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Do/Run Errands

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Make a short trip to complete specific tasks or chores

-She was out running errands for her mother
-could one of you run a errand for me , please ?

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Keep track of time

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To pay attention to the time or how you spend your time

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Treat priorities

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Work on things that are important to you

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Get a sense

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Feel or understand

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Side hustle

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A job that you get paid for doing in addition to doing your main job

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Putter around the house

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Spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important

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Plan something in

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Meek time for something

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To be on about

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What are you talking about ?
-Sorry , Lucy . What are you on about

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To ring in the new year

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To celebrate the new year

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To turn over a new leaf

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To change behavior , positive change

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A blessing a disguise

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Something that seems bad at first but later it turns out to be good
-missing the flight was a blessing in disguise because I met my husband while waiting for the next flight

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This break a bill

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-To give smaller coins
- could you please break my 20 dollars

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By the book

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According to the rule
-what I am doing , its exactly by the book

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Bits and bobs

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Things
-I need to get my bits and bobs from Upstairs

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Bloody

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To emphasize in every
That’s bloody marvelous
An expression of surprise
Bloody hell
To express annoying
Where are my bloody socks?

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Bob’s your uncle

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There you have it. This said after giving instructions

Put milk and sugar and bobs your uncle

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A brolly

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Umbrella
I always take your brolly with you in autumn

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To call it a day

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When the activity finished
okay, guys, lets call it a day

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Chill out

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Keep calm

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To cram

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Sturdy feverishly before the exam
I spend all night cramming for my TOEFL exam

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A curveball

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Something unexpected and it is difficult to deal with
-The financial crisis of 2008 was a curveball
To throw a curveball
Surprise someone with a difficult problem situation

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A curveball

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Something unexpected and it is difficult to deal with
-The financial crisis of 2008 was a curveball
To throw a curveball
Surprise someone with a difficult problem situation

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To budge up

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To move on to make a space for you
Could you budge up a bit
There is room for four on this bench

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Builders tea

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Strong cup of tea

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To be buzzing
Exited, happy I am buzzing, I am Going to a concert tomorrow
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Carry the can
Take the blame for something even if it wasn't your fault **She is carrying the can for her boyfriend's errors**
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To drive someone up the wall
To irritate or frustrate someone **-My roommate drives me up the wall . She constantly listens the music so loud**
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To drop someone a line
To text or email someone (informal) **-Can you drop me a line when you get back home?**
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Freeloader
Negative context. A person who takes advantage of one’s generosity and takes advantage of other peoples food , drinks , money, resources but gives nothing in return **- stop being a freeloader and get a job**
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To get cold feet
To suddenly become scared to do something you had planned to do, specially something important **-he got cold feet **
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Chuffed/Chuffed to bits
To be pleased with the result of something **-I was chuffed to bits when I got an acceptance letter from the University **
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To crack on
To continue doing something after a pause and normally with more energy *-The deadline’s in an hour , so we better crack on with the task*
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Cuppa
A cup of tea
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To give someone the cold shoulder
Ignore someone or treat in a unfriendly way **-She gave me the cold shoulder because our fight**
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To get your act together
To organize yourself and start doing things in an effective way **- when are you gonna Get your act together and get a job ? **
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To go back to the drawing board
Start over, start planning something after previous plan hasn’t worked out **-the solution we came up with last month failed so we need to get back to the drawing board**
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To faff - about or around
To do thing that you are not meant to be doing to avoid what your are meant to be doing *- I faff around doing hair, choosing earrings when I really I Should just be cracking on and getting to work*
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A faff
Difficult complicated . It causes problems and requires a lot of effort **-Finding a new house was such a faff**
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To fancy
To want to have or do something Do you fancy a cuppa?
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To fancy someone
To be initially attracted to someone **-I saw a guy you fancied out at the nightclub**
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Stand somebody up
Invite someone on a date , but fail to show up **-I feel bad about standing Samantha up, but I’ve made a mistake . I can’t go **
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Ask somebody out
Yo ask someone put on a date **- I just asked Debbie out and she said yes !**
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Lead somebody on
Yo flirt with someone without any serious intentions **-if you don’t like Angela, stop leading her on!**
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Be out of one’s league
When one person believes that the other person is way too good for them or vice versa **Ryan is so out of my league, but I can still flirt with him**
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A fling
Short and pretty indigno romantic relationship **we are in a serios relationship! This is not a fling!**
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Commitment
In a relationship: - promise which signifies that no matter what , you will be by your partner’s side ** I don’t think I am ready to make a commitment**
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Have game
To be very good at flirting **Robert is one of those people who has good game**
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Drift |Grow apart
To gradually become less romantic or friendly **we do not really talk anymore . We drifted apart after college.**
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Newlyweds
A couple who has recently married **-The resort has a special package for newlyweds**
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Stick together
To remain united and loyal **My family sticks together during hard times**
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To hit a road
To leave a place or begin a journey **-hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more **
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I can’t even
Is used to indicated that the person is overwhelmed with emotions and they’re running out of words **-I can’t even with this cake. it is so good**+-
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In no time
Very quickly or very soon **-I will be back in no time**
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To have a mare
To have a really difficult or unpleasant situation **- I had a total mare at the supermarket. My bags broke, and all my glass bottles smashed**
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To sort out
To solve , to successfully deal with a problem or a difficult situation **-I will sort it out for you, don’t worry **
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To take the road less traveled
To live a unique life, not typical In life sometimes, you have to take the road less traveled
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Off the beaten track
Somewhere where most people don’t go **I like to go off the beaten track when I travel. I can’t stand places with lots of tourists**
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The float one’s boat
Something someone likes a lot **whatever floats your boat** Whatever you want

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