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2023-04-28 18:31:06 jailbait


Meaning
someone below the legal age of consent


For example

He claims he had no idea the girl was jailbait, and insists that she told him she was nineteen years old.

One of the greatest novels in the English language is about a man who falls for a girl even though he knows she's jailbait. It's called "Lolita".
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2023-04-28 06:32:57 an ivory tower




Meaning
You can say someone's in an ivory tower if they're in a place that separates them from everyday life, such as a university.


For example

People often complain that academics stuck in their ivory towers don't really understand the problems of the average person.

Peter's dream is to get tenure in a university and spend the rest of his life hidden away in an ivory tower.
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2023-04-27 18:30:40 If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys


Meaning
An employer who pays low wages will have bad staff.

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2023-04-27 06:31:02 wear out (2)


Meaning
If something wears you out, it makes you feel tired and lacking in energy.

For example

Helen doesn't really like teaching young kids. She says the job really wears her out.

It's no wonder that you get worn out. You're raising three kids and you have a full-time job.

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2023-04-26 18:30:41  aggro


Meaning
aggressive, violent


For example

If you're near a British pub around closing time, be careful. People who've had a few too many drinks can get pretty aggro and they might be looking for a fight.

These young guys think they have to look tough and do this whole aggro thing to get some respect.

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2023-04-26 06:30:04 on your last legs | on its last legs


Meaning
If you say you're on your last legs, it can mean you're close to exhaustion, or it can mean you're close to death. If a thing is on its last legs, it's close to breaking or wearing out.


For example

Bobby looks like he's on his last legs. Do you think he can make it to the top of the mountain?

My old printer is on its last legs. It's time I got a new one.

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2023-04-25 18:30:16 Jack of all trades, master of none


Meaning
Suggesting that a person who can do many different types of work is probably not very good at any of them.

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2023-04-25 06:30:10 mixed up in


Meaning
to be involved in something illegal or immoral, such as organised crime or corruption

For example

Jake was mixed up in the drugs trade when he got arrested for selling marijuana.


Several high-ranking generals were mixed up in organised crime and oil smuggling.

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2023-04-24 18:30:41 toffee-nosed


Meaning
snobbish, pretentiously superior towards people of lower social class or income


For example

Just ignore him. He's a toffee-nosed prat.

Those fashion shows are full of toffee-nosed snobs showing off their gaudy trinkets and baubles.

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