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the best of both worlds
(idiom) to get the best of two situations Read more…rags to riches
(idiom) a situation where someone goes from being poor to being richdown in the dumps
(idiom) to be acting in a depressed waywingman
(noun) a man who helps another man meet an attractive woman in a bar Read more…rise from the ashes
(idiom) to return to the original form after being destroyed Read more…later
(verb) goodbye Read more…throw someone a curve
(verb) to do something unexpected to someone Read more…famished
(adjective) extremely hungry Read more…bang for one’s buck
(idiom) to get a good value for the things one buys Read more…low-key
(adjective) not elaborate or special, ordinary Read more…cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face
(proverb) to hurt yourself when trying to hurt someone elsesmug
(adjective) arrogant, having too much pride Read more…bring the house down
(idiom) make an audience cheer loudly and excitedly Read more…crack up
(phrasal verb) to laugh a lot Read more…turn one’s back on
(verb) reject an idea, thing or person during an important moment Read more…cut back on
(phrasal verb) to reduce the amount of something Read more…meh
(adjective) boring, uninteresting, unexceptional, lamebaker’s dozen
(noun) thirteen Read more…nest egg
(noun) money saved up for the future or retirement Read more…earth-shattering
(adjective) extremely important or terrible Read more…when it rains, it pours
Definition:(proverb) many difficult things always happen at the same time
on the same page
(idiom) to agree on something Read more…do the lion’s share
(idiom) to do the majority of the work when working with a group Read more…bummer
(noun) a depressing situation or thing Read more…hang in there
(idiom) keep going! don’t give up! Read more…red-hot
(adjective) extremely exciting or popular Read more…when pigs fly
(idiom) never Read more…take a dig at someone
(verb) to insult someone when other people are already saying negative thingsfar-fetched
(adjective) something that is very unlikely or unrealistic Read more…blind date
(noun) a romantic date where the two people have never met Read more…wallflower
(noun) a person who is shy at social events, especially someone who doesn’t like dancing with other people Read more…copycat
(noun) someone who copies another person’s attitudes, ideas, hobbies…. Read more…begin to dawn on someone
(idiom) someone slowly starts to realize or understand somethingso long
(idiom) goodbye Read more…out of the frying pan and into the fire
(proverb) to go from a situation that is bad, to one that is worsebury one’s head in the sand
(verb) to refuse to admit that something is true because it is unpleasant.beat around the bush
(verb) to discuss a topic without being specific about anythingoff-the-wall
(adjective) unusual, bizarre, strange, weird, unconventional Read more…leave it to me
(idiom) I’ll be responsible for it Read more…bullshit artist
(noun) (slang) someone who is very good at saying stupid and untrue things Read more…keep one’s nose to the grindstone
(verb) to continue to work extremely harddo a number on one
(verb) to extremely upset someoneblessing in disguise
(idiom) something that seems terrible, but actually produces positive results Read more…a blur
(noun) a period of time that passes extremely quickly Read more…bite someone’s head off
(verb) to be very angry with someone and reply rudely to them Read more…misery loves company
(proverb) people who are sad like to be with others who are also sad Read more…fruitless
(adjective) useless, not providing a result Read more…knock someone flat
(verb) to amaze someone, to surprise someone Read more…acquired taste
(idiom) something that you begin to like after trying it many times. Read more…have goosebumps
(verb) to be very excited, cold or scared, and have spots on one’s skin Read more…Categories
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