English Idioms Walk
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What does "How's it going?" mean?
How are you doing?
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What does "What's up?" mean?
What's happening? / How are you?
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What does "Long time no see" mean?
I haven't seen you for a long time.
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What does "Chilling" mean?
Relaxing
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What does "Hang out" mean?
Spend time socially with someone
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What does "Grab a bite" mean?
Get something quick to eat
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What does "In a hurry" mean?
Needing to do something quickly
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What does "Running late" mean?
Arriving later than planned
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What does "Hold on a second" mean?
Wait a moment
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What does "On the go" mean?
Busy and active
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What does "Run errands" mean?
Do small necessary tasks, such as shopping or deliveries
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What can "Pick up" mean?
Buy something on the way; collect someone
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What does "Get things done" mean?
Complete tasks
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What does "Take a break" mean?
Stop working for a short time
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What does "Call it a day" mean?
Stop working for the day
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What does "Call it a night" mean?
Stop an activity and go home or sleep
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What does "Hit the hay" mean?
Go to bed
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What does "Burn the midnight oil" mean?
Work or study late into the night
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What does "Running on fumes" mean?
Having almost no energy left
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What does "I'm beat" mean?
I'm very tired
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What does "Under the weather" mean?
Slightly ill
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What does "A piece of cake" mean?
Very easy
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What does "No-brainer" mean?
An obvious or easy decision
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What does "Bite the bullet" mean?
Accept something unpleasant and do it
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What does "Sleep on it" mean?
Wait until the next day before deciding
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What does "Cost an arm and a leg" mean?
Be very expensive
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What does "It's on me" mean?
I will pay
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What does "Win-win" mean?
A situation that benefits everyone involved
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What does "On the same page" mean?
Having the same understanding or agreement
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What does "Spot on" mean?
Exactly right
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What does "Hit the nail on the head" mean?
Identify something exactly correctly
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What does "Spill the beans" mean?
Reveal a secret
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What does "I'm all ears" mean?
I'm listening carefully
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What does "Pulling your leg" mean?
Joking or teasing someone
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What does "Rings a bell" mean?
Sound familiar
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What does "Catch up" mean?
Talk after not seeing someone; complete delayed work
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What does "Swamped" mean?
Extremely busy
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What does "I'm on it" mean?
I'm dealing with it now
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What does "Cut corners" mean?
Do something cheaply or improperly to save time or money
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What does "Go the extra mile" mean?
Make extra effort
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What does "Think outside the box" mean?
Think creatively or unconventionally
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What does "Back to the drawing board" mean?
Start again after a failure
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What does "Cutting edge" mean?
Very advanced or modern
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What does "Throw under the bus" mean?
Betray someone to protect yourself
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What does "Up in the air" mean?
Not yet decided or uncertain
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What does "Play it by ear" mean?
Decide as the situation develops
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What does "Cross that bridge when we come to it" mean?
Deal with a problem when it happens
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What does "Up to you" mean?
Your decision
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What does "Sitting on the fence" mean?
Unable or unwilling to decide
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What does "Break the ice" mean?
Reduce awkwardness when meeting people
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What does "Get the ball rolling" mean?
Start something
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What does "What do you have in mind?" mean?
What are you thinking of or planning?
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What does "Get down to business" mean?
Start discussing or doing the important work
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What does "Let's face it" mean?
Accept an unpleasant reality
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What does "Take it with a grain of salt" mean?
Do not completely believe it
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What does "Out of order" mean?
Not working; unacceptable
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What does "Just in case" mean?
As a precaution
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What does "Once in a blue moon" mean?
Very rarely
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What does "Not a big deal" mean?
Not important or serious
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What does "That's the last straw" mean?
The final unacceptable event
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What does "Take it easy" mean?
Relax; do not stress
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What does "Hang in there" mean?
Keep going despite difficulty
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What does "Not my cup of tea" mean?
Not something I like
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What does "It slipped my mind" mean?
I forgot it
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What does "Hit the road" mean?
Leave or begin a journey
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What does "Keep in touch" mean?
Stay in contact
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What does "In the same boat" mean?
In the same difficult situation
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What does "Make the most of it" mean?
Use an opportunity fully
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What does "Settle down" mean?
Become stable, often by establishing a home or family
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What does "Break a leg" mean?
Good luck
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What does "In a nutshell" mean?
In brief
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What does "Wrap it up" mean?
Finish or conclude
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Which phrase means "very expensive"?
- Cost an arm and a leg
- Win-win
- No-brainer
- A piece of cake
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Which phrase means "reveal a secret"?
- Spill the beans
- Pulling your leg
- Rings a bell
- I'm all ears
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Which phrase means "go to bed"?
- Hit the hay
- Call it a day
- Take a break
- Get things done
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Which phrase means "very rarely"?
- Once in a blue moon
- Just in case
- Up in the air
- Play it by ear
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Which phrase means "start again after failure"?
- Back to the drawing board
- Get the ball rolling
- Break the ice
- Wrap it up
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Which phrase means "good luck"?
- Break a leg
- Hang in there
- Take it easy
- In a nutshell
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Which phrase means "betray someone for personal benefit"?
- Throw under the bus
- Go the extra mile
- Cut corners
- Cutting edge
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Which phrase means "busy and active"?
- On the go
- Running late
- In a hurry
- Running on fumes
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Which phrase means "very tired"?
- I'm beat
- Under the weather
- On the go
- In a hurry
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Which phrase means "not yet decided"?
- Up in the air
- Up to you
- On the same page
- No-brainer
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