On Monday

Drying rack for dishes.

Went on a vacation

Have so many bug bites

On my way back

Stand up for myself and stood up to him

Got straight to the point

To make(cut) a long story short

cut to the chase

To beat around the bush

I dropped several hints that i wasnt interested in dating him

He is certainly not a pushoved.

She takes advantage of his good natures.

Bossy

 

Leash

Unleash

You can let them off the hook

Counterproductive

 

A little far fetched for me to believe

We've been ripped off. That is not worth what you pay for.

I'am not a convincing liar.

But I saw right through his lie immediately.

You were taken in by that advertisement. You are so gullible.

A complusive liar: who lies out of habit.

Passed a polygraph test.

To bend the truth: to change or leave out certain facts of story

He's very upfront about why he wants the job.

 

I brought the car in in the first place.

The bill was out of this world.

I blew up at the manager.

I'd better get going.

brb: be right back

g2g: got to go, gotta go

I certainly won't be letting them do any more work

LoL: laugh out loud

LMAO: laugh my ass off

 

Smash

Spank:

 

Alienating themselves : cause sb to feel isolated.

At hand

Spend a night. Stay overnight

 

어떻게 원하는것을 얻는가?

 

Many frauds will try to contact.

Can fet hurt.

 

Memorial ritual for ancestors

 

If I keep my nose to the groundstone,

 

The managers love how he always takes the initiative.

 

He always sucks up to the boss.

To offer flattery in hope of going favor

To brown nose

* suck sth. up : to endure pain

I can suc the failure up.

 

I always try to sell myself to the interviewer. I present a really polished image.

 

He was in a rut.

 

Contingency / Mitigation plan

 

Feel like eating.

On the way back home

Reshown at the theater

 

Look a little down

I don't feel I'm getting anywhere in my present position.

: to have no progress/future/hope

 

Are you nuts. Are you crazy, an idiot

 

If you dont take the initiative to strut your stuff. : walk in a proud way

 

Give sb credit: recognize sb

 

 

Soon to be father

 

You don't look a day over 40.

 

Compliment

 

I'am on my way.

 

I hope you're all settled in at law school and getting down to some hard work.

 

 

In case you wondered,

For your information,

 

Plotting to go AWOL

 

In the mess halll, we have to line up ...

 

Do I ever miss my mom's cooking!

 

We play soccer every night, come rain or shine.

 

Hide and seek

 

Giving up your privacy is often the price of fame.

 

The press has hounded her.

 

To have their aftershave endorsed. = to recommend a product in an advertisement

 

But his answer was very evasive. = beating around the bush. Respond indirectly.

 

Your performance was spellbinding.

 

Play the part of the arch villain in the next 007 movie.

 

Start seeing someone who starred oppositr you.

 

To sober up on more than one occasion.

 

Stand out from the crowd.

 

Social norms

 

A social outcast / Weirdo / black sheep

 

To blend in with the crowd

 

Have always been high priorities

 

Get people to toe the line and agree to work on Saturday.

 

They don't want to rock the boat.

 

To follow one's own convictions.

( strong belief or opinion )

 

The management may resent the fact that I am rebelling against them.

 

To follow the herd : a group of sheep

 

A big ugly looking dude lost his temper and started pummeling another guy.

 

The bouncers came over and defused(break up) the fight.

 

Things could have gotten out of hand.

 

I don't know why he got so riled up. : to become angry, annoyed about sth

 

Some people are just way too quick to fly off the handle, especially when they've been drinking.

( lose one's temper suddenly & unexpectedly. )

 

Most situations can be resolved amicably.(peacefully)

 

If a person just takes a moment to cool off, they can usually keep things in perspective.

 

I'd certainly lay into him verbally, but I'd stop short of hitting him.

 

Hiccups

 

I had a day off yesterday.

 

Downplayed by those who stand to lose the most from these findings.

 

Seem to be changing for the worse.

 

Consipicuous consumption.

 

For many status-conscious people, it's not enough just to have money.

 

Having difficulty moderating their consumption.

 

They spend extravagantly, buying exorbitantly priced luxury goods without a second thought.

 

Frivolous : not having any serious purpose/value

 

To squander their parents' money jn nightclubs on a nightly basis.

 

Splurge on luxuries they cannot afford. : spend money freely /:) extravagantly

 

Filthy rich these days. : extremely rich

 

I am not saying that people should always scrimp and save and hold on to all of their money.

 

Was not sober

 

To strike a chord : affect sb's emotions.

 

Too selfish to be willing to lend a hand

 

Stationery.

 

To pass the buck : to shift the responsibility to sb else.

 

Whore, hooker, prostitute

 

Stay indoor,

 

Twinge(a sudden sharp pain) of conscionce : a short & sharp guilty feeling

 

To turn and walk the other way : to look away and ignore sth

 

Acts of true altruism seem very rare these days.

 

Helped them with studies.

 

He breezes through every exam.

 

Mozart was undeniably a child prodigy.

 

Winter is almost here.

 

Their precocious daughter can already play the piano at the age of three.

 

Innate talent; natural; in born

 

They have a great aptitude for learning languages. A natural ability to do sth

 

You didn't put it up.

 

I enjoy the excitement of living life in the fast lane.

 

I like to just chill out with my friends in my apartment.

 

What's fun about it?

 

The damage can be fixed easily but I still blew a fuse.

 

To butt in line, to cut to front of the line; cut in the line.

 

He wants it done yesterday. ; immediately,urgently

 

My boss ratched up the pressure at work today. ; to make pressure increase a little at a time.

 

I was feeling stressed and I took it out on my little brother. ; relieve frustration/anger.

 

Why do you always leave things to the last minute?

 

Hang up the phone.

 

Hang on

Can you hang on for a minute?

 

Your call is being held in a queue.

 

Swim back and forth along the line.

 

Past - Past participle

 

Cut to the chase

 

I try to look on the brigt side.

 

Shrug things off and move on.

 

I can usually snap myself out it pretty quickly.

 

To put a negative slant on something

 

Snow sled

Snow sleigh

 

Green house