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| I looked high and low for that gold brooch, searching EVERY PART of the house. We searched EVERY PART of the house for him. She always explored EVERY ASPECT of a business deal. | every nook and cranny = every part of a place; every aspect of a situation |
| /ˈer·jəˌdɑɪt/ ERUDITES ADVISE rest, ice and elevation for a sprained ankle. | experts recommend |
| She says she will be a millionaire by age forty, but everybody who knows her thinks that idea is VERY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE. The idea that the losing team could come back and win was UNBELIEVABLE/ UNTHINKABLE, but we held out hope. Though his idea was UNLIKELY / DUBIOUS, the other scientists hoped that Wendell’s cure for cancer would actually work | far-fetched /ˌfɑr ˈfetʃt/ = very difficult to believe The other kids laughed hysterically as Corey told them a farfetched/ INCONCEIVABLE story about a ghost in his attic. |
| The fur trade spread to the WIDESPREAD corners of the Empire expeditions to the EXPANSIVE/ EXTENDED corners of the world. a newsletter that helps to keep all our FAR-REACHING/ WIDE- RAGING graduates in touch | far-flung = /ˌfɑːr ˈflʌŋ/ [everywhere]. a long distance away spread over a wide area The news spread to all corners of our FAR-FLUNG empire. Her fame has reached the most FAR-FLUNG corners of the globe |
| We camped out all night to be THE FIRST ONE to buy a condo at the new development. I'm THE FIRST ONE in the position if he ever quits. | first in line = |
| You think she is telling the truth? I don't. Every time I hear more of her story it sounds SUSPICIOUS ier and SUSPICIOUS ier to me. Their story sounds SUSPICIOUS to me. There's something SUSPICIOUS going on here. | fishy /sounds, looks, smells, seems fishy = (informal) that makes you suspicious because it seems dishonest = suspicious I don’t know what they’re up to. It sounds a distinctly FISHY business. |
| He is so upset about his daughter's mistake, he is LIVID/ FURIOUS/ IRATE. Mom was FUMING/ RAGING / SEETHING after I dented her brand-new car. Joe waS CROSS/ ANNOYED / IRRITATED when his wife told him she was leaving. | fit to be tied = describes someone who is extremely angry, someone who is enraged. Fit to be tied evokes a picture of someone who is so angry that he must be tied up to restrain him from committing an act of aggression |
| They won't be here long, They are just a UNRELIABLE/ DISHONEST operation. He struck me as a UNTRUSTWORTHY/ DUPLICITOUS worker, so I was shocked when he came back the next day to finish the job. The carpenter we hired was a IRRESPONSIBLE/ DISHONEST worker who did a very bad job | fly by night /ˈflaɪ baɪ naɪt/ = a person or business that is dishonest and only interested in making money quickly Sam seems like such a FLY-BY-NIGHT character. (dishonest) |
| Don't get angry at her. Why are you so quick to LOSE YOUR TEMPER? He seems to EXPLODE/ BLOW UP about the slightest thing these days. He GO MAD/ LOSE CONTROL every time the mail is late. | fly off the handle = (informal) to suddenly become very angry |
| The official story is that the project was a real money-loser, but AVERAGE JOE/ JANE know better. To win the election he needs to appeal to the typical ORDINARY JOE/ JANE | folks on the street = (man/ woman in the street) an ordinary, average person whose opinions are considered to represent most people: |
| He sold the property for so little, you could say that it went LOW-COST/ CHEAP She bought the painting LOW-PRICED/ BARGAIN. The property is going REDUCED/ MODEST PRICE because they need to sell it fast. | for a song = (informal) very cheaply; at a low price |
| I suppose now we will have to endure his whining CONTINUOUSLY? She practices the violin for CONTINUOUSLY | for hours /days /months on end = continuously: |
| That doesn't make sense! That's STUPID/ NOT IMPORTANT! this piece of legislation is NOT WORTH CONSIDERATION/ UNIMPORTANT | for the birds = to be stupid or not important; to have no use, purpose, or importance |
| I'm sorry sir, the kitchen is OUT OF pie [RECENTLY]. Sorry, we're OUT OF milk. We’re OUT OF oranges, would you like an apple? | fresh out of something = used for saying that you have just finished all of your supply of a particular thing |
| She is just wasting her life going out with him. She is so PROMISING, why lose everything? Bad mistake! | full of potential |
| I really like her. She is a good conversationalist, and so ENJOYABLE/ . | fun to be with |
| They kept pestering him after he told them no, so he told them to GO AWAY (RUDELY). Tell him to BEAT IT. ‘Lend us the car, won’t you?’ ‘GO AWAY!’ | Get lost! = (informal) a rude way of telling somebody to go away, or of refusing something |
| An optimist sees the ________. A pessimist sees it _______ | (glass half full /glass half empty) |
| With all the break and enters, and other crime, this neighborhood is really DETERIORATING/ GOING DOWNHILL This firm's GONE TO HELL IN A HAND-BASKET since the new management took over. The economy seems to be IN DECLINE/GOING DOWN THE TOILET | go to the dogs = to get into a very bad situation the country is going to the dogs |
| He finally got kicked out of office by his own party? hal·le·lu·jah! When he left I thought, “THANK GOD!.” Our neighbors and their nasty dogs have moved out – HALLELUJAH! | Good riddance! = used for saying that you are pleased to be free of someone or something that is annoying or unpleasant |
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