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English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions:
Lists of idioms used in everyday conversational English, with their meanings and examples.
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2021-09-02 17:21:53 PROVERB

A bad workman always blames his tools.

Meaning:
This proverb is used when someone blames the quality of their equipment or other external factors when they perform a task poorly.

Example sentence

X: The turkey isn’t cooked well because the oven is not functioning well.
Y: Well, it’s the case of a bad workman blaming his tools.
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2021-09-02 16:25:17 PHRASE

And that's that/and that's final

Meaning:
We use this expression to say we definitely won't change a decision we have made.

Example sentences:

X: Can I go out with Kenny tonight? He's going to the cinema.
Y: No, you're going to stay and help me, and that's final.
X: Everybody has got an MP3 player at school! I want one.
Y: Well I'm not buying you one now, and that's that.
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2021-09-02 15:50:53 PHRASAL VERB

get away with

Meaning:
to do something illegal or immoral and not get caught or punished

Example sentences:

Janet got away with shoplifting clothes the first few times, but she soon got caught and now she's stuck with a police record for the rest of her life.
Bobby nearly got away with the robbery, but he spent the money too quickly and local police who knew him got suspicious.

Nouns often used as objects with get away with: cheating, stealing, lying, robbery, theft, fraud, corruption, murder
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