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2022-06-11 21:30:33 Life is so much simpler when you stop explaining yourself to people and just do what works for you.

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2022-06-10 13:25:23 Get fresh with somebody

(Informal)


Meaning: Be rude and too confident in a way that shows a lack of respect for somebody or a sexual interest in somebody.


Ex: Don't get fresh with me.



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2022-06-09 18:37:22 idiom of the day:

To have/get the green light to do
something

Meaning:

to have permission to start something

Examples:

"The company has the green light to start the project."

"We got the green light to begin to use the new computers."

"The students have the green light to start the project."

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2022-06-04 13:34:32 Frenemy /noun/

(Informal)


Meaning: A person with whom one is friendly despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry.
A person who pretends to be your friend but is in fact an enemy.


Ex: Her only friends are a trio of catty frenemies she hasn't seen in months.

Ex: Throughout, the two have a clear frenemy relationship.


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2022-06-03 17:01:14 #phrasalverb


Butt in


Meaning: interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity.
Get into the middle of someone else's business.



Ex: He's always butting in- not letting her finish her story and giving her advice she never asked for.


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2022-06-02 00:25:29 Nothing in nature blooms all year.
Be patient with yourself.


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2022-05-31 17:50:00 When you are so happy use these



I'm overjoyed

I'm on cloud nine

I'm over the moon

I'm on top of the world

I'm delighted


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2022-05-30 22:02:55 The cards are dealt and spread
One by one, the faces brought to light
One by one, your hand graze the wheel's cogs.

The stones are set and placed.
All that left, is your verdict.

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2022-05-30 18:50:36 The human longings that are deep inside of us never go away. They exist across cultures; they exist throughout life. When people were first made, our deepest longing was to know and be known. And after the Fall, when we all got weird, it's still our deepest longing - but it's now also our deepest fear...

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2022-05-30 09:13:55 Twiddle one's thumbs


- rotate one's thumbs round each other with the fingers linked together.


Meaning: Be bored or idle because one has nothing to do.


Ex: I have been sitting here for goodness knows how long twiddling my thumbs.


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