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:( you like that thing; you are enjoying it ... ) "Are you into The Beattles?" Reply: "Yes. I love their music." Example: "You don't want to sing this song?" Reply: "I'm not into it right now[阅读全文]

摘要:( able to satisfy everyone's needs ... ) To be all things to all people is to do the things that make everyone happy. Example: "Public relations is a tough job. I have to be all things to all peopl[阅读全文]

摘要:( you can show people how do do things, but people must help themselves ... ) "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink" (proverb) says that you can give people what they need to[阅读全文]

摘要:( we will do it another time ... ) To take a rain check is to ask to receive a promise to do some thing at better time, such as when it is not raining. Example: "We were planning to go to the park,[阅读全文]

摘要:( very slow moving ... ) Slow as molasses in January means very slow because molasses, which is the thick and sticky syrup formed in the process of making sugar, flows very slowly in the cold. Exampl[阅读全文]

摘要:( they fit together very well; they are comfortable with each other ... ) Two things that are similar and go together well are like two peas in a pod. Example: "He and his sister are like two peas i[阅读全文]

摘要:( cancel it; decide to not do it ... ) You "call it off" when you decide to not do the thing you were planning to do. Example: "I thought you had a date tonight?" Reply: "I did, but we called it[阅读全文]

摘要:( have a lot of money; become rich ... ) You are in the money when something happens that gives you a lot of money. Example: "Now he's a professional basketball player." Reply: "He's in the mone[阅读全文]

摘要:( a place that is far from anything important to you ... ) A place that seems far away from everything that you know and care about is in the middle of nowhere. Example: "You are 30 minutes late and[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:( that thing amazes you; one finds it awesome; one feels totally alive and awake watching that ... ) To be in awe of something is be totally fascinated and interested in that thing. Example: "I am i[阅读全文]

摘要:( since we cannot defeat them, let's work together with them ... ) "If you can't beat them, join them" (proverb) says that if you cannot win against stronger opponents, then it is better to not f[阅读全文]

摘要:( give a promise to do that thing at a future time ... ) To get a rain check is to receive a promise to do some thing at better time, such as when it is not raining. Example: "He was going to take m[阅读全文]

摘要:( try to gain success by following a successful person ... ) To hang on to one's coattails is to try to get some of that person's success by following that person. Example: "Doesn't it bother you[阅读全文]

摘要:( telling you that we feel sad about what happened ... ) Extending one's sympathy is letting another person know how sad you feel about what happened to him. Example: "I would like to extend my sym[阅读全文]

摘要:( allow a customer to pay at a future time for goods given now; lend someone money to be paid back later ... ) Extending credit is allowing them to have it now but not pay for it until later. Example[阅读全文]

摘要:( communicate in a way that allows the other to see that one is angry ... ) Expressing one's anger is showing that one is angry. Example: "I would like to express my anger about what happened last[阅读全文]

摘要:( tell why you did it ... ) Explaining oneself is telling another person ("explaining") the reasons for what one did. Example: "Please listen. I am trying to explain myself." Angry parents often[阅读全文]

摘要:( the woman is pregnant so they are expecting that a baby will born ... ) Expecting a child is when the woman is pregnant and will give birth to a new baby. Example: "My wife and I are expecting our[阅读全文]