eflex languages: Phrase of the Day

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining

Phrase of the week: EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING: every sad or difficult situation has a positive side

"As the trip's been cancelled I'll be able to go to the match this Saturday. Every cloud has a silver lining."

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Monday, October 20, 2014

Phrase of the Week: An Eglishman's Home is his Castle

Phrase of the week: AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOME IS HIS CASTLE (British English):a person's home is a place where they can be private and safe and do as they like

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Go to the Ends of the Earth

Phrase of the Week:GO TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: to do everything possible, even if it is difficult, in order to get or achieve something

“I'd go to the ends of the earth to see her again.”

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Monday, October 6, 2014

Phrase of the Week: The Elephant in the Room

Phrase of the Week:THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it

“No-one talked about the money that Jack owed Peter. It was the elephant in the room.”

Monday, September 29, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Eat Somebody Out Of House And Home

Phrase of the Week: EAT SOMEBODY OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME (informal, often humorous): to eat a lot of somebody else's food

“How much longer is he staying? He's eating us out of house and home.”

Monday, September 15, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Come a Cropper

Phrase of the Week: COME A CROPPER: to have a failure or near disaster

“We nearly came a cropper in the second half of the game.”

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Monday, September 1, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Between you, me and the gatepost

Phrase of the Week: BETWEEN YOU, ME AND THE GATEPOST: used to show that what you are going to say next is a secret

‘Between you, me and the gatepost, I don't think she'll stay in this job very long.’

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Daylight Robbery

Phrase of the Week: DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: unfair overcharging. The fact of somebody charging too much money for something

“You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery.”

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Duvet Day

Phrase of the Week: DUVET DAY - a day when you stay at home instead of going to work because you feel tired and want to rest but are not ill.

“Some firms allow their staff two duvet days a year.”

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Dressed up to the Nines

Phrase of the Week: DRESSED (UP) TO THE NINES: wearing very elegant or formal clothes

‘They must have been on their way to a wedding or something. They were dressed up to the nines.’

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Cold Feet

Phrase of the Week: COLD FEET: to suddenly become nervous about doing something that you had planned to do

“He was going to ask her out but he got cold feet and said nothing.”

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Phrase of the Week: Cloak-and-dagger

Phrase of the Week: CLOAK-AND-DAGGER:cloak-and-dagger activities are secret and mysterious, sometimes in a way that people think is unnecessary or ridiculous

“Why can't we be open about the changes in the office? Do we really need all this cloak-and-dagger stuff?

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Monday, June 30, 2014

Phrase of the Week: A Cliffhanger

Phrase of the Week: A CLIFFHANGER: a situation in a story, film/movie, competition, etc. that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next, or you do not find out immediately what happens next.

“The first part of the serial ended with a real cliffhanger.”

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Phrase of the Day: Down in the Dumps:

Phrase of the Day: DOWN IN THE DUMPS:Unhappy; depressed.

“He'd been down in the dumps since his girlfriend left him.”

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Phrase of the Day: Doom and Gloom

DOOM AND GLOOM/GLOOM AND DOOM: a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly)

“Despite all the injuries, it is not all doom and gloom for the England football team.”

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Phrase of the Day: To Cotton on to Something

COTTON ON (TOSOMETHING): To begin to understand or realize something without being told

“I suddenly cottoned on to what he was doing.”

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Monday, June 16, 2014

Phrase of the Day: Delusions of Grandeur

Phrase of the Day: DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR: A belief that you are more important than you actually are

“He thinks he’s too good for the job. He’s got delusions of grandeur”.

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Friday, June 13, 2014

Phrase of the Day: A Dead Ringer

Phrase of the Day: A DEAD RINGER: An exact duplicate.

“She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.”

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Phrase of the Day: As Daft as a Brush

Phrase of the Day: AS DAFT AS A BRUSH: very foolish. Silly.

“I remember him as a boy and he was as daft as a brush then.”

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Phrase of the Day: A Cock and Bull Story

Phrase of the Day: A COCK AND BULL STORY: A fanciful and unbelievable tale. a story that is unlikely to be true but is used as an explanation or excuse.

“She told me some cock-and-bull story about her car breaking down.”

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