摘要:( tell the truth and confess what you did ... ) "Coming clean" is being honest and telling the truth about the thing you did wrong. Example: "You ate that piece of cake I was saving, didn't you?[阅读全文]

摘要:( you understand it because it affects your life ... ) "Bringing it home" is making something more clear by seeing the situation more closely. Example: "Taking care of my grandfather is really bri[阅读全文]

摘要:( earning money and taking it home for the family ... ) "Bringing home the bacon" is working hard and bringing home money to support the family. Example: "You work a lot of hours at this job." Re[阅读全文]

摘要:( doing the thing that the other person does well, but doing it better and winning ... ) "Beating him at his own game" is when you beat a person in a competition by doing better than him at the thi[阅读全文]

摘要:( greet you and welcome you eagerly ... ) "With open arms" is to greet and welcome eagerly. Example: "You should definitely go visit my parents. They will welcome you with open arms"[阅读全文]

摘要:( yell at a person for making a mistake ... ) Bawling a person out is yelling at that person or scolding one aggressively. Example: "I asked her if she could stay late, and she bawled me out." Anot[阅读全文]

摘要:( until it happens; while you are waiting; the time before thing ... ) In the meantime is the time spent until some specific thing happens. Example: "You can start working full-time as soon as you g[阅读全文]

摘要:( interested; willing to try; excited about doing it ... ) One is game when one is interested in and excited about doing the thing. Example: "Do you want to see a movie?" Reply: "I'm game." I'm[阅读全文]

摘要:Try to remember the kind of September When life was slow and, oh, so mellow Try to remember the kind of [阅读全文]

摘要:( because of sickness one is unable to get up and go out ... ) A person who is "down with" a sickness cannot get up and do healthy things because of that sickness. Example: "I can't come to work[阅读全文]

摘要:( continue working after one is gone ... ) If you keep doing that thing even after that person is gone, you carry on without her. Example: "If anything ever happens to me, I want you to carry on wit[阅读全文]

摘要:( able to do it; strong enough; willing to do a hurtful act ... ) Besides the regular meaning of "having the strength or ability to do it", "capable of doing something" is also used to say a pers[阅读全文]

摘要:( it must be done; it had to happen ... ) You have to do the thing that you "cannot help doing". Example: "When she said that, I couldn't help laughing." You do not have the choice of not doing[阅读全文]

摘要:( insulting that person with rude words ... ) You call a person names when you use rude words to insult that person. Example: "You are a jerk!" Reply: "You don't have to call me names." Another[阅读全文]

摘要:( officially begin the meeting with everyone acting as they should ... ) You call the meeting to order when you declare that the meeting has begun and ask everyone to pay attention and follow the rul[阅读全文]

摘要:( ask people to meet ... ) You call a meeting to say that you want people to meet. Example: "If I call a meeting for Thursday, will you be there?"[阅读全文]

摘要:( make money to support the family ... ) The one who brings home the bacon is the one who earns the money needed to support the family. Example: "I go to work every day to bring home the bacon."[阅读全文]

摘要:( slow; late; old-fashioned ... ) You are behind the times when you don't know the newest things or latest fashions. Example: "My grandfather wears black socks with his shorts." Reply: "He is so[阅读全文]

摘要:( the one looks exactly like the other ... ) You are the spitting image of the person who you look just like. Example: "People say I am the spitting image of my mother." To be the spitting image of[阅读全文]

摘要:( have a lot of it ... ) You are "swimming in" something when you have a lot of that thing. Example: "Do you have any ketchup left?" Reply: "We are swimming in it."[阅读全文]