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2022-08-11 14:34:03 On the ball

Meaning
  to be alert, focused and able to react to something quickly.

For example

 My assistant is amazing. He's always on the ball noticing mistakes and offering valuable suggestions.  

Although he doesn't have a medical condition he uses the same prescription medication that people who have ADHD use to stay on the ball during exams. @engchoice Open / Comment

2022-08-11 10:05:14 Happy Raksha Bandhan Open / Comment

2022-07-18 19:18:47 scare (one) silly

Meaning
To shock or frighten one very suddenly or severely. Hyperbolically alludes to frightening one so severely as to cause them to lose their mind.

For example

Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared me silly!

That car accident seems to have scared Janet silly. She's still shaken by it. Open / Comment

2022-07-16 06:11:38 when pigs fly

Meaning
  Never

For example

 We use this phrase to say that something is never going to happen.

It's sometimes also used to describe things that have a very small chance of happening. Open / Comment

2022-07-14 13:41:19 salt in the/(one's) wound(s)

Meaning
An aggravation that makes something unpleasant, difficult, or painful even worse.

For example

I can't believe Sally broke up with John the day after his team lost the championship match. Talk about salt in the wounds!

My pride was already hurting when I didn't get the job, but it was like salt in my wound to hear that they gave it to Dave instead. Open / Comment

2022-07-12 18:40:55 in good (safe) hands

Meaning
being well taken care of or managed very carefully

For example

When I leave my dog at the kennel, I know he’s in good hands  because I can see him on videocam and there’s always someone with him.

I recommend that you go on an escorted tour when your travel through Egypt. It's very reassuring to feel like you're in safe hands when traveling in a foreign country. Open / Comment

2022-07-11 19:23:53 run wild

Meaning
To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be or become crazy or chaotic.

For example

We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but they all started running wild as soon as they got here.

The villagers were cleaning up debris for days after the bulls ran wild through the streets. Open / Comment

2022-07-09 06:13:32 walk someone through something

Meaning
  to explain how to do something in detail

to guide someone carefully or step-by-step about how to do something

For example

 I wish you would've walked Samantha through the budget process. Now we need to go back and fix some of the coding.

I've walked Karen through QuickBooks at least seven times in the past two weeks and she's not grasping anything. Open / Comment

2022-07-08 13:38:55 be rushed off (one's) feet

Meaning
To be exceptionally busy, especially to an exhausting or exasperating degree; to be made to work very hard and very quickly.

For example

We have three parties of 40 scheduled for the dining room this evening, so all of our servers are going to be rushed off their feet.

With three young kids, it's hard to remember a time when I wasn't rushed off my feet.

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2022-06-19 18:19:13 the dead of winter

Meaning
  during the coldest part of the winter

For example

 I hate waking up in the dark in the dead of winter and having to get out of my warm bed.

I moved to South Florida because even in the dead of winter it doesn't get cold.

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