English Language

2024-05-12 14:02:04 verbal diarrhoea


Meaning
If someone has verbal diarrhoea, they can't stop talking.

For example

Janice has a real bad case of verbal diarrhoea. It's like she's afraid of silence and has to keep talking to block it out.

I don't know if you could say he's got verbal diarrhoea, but Alan sure does talk a lot.

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2024-05-11 23:53:08 OD


Meaning

to take an overdose of a drug


For example

If someone OD's, call an ambulance immediately. After calling, give the person mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if they've stopped breathing.

It's very easy to OD and die from taking a narcotic drug like heroin. This is because narcotics are such powerful drugs that taking a dose which is just a little bit stronger than usual can kill a person.


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2024-05-11 13:05:22 The road to hell is paved with good intentions


Meaning

1) People who believe they are doing good can end up doing bad (the law of unintended consequences). 2) There is no value in simply planning to do good if you don't actually do it.

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2024-05-09 11:04:48 stir up


Meaning
to cause trouble among people or to cause bad feelings to arise

For example

The company says environmentalists are stirring up trouble by telling people the factory will pollute their river.

You'll stir a lot of bad feeling up if you say their son died of a drug overdose. They want people to think it was a heart attack.

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2024-05-08 23:41:38 wide of the mark


Meaning
If something is wide of the mark, it isn't true or accurate, or it misses the target.

For example

The manager expected sales to double this year, but his prediction was wide of the mark. They only increased by ten per cent.

Ronaldo's first shot was wide of the mark, but his second one went right into the back of the net for a goal.

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2024-05-08 09:45:32 fib


Meaning

a small, harmless lie (n.) | to tell a small, harmless lie (v.)


For example

I can tell you're fibbing because you're trying not to smile!

We told our youngest child a little fib about where our pet dog went when he died. She was too young to understand the truth.


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2024-05-07 23:49:24 Share and share alike


Meaning

Give everyone an equal portion.

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2024-05-07 13:41:48 have out


Meaning
If you have something out, like a tooth or an organ, it's removed from your body.

For example

Her dentist said she couldn't save the tooth, so she'll have to have it out.

My son's having his appendix out later today.

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2024-05-06 22:07:50 get to the bottom of


Meaning
If you get to the bottom of something, you find out its real cause or the true story behind it.

For example

The police don't know who did the robbery yet, but they promised to get to the bottom of it.

I'm not sure how a mistake like this could happen, but I'm determined to get to the bottom of it and make sure it never happens again.

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2024-05-06 08:59:11 axe | ax (1)


Meaning

to dismiss someone from a job (v.) | dismissal from a job (n.)


For example

Because of the economic downturn, many companies will have to axe a lot of their workers.

Anyone who creates too many problems for the boss will get the ax.


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