📔 Between a rock and a hard place



📋Meaning
  In difficulty, faced with a choice between two unsatisfactory options.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “I can understand why she couldn’t make up her mind about what to do. She’s really between a rock and a hard place.”
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📔 (someone) is endgame


📋Meaning
slang In fandom, the idea that a particular romantic couple (or potential romantic couple) is meant to be together (and, in the context of a fictional work, that one thinks should be in a relationship when the work ends). The term is usually used by fans who are very invested in the pairing. Often, a portmanteau of the characters' names precedes the verb, which is singular (despite alluding to multiple people).

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Although Jackson and April on Grey's Anatomy had a rocky relationship over the years, Japril is still endgame for many fans.

🗣Klaine was always endgame to me, so I'm not surprised they ended up together on Glee.

🗣Really, Daenerys and Jon Snow were endgame for you? I guess I just didn't see it.
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📔 As cold as stone



📋Meaning
  Being very cold and unemotional.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “In the Victorian times, many women were told to suppress their feelings and, thus, appeared as cold as stone.”
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📔 false friend


📋Meaning
A phrase, word, or letter that sounds or looks similar to one in another language or dialect but has a significantly different meaning.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I used the word "embarazada" to tell my Spanish friend I was embarrassed, not knowing that it was a false friend and actually means "pregnant"—now I'm even more embarrassed!
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📔 Clear as mud



📋Meaning
  Not clear at all, not easy to understand.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He’s a great scientist, but I find his explanation of bacteria and microbes as clear as mud.”
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📔 farmer's tan


📋Meaning
A tan or sunburn on the neck and lower arms that results from wearing a T-shirt during prolonged sun exposure and that is clearly demarcated from the pale skin of the chest and upper arms that remained covered.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣It was so warm that I only wore a T-shirt on the four-hour hike, but I had a pretty gnarly farmer's tan by the end of the day.
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📔 Let the dust settle



📋Meaning
  To allow a situation to become calm or normal again after something exciting or unusual has happened.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “You just had big news yesterday, let the dust settle and don’t make any decisions yet.”
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📔 close the barn door after the horse has bolted


📋Meaning
To try to prevent or rectify a problem after the damage has already been done.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣It isn't worth replacing the oil filter on the engine now—you can't close the barn door after the horse has bolted.
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📔 Sell ice to Eskimos



📋Meaning
  To be able to sell anything to anyone; to persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He’s a gifted salesman, he could sell ice to Eskimos."
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📔 flip (one's) wig



📋Meaning
To react to something, good or bad, with strong emotion.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I had to talk to Mr. Myers about the botched report today, and boy, did he flip his wig.

🗣I figured Aunt June would be excited to hear I'm getting married, but she totally flipped her wig!
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📔 Break the ice



📋Meaning
  To attempt to become friends with someone.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “He made a weather joke to break the ice.”
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📔 cool customer


📋Meaning
Someone who remains even-tempered, especially in stressful situations.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣Brad is such a cool customer. Nothing ever seems to bother him.
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📔 Salt of the earth



📋Meaning
  Being honest and good.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “My father is the salt of the earth. He works hard and always helps people who are in need.”
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📔 fine print


📋Meaning
The details of a contract or other document that are important but easily overlooked (often due to very small size of the text.)

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 If you had read the fine print, we wouldn't be going to court over this, now would we?

🗣 Be sure to read the fine print before you sign any contracts!
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📔 Down to earth



📋Meaning
  To be practical and sensible.


🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “It’s a stereotype, but Dutch people are known for being down to earth.”
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📔 drive (one's) pigs to market


📋Meaning
To snore.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I can't get any sleep with Will driving his pigs to market every night—I think it's time for him to see a doctor about his snoring.
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📔 Castle in the sky



📋Meaning
  A daydream, a hope, especially for one’s life, that’s unlikely to come true.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “World traveling used to be a castle in the sky for most people a few decades ago, but with cheap flight tickets and the global use of English, many youngsters are living that dream.”
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📔 catch the sun


📋Meaning
To get sunburned.

🤔For example ⬇️

🗣I caught the sun at the beach last weekend, and now my back hurts so much that I have to sleep on my side!

🗣I made sure to pack you some extra sunscreen so that you don't catch the sun on your trip.
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📔 Many moons ago



📋Meaning
  This is one of those English expressions that’s a little bit formal or dated. You’ll most likely hear it in stories, or when someone is trying to create a dramatic effect.



🤔For example ⬇️

🗣 “Many moons ago, we used to be two very close friends. Now we’ve gone separate ways and lost contact.”
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