Idioms and phrases

2022-06-02 18:47:00 The phrasal verb is "look out for someone."

"Thanks for looking out for me when I was a kid."

"Thanks for your help. You didn't have to."
"No problem. You know I'll always look out for you."

"It's time you start looking out for yourself." Open / Comment

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2022-06-01 14:40:01 Here we are! Our idiom of the day is “Vanish into thin air,” which means “to disappear completely, without leaving a trace.” Open / Comment

2022-06-01 11:12:44 Proverb:
“Better late than never”

Meaning:
It is better to get something (you desire) late than get it never.

Example:
I’m sorry I’m late to the party, but better late than never, right?

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2022-05-31 15:30:24 Hello everybody! Our slang term of the day is “Night owl,” which means “a person who tends to stay up late at night.”
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This colloquial term, originally used in the late 1500s for an owl that is active at night, was transferred to nocturnal human beings in the mid-1800s. Open / Comment

2022-05-31 10:35:00 Idiom
Take a rain check

Meaning:
To politely refuse an offer or invitation, on the implication that you may accept it some time in the future.

Example:
"I'm going to have to take a rain check this weekend. Something has come up."

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2022-05-30 12:52:58 Hi there! Our slang term of the day is “Gobsmacked,” which means “extremely surprised or shocked.”
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Literally "smacked in the mouth," by 1936, U.K. slang, from “gob” (n.) "mouth" + past participle of “smack” (v.) Open / Comment

2022-05-30 05:08:34 Idiom:
"In cold blood”

Meaning:
If you do something violent and cruel in cold blood, you do it deliberately and in an unemotional way

Example:
He was murdered in cold blood.

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