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2023-03-31 06:30:47 ratty (2)


Meaning
easily annoyed or upset, irritable


For example

Laura got drunk last night, and now she's got a hangover and she feels a bit ratty.

I had a really bad day at work today, so sorry if I seem a little ratty tonight.

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2023-03-30 18:30:15 nerves of steel


Meaning
If you have nerves of steel, you are very brave and not many things make you scared or nervous.


For example

I could never work on one of those high-rise building sites where you walk along beams about twenty stories up. You'd need nerves of steel to do that job.

Those people who sing the national anthem before one of those big sporting events must have nerves of steel.

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2023-03-30 06:30:12 The way to a man's heart is through his stomach



Meaning
Many women have won a man's love by cooking delicious meals for him. They fed his stomach and found love in his heart.

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2023-03-29 18:31:02 patch up (2)


Meaning
to mend ties or repair a relationship after a disagreement or a dispute

For example

My sister and her husband argue a lot, but they always patch things up before long.

The leaders of the two countries patched up their differences and avoided a war.

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2023-03-29 06:31:04 eye-popping


Meaning
amazingly large or impressive


For example

Last year Microsoft made an eye-popping twenty billion dollars.

The opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics was such an eye-popping spectacle.

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2023-03-28 18:30:55 quite a bit of | quite a lot of


Meaning
If you've got quite a bit of something, or quite a lot of something, you have a fairly large amount of it.


For example

George made quite a bit of money in his first business, but instead of retiring young, he went on to make quite a lot more.

If you want to learn to play the piano, you'll need to spend quite a lot of money on lessons, and spend quite a bit of time practising.

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2023-03-28 06:30:18 Neither a borrower nor a lender be


Meaning
Do not borrow things. Do not lend things.

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2023-03-27 18:30:32 rule out


Meaning
If you rule something out, you don't think it's possible.

For example

Sally will probably win, but don't rule out Carol. She's got a good chance too.

We thought she might have cancer, but after seeing the latest test results, I think we can rule that out.

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2023-03-27 06:36:33  sharp


Meaning
well-dressed


For example

Bernie looks real sharp in his new suit.

If Glen spent a bit more on clothes, he could look really sharp.
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