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Words and Understandings of Sayings in English |
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| a cut above | idiom | superior | |||||||||
| all washed up | idiom | to have failed in life | |||||||||
| axe to grind | idiom | to have a point to make or argue about | |||||||||
| bend over backwards | verb | to do anything to try to please | |||||||||
| brown nose | verb | to try to please at any cost | |||||||||
| call it quits | verb | give up | |||||||||
| catch on | verb | begin to understand well | |||||||||
| chip on your shoulder | noun | in a fighting mood | |||||||||
| cream of the crop | noun | the best of the group | |||||||||
| door to door | adverb | to go from one door to another | |||||||||
| drop out (of) | pverb | stop attending school | |||||||||
| eat you for breakfast | verb | to defeat you easily | |||||||||
| feel blue | verb | to feel sad or unhappy | |||||||||
| fill the gap | verb | superior14 | |||||||||
| fix your wagon | verb | to get revenge on you | |||||||||
| found out | verb | to have discovered or caught | |||||||||
| get along | verb | to co operate | |||||||||
| get it off your chest | verb | talk about a problem | |||||||||
| get through (with) | pverb | finish | |||||||||
| go back on | verb | reverse a decision | |||||||||
| hand in | verb | give to someone | |||||||||
| have it coming | verb | to deserve it | |||||||||
| in a tizzy | adverb | going in circles | |||||||||
| in the driver's seat | adverb | controlling events | |||||||||
| keep fit | verb | to keep your body healthy | |||||||||
| knuckle down | verb | to work harder or achieve more | |||||||||
| let soneone know | verb | tell someone | |||||||||
| lose your cool | verb | to lose control of your emotions | |||||||||
| make sure | verb | check be positive | |||||||||
| no wonder | phrase | it's not surprising | |||||||||
| on the brink | adverb | very close or almost there | |||||||||
| out in the cold | adverb | not part of the group | |||||||||
| pay back | pverb | return money to someone | |||||||||
| put back | pverb | return something to it's original place | |||||||||
| realize your potential | verb | the best you can be | |||||||||
| run out of | verb | use up all of supply | |||||||||
| sell like hotcakes | verb | to sell many and sell fast | |||||||||
| shut off | pverb | stop turn off a machine or light | |||||||||
| spell disaster | verb | to cause an accident | |||||||||
| suck up to | verb | remove clothes from one's body | |||||||||
| take off | pverb | tear into small pieces | |||||||||
| tear up | pverb | to give a scolding or talking to | |||||||||
| tongue lashing | noun | to interest and excite you | |||||||||
| turn your crank | verb | ruined and unable to continue | |||||||||
| washed up | adverb | informed | |||||||||
| with it | adverb | ||||||||||
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