摘要: ( you are popular; people are eager to be with you ... ) When people are eager to see you, they "beat a path to your door". Example: "I don't see anyone beating a path to your door." When people[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]
摘要: ( fight to decide how it will be done ... ) Battling it out is it fighting about the thing you want. Example: "I really don't mind where we go. I'll let you two battle it out."[阅读全文]
摘要: ( prepare for a big storm ... ) Batten down the hatches means get ready for a big, crazy, loud storm-like event. Example: "A big rain storm is coming. We need to batten down the hatches." Another e[阅读全文]
摘要: ( pretend to give one things, then give another thing ... ) "The bait and switch" is a trick where you pretend to give one but you give something different. Example: "I thought I was buying a new[阅读全文]
摘要: ( talking badly about you ... ) To "bad mouth" someone when is to say bad things about that person. Example: "You are one of my best friends. I would never bad mouth you." You bad mouth a person[阅读全文]
摘要: ( as bad as people are saying ... ) As bad as all that refers to how bad people are saying that it is. Example: "I've heard it is the worst place to go to school." Reply: "It's not as bad as all[阅读全文]
摘要: ( must start again from the very beginning ... ) Square one is the point where you start from, so back to square one is starting again from the very beginning. Example: "After all that work, they de[阅读全文]
摘要: ( choose to support the one who will not win ... ) You back the wrong horse when you cheer for the one who will be the loser. Example: "Who did you bet on in the superbowl?" Reply: "Arizona." Ans[阅读全文]
摘要: ( order a product and wait for it to arrive before giving to customer ... ) To back order is to order some product which is not available right away. Example: "We don't have them in your size today[阅读全文]
摘要: ( move back to give more space; not be so agressive ... ) To back off is to move back to give one space. Example: "I guess I made her angry. She told me to back off and leave her alone." If we get[阅读全文]
摘要: ( help me; give me your support ... ) You back someone up when you add your strength to support that person. A person telling a lie might ask another to "back him up" Example: "I told my mom we we[阅读全文]
摘要: ( one is seen again after being gone for a long time ... ) A person who is communication after not being seen for a while is "back in circulation". Example: "John, where have you been? It is good[阅读全文]
摘要: ( said by a person from the East when talking about the East ... ) When a person from the eastern part of the United States talks about the eastern part of the county, she may refer to it as "back e[阅读全文]
摘要: ( decide to not fight ... ) To back down is to quit one's plans to fight. Example: "If I were you, I would back down. It is not worth fighting about." If you were planning to compete, but now you[阅读全文]
摘要: ( moving in one direction then turning and moving in the opposite direction ... ) Back and forth describes the movement which goes in one direction, then turns and goes back in that direction from wh[阅读全文]
摘要: ( at this time; based on what is happening now ... ) At this juncture means at this time (now) based on the things that are happening (now). Example: "Are you going to buy the ABC company?" Reply:[阅读全文]
摘要: ( now; right now; for now ... ) The present time is now. Example: "Are you hiring new people?" Reply: "Not at the present time." Not at the present time tells you that the thing may happen at a f[阅读全文]
摘要: ( very drunk; that person is drunk and smells like alcohol ... ) A person who is so drunk that he smells like alcohol is as drunk as a skunk. Example: "Don't go out drinking with Henry. He'll get[阅读全文]