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Useful Expressions

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  • Easy does it
    used to tell someone to move slowly and carefully Easy does it! We don't want anyone to get hurt.
  • Another day, Another dollar / penny
    Americans use this phrase to say that everything is ordinary, same routine. Nothing has changed and everything remains the same. Ron: Hey what's up? Carol: not
  • Speak of the devil
    said when a person appears just after being mentioned.
  • A blessing in disguise
    an apparent misfortune that eventually has good results. What is a blessing in disguise example? Image result for a blessing in disguise For example If I hadn'
  • When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do
    refers to the importance of adapting yourself to the customs of the people who are in a certain place or situation and behave like they do.
  • Pull someone's leg
    to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with the person: Stop pulling my leg – you didn’t have lunch with Bono!
  • The new black
    People say that something is the new black to mean that it is suddenly fashionable or popular.
  • Hit the sack
    Go to sleep
  • Get under someone's skin Ex: His constant boasting was beginning to get under my skin. I used to hate the city, but after a while it kind of got under my skin.
    to irritate or upset someone
  • Call it a day
    decide or agree to stop doing something. "after three marriages, many men would have been more than ready to call it a day"
  • Out sight, out of mind
    said to emphasize that when something or someone cannot be seen, it is easy to forget it, him, or her
  • Under the weather
    not feeling well; somewhat sick
  • Get your mind out of the gutter
    A phrase said when a listener infers a dirty/sexual innuendo from something said by the speaker who did not imply anything of the kind
  • That's what she said
    A response you can say after just about anything to turn it into a sexual inuendo. Hard to explain in writing, just try it out when you're hangin around your fr
  • No pun intended
    It's when something said could mean one obvious thing and another a little "off". You want to make cllear it is no play on words.
  • Face the music
    be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.