<div align=”left”> This phrase indicates a brilliant invention or discovery. Sliced bread is assumed to be a brilliant idea. For Example: “that’s the greatest idea since sliced bread,” it serves to strongly compliment the merits of the idea.
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Bread And Butter
<div align=”left”> Someone’s basic source of income or value. For Example: “I can’t skip work on Fridays. That day is my bread and butter.” That phrase implies the speaker makes a lot of money on Fridays.
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<div align=”left”> In sports, out of bounds means outside of the field of play. This phrase can be used to symbolize something that is off-limits. For Example: “I would ask Brett’s sister on a date, but I’m afraid that might be out of bounds.” In this case, the speaker is […]
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<div align=”left”> Reaching a state of conclusion over an issue or subject. For Example: In a murder investigation, the lead detective could tell a peer that they will “get to the bottom of this case,” meaning they will solve the case.
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To end relations with someone either profesionally or personally. For Example: A friend might ask, “are you still dating George?” To which one could reply, “no, I gave him the boot.”
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<div align=”left”> Following the rules to their exact letter. For Example: If you do something “by the book,” you’re doing it exactly as intended with no deviation from a prescribed plan.
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<div align=”left”> Stirring controversy or bringing sensitive issues to the forefront is “rocking the boat”. For Example: “It implies that everything was smooth beforehand and by broaching that subject you “rocked the boat.
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<div align=”left”> A poker term that means identifying when someone is lying or being deceitful in hopes of misleading you. For Example: “He was acting like an expert on astronomy, but when I asked him his thoughts on quantum physics I clearly had called his bluff, he didn’t know how […]
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<div align=”left”> Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly. For Example: If one received an unexpected raise from their boss, they might tell a friend, “oh, and I got a raise out of the blue today which was nice!”
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<div align=”left”> An action that is committed without regret or remorse. For Example: If a killer shows no remorse for his crime, the judge might say “he killed in cold blood.”
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<div align=”left”> If someone is covered with bruises they are said to be black and blue. This phrase is used to symbolize someone being bruised up even if they were not physically bruised up. For Example: if an investor lost a lot of money in the stock market, he might […]
Continue ReadingBite Off More Than You Can Chew
<div align=”left”> To take on more responsibilities than you can handle. For Example: If you took too big of a bite, you might have to spit some back out. If you take on too many responsibilities, you “bit off more than you could chew” and might have to go back […]
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<div align=”left”> Possessing certain qualities which are needed. For Example: if the manager of a basketball team is looking for a powerful player over 7 feet tall and is introduced to someone who meets those critera, he might say “this player fits the bill.”
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Something that is perceived to be a sure thing or very likely to happen or result in success. For Example: a boss could say to another boss, “let’s have Daniel handle the reorganizing of this department, he’s a safe bet.”
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<div align=”left”> In a situation where you’re not sure which side to take, you take the side most favorable to the other party. For Example: A woman could tell her friend, “I thought my boyfriend was cheating on me, but he insisted that he wasn’t so I gave him the […]
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