatter (UK idiom)
πMeaning
Completely mad.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ I know some of my students think I'm as mad as a hatter because of my weird methods.
π£ I'll be mad as a hatter if I have to deal with these screaming toddlers for much longer.
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πMeaning
Completely mad.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ I know some of my students think I'm as mad as a hatter because of my weird methods.
π£ I'll be mad as a hatter if I have to deal with these screaming toddlers for much longer.
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π funny feeling
πMeaning
An intuition or premonition about something; a sense of foreknowledge about a situation, condition, or set of circumstances.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I have a funny feeling that this meeting isn't going to end in our favor.
π£ I have this funny feeling that I've met this person before.
π£I'm worried about our relationship. I got this funny feeling when I was talking to her last night.
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πMeaning
An intuition or premonition about something; a sense of foreknowledge about a situation, condition, or set of circumstances.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I have a funny feeling that this meeting isn't going to end in our favor.
π£ I have this funny feeling that I've met this person before.
π£I'm worried about our relationship. I got this funny feeling when I was talking to her last night.
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π The grass is greener on the other side
πMeaning
other people always seem to be in a better situation than you, although they may not be
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Our bookkeeper always imagined that the grass is greener on the other side. She quit her job to pursue a legal education.
π£ Bob always thinks the grass is greener elsewhere, which accounts for his constant job changes.
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πMeaning
other people always seem to be in a better situation than you, although they may not be
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Our bookkeeper always imagined that the grass is greener on the other side. She quit her job to pursue a legal education.
π£ Bob always thinks the grass is greener elsewhere, which accounts for his constant job changes.
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π a free bit of advice
πMeaning
A suggestion, opinion, or piece of advice that was unrequested or unsolicited by the recipient.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£Allow me to give you a free bit of advice, my friend: don't say something you'll end up regretting later.
π£I know you're worried about your kids, but here's a free bit of adviceβyou can't protect them from every little thing.
π£Hey, here's a free bit of advice for you during your internshipβalways be kind and polite. People remember if you treat them well.
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πMeaning
A suggestion, opinion, or piece of advice that was unrequested or unsolicited by the recipient.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£Allow me to give you a free bit of advice, my friend: don't say something you'll end up regretting later.
π£I know you're worried about your kids, but here's a free bit of adviceβyou can't protect them from every little thing.
π£Hey, here's a free bit of advice for you during your internshipβalways be kind and polite. People remember if you treat them well.
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π Button your lips
πMeaning
to not talk about something
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Button your lip. He's coming toward us. Don't tell him what I said, please.
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πMeaning
to not talk about something
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Button your lip. He's coming toward us. Don't tell him what I said, please.
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π freak of nature
πMeaning
Something or someone that is unusual, rare, or abnormal in some way; beyond or outside the natural world.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The goat they have at the circus sideshow is a real freak of nature, it was born with two heads!
π£He can lift over 500 pounds in the gym, he's like some freak of nature.
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πMeaning
Something or someone that is unusual, rare, or abnormal in some way; beyond or outside the natural world.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The goat they have at the circus sideshow is a real freak of nature, it was born with two heads!
π£He can lift over 500 pounds in the gym, he's like some freak of nature.
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π Time flies
πMeaning
used to observe that time seems to pass very quickly.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "people say time flies when you're having fun"
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πMeaning
used to observe that time seems to pass very quickly.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "people say time flies when you're having fun"
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π a cut below
πMeaning
Of lower quality than or inferior to someone or something else, especially that of the expected norm.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This waiter is really a cut below what I would expect from this restaurant.
π£Your essay was a cut below, honestly. That's why it didn't win the contest.
π£I haven't been that impressed with any of the candidates for the sales positionβthey've just been a cut below.
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πMeaning
Of lower quality than or inferior to someone or something else, especially that of the expected norm.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This waiter is really a cut below what I would expect from this restaurant.
π£Your essay was a cut below, honestly. That's why it didn't win the contest.
π£I haven't been that impressed with any of the candidates for the sales positionβthey've just been a cut below.
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π The sky is the limit
πMeaning
If you say the sky is the limit, you mean that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from being very successful.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.
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πMeaning
If you say the sky is the limit, you mean that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from being very successful.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.
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π a cut above the rest
πMeaning
Better in quality than most others.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This new restaurant is a cut above the rest.
π£Trust me, Johannes is a cut above the rest. If you want the best legal advice money can buy, he's your man.
π£An entrant's essay must be a cut above the rest for it to win our top prize.
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πMeaning
Better in quality than most others.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This new restaurant is a cut above the rest.
π£Trust me, Johannes is a cut above the rest. If you want the best legal advice money can buy, he's your man.
π£An entrant's essay must be a cut above the rest for it to win our top prize.
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π the elephant in the room
πMeaning
a major problem or controversial issue which is obviously present but is avoided as a subject for discussion.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "they've steadfastly ignored the elephant in the room: the ever-growing debt burden on graduates"
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πMeaning
a major problem or controversial issue which is obviously present but is avoided as a subject for discussion.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "they've steadfastly ignored the elephant in the room: the ever-growing debt burden on graduates"
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π a cut above the rest
πMeaning
Better in quality than most others.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This new restaurant is a cut above the rest.
π£Trust me, Johannes is a cut above the rest. If you want the best legal advice money can buy, he's your man.
π£An entrant's essay must be a cut above the rest for it to win our top prize.
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πMeaning
Better in quality than most others.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This new restaurant is a cut above the rest.
π£Trust me, Johannes is a cut above the rest. If you want the best legal advice money can buy, he's your man.
π£An entrant's essay must be a cut above the rest for it to win our top prize.
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π cushy job
πMeaning
A job that is easy, stress-free, and/or very well paid.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£Since I got this cushy job managing a toy store, I've gotten to sit around playing with toys all day.
π£Since Sarah got that cushy job with the bank, she has been driving a sports car and is buying a second home!
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πMeaning
A job that is easy, stress-free, and/or very well paid.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£Since I got this cushy job managing a toy store, I've gotten to sit around playing with toys all day.
π£Since Sarah got that cushy job with the bank, she has been driving a sports car and is buying a second home!
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π living on the edge
πMeaning
To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Despite the apparent respectability, he was a man who liked to live on the edge.
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πMeaning
To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Despite the apparent respectability, he was a man who liked to live on the edge.
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π crushing blow
πMeaning
A major defeat or setback that is devastating to the goals of a person, group, or organization.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The team's loss last Sunday was a crushing blow to their chances for a championship.
π£Failing that test was a crushing blow to my hopes for an honors degree.
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πMeaning
A major defeat or setback that is devastating to the goals of a person, group, or organization.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The team's loss last Sunday was a crushing blow to their chances for a championship.
π£Failing that test was a crushing blow to my hopes for an honors degree.
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π the big picture
πMeaning
the situation as a whole.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "he's so involved in the minutiae that he often overlooks the big picture"
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πMeaning
the situation as a whole.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "he's so involved in the minutiae that he often overlooks the big picture"
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π case of the dropsy
πMeaning
A fictitious "condition" characterized by continually dropping things from one's hands. It is a play on the term "dropsy," which was formerly used to denote the condition now known as edema (or oedema).
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I've broken four or five plates since I started work. I guess I've got a bad case of the dropsy today.
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πMeaning
A fictitious "condition" characterized by continually dropping things from one's hands. It is a play on the term "dropsy," which was formerly used to denote the condition now known as edema (or oedema).
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I've broken four or five plates since I started work. I guess I've got a bad case of the dropsy today.
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