π Share and share alike
πMeaning
Give everyone an equal portion.
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πMeaning
Give everyone an equal portion.
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π fib πΊπΈ
βπΎMeaning
a small, harmless lie (n.) | to tell a small, harmless lie (v.)
βFor example
πΊI can tell you're fibbing because you're trying not to smile!
πΊWe told our youngest child a little fib about where our pet dog went when he died. She was too young to understand the truth.
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βπΎMeaning
a small, harmless lie (n.) | to tell a small, harmless lie (v.)
βFor example
πΊI can tell you're fibbing because you're trying not to smile!
πΊWe told our youngest child a little fib about where our pet dog went when he died. She was too young to understand the truth.
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πwide of the mark
βπΎMeaning
If something is wide of the mark, it isn't true or accurate, or it misses the target.
βοΈFor example
πΈThe manager expected sales to double this year, but his prediction was wide of the mark. They only increased by ten per cent.
πΈRonaldo's first shot was wide of the mark, but his second one went right into the back of the net for a goal.
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βπΎMeaning
If something is wide of the mark, it isn't true or accurate, or it misses the target.
βοΈFor example
πΈThe manager expected sales to double this year, but his prediction was wide of the mark. They only increased by ten per cent.
πΈRonaldo's first shot was wide of the mark, but his second one went right into the back of the net for a goal.
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πstir up
πMeaning
to cause trouble among people or to cause bad feelings to arise
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ The company says environmentalists are stirring up trouble by telling people the factory will pollute their river.
π¬ You'll stir a lot of bad feeling up if you say their son died of a drug overdose. They want people to think it was a heart attack.
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πMeaning
to cause trouble among people or to cause bad feelings to arise
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ The company says environmentalists are stirring up trouble by telling people the factory will pollute their river.
π¬ You'll stir a lot of bad feeling up if you say their son died of a drug overdose. They want people to think it was a heart attack.
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π The road to hell is paved with good intentions
πMeaning
1) People who believe they are doing good can end up doing bad (the law of unintended consequences). 2) There is no value in simply planning to do good if you don't actually do it.
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πMeaning
1) People who believe they are doing good can end up doing bad (the law of unintended consequences). 2) There is no value in simply planning to do good if you don't actually do it.
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π OD πΊπΈ
βπΎMeaning
to take an overdose of a drug
βFor example
πΊIf someone OD's, call an ambulance immediately. After calling, give the person mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if they've stopped breathing.
πΊIt's very easy to OD and die from taking a narcotic drug like heroin. This is because narcotics are such powerful drugs that taking a dose which is just a little bit stronger than usual can kill a person.
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βπΎMeaning
to take an overdose of a drug
βFor example
πΊIf someone OD's, call an ambulance immediately. After calling, give the person mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if they've stopped breathing.
πΊIt's very easy to OD and die from taking a narcotic drug like heroin. This is because narcotics are such powerful drugs that taking a dose which is just a little bit stronger than usual can kill a person.
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πverbal diarrhoea
βπΎMeaning
If someone has verbal diarrhoea, they can't stop talking.
βοΈFor example
πΈJanice has a real bad case of verbal diarrhoea. It's like she's afraid of silence and has to keep talking to block it out.
πΈI don't know if you could say he's got verbal diarrhoea, but Alan sure does talk a lot.
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βπΎMeaning
If someone has verbal diarrhoea, they can't stop talking.
βοΈFor example
πΈJanice has a real bad case of verbal diarrhoea. It's like she's afraid of silence and has to keep talking to block it out.
πΈI don't know if you could say he's got verbal diarrhoea, but Alan sure does talk a lot.
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πyearn for
πMeaning
to want something very much
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ Even though I left England a long time ago, I still yearn for the beauty of the English countryside.
π¬ Paula is still getting over the breakup with her boyfriend. She's still yearning for the sound of his voice and the smell of his hair.
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πMeaning
to want something very much
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ Even though I left England a long time ago, I still yearn for the beauty of the English countryside.
π¬ Paula is still getting over the breakup with her boyfriend. She's still yearning for the sound of his voice and the smell of his hair.
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π Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear
πMeaning
1. Speaking about the Devil may invite him to come. 2. We often say "Talk of the devil!" (or "Speak of the devil!") when somebody that we have just been speaking about suddenly appears.
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πMeaning
1. Speaking about the Devil may invite him to come. 2. We often say "Talk of the devil!" (or "Speak of the devil!") when somebody that we have just been speaking about suddenly appears.
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π ecofreak πΊπΈ
βπΎMeaning
a person with strong views on the importance of protecting the natural environment
βFor example
πΊBefore becoming Minister for the Environment, Peter was a rock star and an ecofreak.
πΊAll these ecofreaks came and lay down in front of the bulldozers to stop them from clearing the forest.
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βπΎMeaning
a person with strong views on the importance of protecting the natural environment
βFor example
πΊBefore becoming Minister for the Environment, Peter was a rock star and an ecofreak.
πΊAll these ecofreaks came and lay down in front of the bulldozers to stop them from clearing the forest.
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πmend your ways
βπΎMeaning
If you mend your ways, you improve your behaviour and stop doing things that cause trouble.
βοΈFor example
πΈTerry had better mend his ways or Rosie will leave him forever.
πΈIt took him a long time to mend his ways, but these days Jack is a good father and husband.
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βπΎMeaning
If you mend your ways, you improve your behaviour and stop doing things that cause trouble.
βοΈFor example
πΈTerry had better mend his ways or Rosie will leave him forever.
πΈIt took him a long time to mend his ways, but these days Jack is a good father and husband.
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πget away with
πMeaning
to do something illegal or immoral and not get caught or punished
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ Janet got away with shoplifting clothes the first few times, but she soon got caught and now she's stuck with a police record for the rest of her life.
π¬ Bobby nearly got away with the robbery, but he spent the money too quickly and local police who knew him got suspicious.
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πMeaning
to do something illegal or immoral and not get caught or punished
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ Janet got away with shoplifting clothes the first few times, but she soon got caught and now she's stuck with a police record for the rest of her life.
π¬ Bobby nearly got away with the robbery, but he spent the money too quickly and local police who knew him got suspicious.
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π Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
πMeaning
You'll be safer if you know more about your enemies than you know about your friends. Look after your enemies better than you look after your friends.
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πMeaning
You'll be safer if you know more about your enemies than you know about your friends. Look after your enemies better than you look after your friends.
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π jock πΊπΈ
βπΎMeaning
an athlete, sportsman
βFor example
πΊBetty's new boyfriend is one of the jocks on the football team.
πΊIn our high school, most of the guys are either jocks or geeks.
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βπΎMeaning
an athlete, sportsman
βFor example
πΊBetty's new boyfriend is one of the jocks on the football team.
πΊIn our high school, most of the guys are either jocks or geeks.
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πchickens come home to roost
βπΎMeaning
If chickens are coming home to roost, someone is suffering the unpleasant consequences of their bad actions in the past.
βοΈFor example
πΈFred's in hospital with liver problems. I guess the chickens have come home to roost after all those years of heavy drinking.
πΈThe chickens are coming home to roost for the executives who committed fraud in the nineties. They're being charged now even though they committed their crimes over ten years ago.
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βπΎMeaning
If chickens are coming home to roost, someone is suffering the unpleasant consequences of their bad actions in the past.
βοΈFor example
πΈFred's in hospital with liver problems. I guess the chickens have come home to roost after all those years of heavy drinking.
πΈThe chickens are coming home to roost for the executives who committed fraud in the nineties. They're being charged now even though they committed their crimes over ten years ago.
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πhold down
πMeaning
to stop something from rising by pressing down on it or putting a heavy object on it
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ The vet's assistant held down our dog while the vet gave her the injection.
π¬ I held the board down with my foot while I hammered it in place.
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πMeaning
to stop something from rising by pressing down on it or putting a heavy object on it
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ The vet's assistant held down our dog while the vet gave her the injection.
π¬ I held the board down with my foot while I hammered it in place.
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π Poor men go to heaven as soon as rich
πMeaning
God makes no distinction between people with money and people without money.
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πMeaning
God makes no distinction between people with money and people without money.
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π old bat πΊπΈ
βπΎMeaning
an unpleasant old woman
βFor example
πΊThe old bat who lives downstairs called the cops when we were having a party.
πΊWe used to think Mrs Jones was just another bad-tempered old bat, but she's actually a lovely lady when you get to know her.
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βπΎMeaning
an unpleasant old woman
βFor example
πΊThe old bat who lives downstairs called the cops when we were having a party.
πΊWe used to think Mrs Jones was just another bad-tempered old bat, but she's actually a lovely lady when you get to know her.
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πpick up the tab | pick up the bill
βπΎMeaning
If you pick up the tab, or pick up the bill, you pay for yourself and your friends in a restaurant or a bar.
βοΈFor example
πΈWhen people go out to celebrate a birthday in Thailand, whoever's having the birthday picks up the tab.
πΈIn general in Asia, the person with the highest status picks up the bill in a restaurant.
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βπΎMeaning
If you pick up the tab, or pick up the bill, you pay for yourself and your friends in a restaurant or a bar.
βοΈFor example
πΈWhen people go out to celebrate a birthday in Thailand, whoever's having the birthday picks up the tab.
πΈIn general in Asia, the person with the highest status picks up the bill in a restaurant.
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