Phrases

1. I have several engagements today, our meeting must be brief.
2. I am shoveling the driveway(whether using shovel or blower)
3. Power went out
4. What's my cut ( my share of the reward)
5. Where do you get your hair done?
6. I have to take this call
7. I will call you back in few
8. I think i can handle this at my own
9. As always, anything sent to me stays confidential.  I just put the parties together.  

J

 Jack: 

• Jack something/Jack somebody (to steal something from somebody, especially something small or of low value) Someone jacked my seat.

Jumble (mixed up in a confused or untidy way)

• A drawer full of letters jumbled together

P

Passing:

• (death, you can refer to someone's death as their passing if you want to avoid using the word 'death' because you think it might upset or offend people) His passing will be mourned by many people.
• (of a period of time, going by) She detested him more with every passing second

Prick (if someone calls a man a prick, they are indicating that they do not like him and that they think he is stupid and unpleasant)

Pull strings (make use of one's influence and contacts to gain an advantage unofficially or unfairly) He tried to pull strings with people he knew to avoid being called up

Pull the plug ( if someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them from continuing) The banks have the power to pull the plug on the project.

Put up with (to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly) 

• I don’t know why she puts up with him.
• I don’t know why she puts up with him.
• I can't put up with a leaky freezer.
• I don't know how he puts up with their constant complaining
• They have a lot to put up with (= they have lots of difficulties).

F

Far Beyond (something that is much further than what you would expect) His intelligence is far beyond what I expected from a thirteen-year-old,

Firehouse - (Fire Station) 

Farce: (absurd event) The debate turned into a drunken farce.

E

Egregious

Economies of Scale: (cost benefits that come with producing goods in larger numbers) 

Explicitly: (in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt) The essay should state explicitly how the facts support the thesis.

A

Antagonize

Arraignment – (The action of arraigning someone in court)   He’s scheduled for arraignment in New York on Thursday
Appeasement – (to make concession to an aggressive group often at the sacrifice of the principles)                                              

D

 Dark Horse – (a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly winds or succeeds) 

Defiance: ( a refusal to obey something or someone; the act of defying someone or something. acts of defiance)

• (the act or an instance of defying; challenge) Jailed for defiance of a court order.
• (disposition to resist; willingness to contend or fight) dealing with a child's defiance

Despicable

Despise – (feel contempt or a deep repugnance for) He despised himself for being selfish

Die has been cast – (Irrevocable choice has been made, dice has been rolled) 

Despondent

Down to earth – People in that town are so down to earth

Dry 

• Bone Dry – (Extremely or Completely dry) The springs failed this year, leaving the riverbed bone-dry

Doom

• Gloom and Doom – (Sad and tragic events; a feeling or attitude that things are only getting worse) The papers are filled with stories of gloom and doon

C

Cake Walk: (something that is very easy or efortless)

• In states and localities across America, good times are making for reelection cakewalks. 
• It's no cakewalk to raise a family on two part-time salaries, even for a little while   

Call it a day:

Charade: 

• (an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant oscary, r respectable appearance) Talk of unity was nothing more than a charade 
• (an empty or deceptive act or pretense) His concern was a charade

Chest-thumping:

Chicken out:

Chilling look: (Intimidating, scary, cold, unfriendly) 

• "The suspect gave the detective a chilling look before being led away," (implies a threatening or menacing stare).
• "She gave me a chilling, silent stare that made me immediately stop talking," (implies a cold, icy, and intimidating look). 

Conjectures: (an opinion or conclusion formed based on incomplete information)

Cut it out: 

• (to stop doing what one is doing) That hurts! Cut it out!
• If you're fooling around or smoking old banana peels, you'd better cut it out.
• If so, he dhould cut it out.

B

 

1. Back – I gotta get back to work (casual with the people you are close to) I have to go back (formal).

2. Back Up: Again in a small building the MDS is a backup to DNS and we understand that.

3. Beaten down - beaten down car, means an old car but still works

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5. Bite the bullet – (to force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult, or to be brave in a difficult situation) I hate going to the dentist, but I’ll just have to bite the bullet.

   Blow off – 

   1. (To refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with, ignore) decided to blow off two billion viewers – Harry Homburg 

   2. (to end a relationship with, to outperform in a contest, to fail to attend or show up for) blew off an official dinner

   Blow up – (Explode, loose one’s temper)

   Bolster – (Support, strengthen) House Republican leaders are working on a legislative package to bolster school safety.

   Botching – (carrying out a task badly or carelessly) The ability to take on any task without botching it.

   Bury the hatchet – (end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly)

   Breath Away: take someone's breath away
6. Break down - Please read below to get a full breakdown of what this proposal accomplishes.

7. Break free - (escape from someone’s hold, escape from the control of a person, group, or practice) He wants to break free from his addiction. He broke free from house arrest.

   Breathing –

   1. Heavy breathing – Be careful, you have been breathing really heavy lately.

   Bubble Wrap - 

   Bundle up – (to put warm clothes on yourself or someone else, or to wrap someone in something warm) In order to keep the 50 residents warm, they were bundled up and served warm beverages. You’ll have to bundle up, it’s cold outside.

8. Billboard - 

9. Big round of applause – (a show of approval or appreciation at a play, speech, sporting event etc. In which their hands together over and over) The audience gave the performers a big round of applause.

10. Baffle – (Confuse, perplex) I was baffled by many of the scientific terms used in the article.

H

 Hold Up - (Delay)

• There was a holdup with my order

High time - 

Hunch - ( an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof)

• I had a hunch that you'd be here.
• Act on/follow a hunch. Sometimes you have to be prepared to act on/follow a hunch
• Hung up to dry: (to allow someone to be punished, criticized, or made to suffer in a way that is unfair, without trying to help them)

• They felt they had been hung out to dry by their employers.
• He said, "we will not let the media hang this man out to dry.
• Was this how loyalty to the party was rewarded? I was being hung out to dry.

G

Get onself together:

• (to begin to live in a good and sensible way: to stop being confused, foolish, etc.) Her life got much better when she stopped drinking and got herself together.
• ( to begin to function in a skillful or effective way) The company finally got itself together and started making a profit this year.

Go Down: (An idiom for "happen," "take place," or "occur," often implying a specific, planned, or dramatic series of events) 

• How these things will go down (A forward-looking statement regarding how a situation, plan, or event is expected to unfold)

Guardian Angel

Guile: ( Smart but sometimes dishonest behavior that you use to deceive someone) 

• The president must use all her political guile to stay in power.
• He is a simple man, totally lacking in guile

J

I

 In a hole ( someone is in an embarrassing or difficult situation) We're already in a hole. 

• We've lost the order and we're in a bit of a hole.
• We were in a hole, but I was proud with the way we came back.

K

O

Out of the blue ( Without warning, unexpectedly) 

Out of the world

Off guard

N

Nick: (Steal) he'd had his car nicked by joyriders

Nip off: (to quickly remove a small part of something by pinching or snipping; quick light action either physical cutting or a fast departure) 

• I need to nip off to the store for milk
• I am just nipping out for some air

M

 Midget: (person of extremely or exceptionally small stature; something that is very small) 

• The country was an economic midget compared with its extraordinarily rich neighbor

L

 Listen up ( to listen closely to what is being said, usually used as a command) 

•     Everybody listen up! I have something to say.

R

Realpolitik (re·​al·​po·​li·​tik) (Politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives)

Red Herring ( a misleading clue) 

Reinvigorating (the act or process of making something stronger, more exciting, or successful again) 

• They played a huge part in the reinvigoration of popular music in the 1960s.
• The appointment of a new coach has brought about a re-invigoration of her tennis career.

Remand

Verb

    Place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned.

    I had a seventeen year old son remanded to a drug addiction program

Noun

    a committal to custody

    The prosecutor applied for a remand to allow forensic evidence to be investigated

Resilience ( The capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness)

Robust (having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health) a robust young man, a robust faith, a robust mind.

Rowdy

Q

P

Pick someone's brain: (to talk to someone to get helpful information or advice) Do you have a moment? I need to pick your brain about a little situation that has come up. 

Pro bono: ( being involved, or doing professional and especially legal work donated especially for the public good)

Procrastination (the act of delaying or putting off tasks until the last minute or past their deadline)

Pull the trigger: ( to make a final decision or commit to a  certain course of action)

W

1. Walk you out -  ( the person will accompany you to exit) I will walk you out.
2. Water under the bridge: 

• (used to say that something happened in the past nad is no longer important or worth arguing about) We had our differences in the past, but that's all water under the bridge now.
• Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's past relationship strife is water under the bridge.  

1. Weepy - (ready to cry)
2. Weigh In ( to bring one's weight or influence to bear, especially as a participant, contributor, or mediator)
3. Worst off (In a less advantageous position) Her job was not very enjoyable, but plenty of people were worse off 

V

U

1. Uphold: (to give support to; to support against an opponent) 

• ECP upholds NA-48 election result, dismisses appeals

Under the Weather: (slightly unwell or in low spirits)

• she was sufficiently under the weather to have to pull out of the championship

Unequivocal - (leaving no doubt; unambiguous) An unequivocal answer

T

Tacky 

• (marked by cheap showiness) a tacky publicity stunt; a tacky outfit.
• (marked by lack of style)

Talk a dog off of meat truck

Take a shot ( Shooting someone; drink a small amount of alcohol out of a shot glass)

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Take on  ( to accept or assume, accept a challenge)

Teeny weeny ( very tiny) Doesn't have a teeny-weeny twinge of conscience?

Touch Down: 

Turn around (the action of receiving, processing, and returning something) 

•  24-hour turnaround time on most orders
• A quick turnaround between flights

Turnover: ( the total number of workers who leave a company over a certain time)

S

1. Shake it out
2. Shit show ( The meaning of Shit Show is something (such as an event or a situation) that is chaotic, contentious, or unpleasant to an excessive or absurd degree.
3. Side hustle (a flexible job that you work at "to the side" of your primary job)
4. Snap up (to buy or take something or someone quickly or eagerly)
5. Squared away ( to put things I order to readiness; to deal with someone or something to make the situation satisfactory; to take up a fighting stance, to organize or complete satisfactority)

• I have got my tickets and hotel squared away
• The dishes are doe and the kids are all squarred away
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1. Swamp (Becoming overwhelmed, flooded, or extremely busy with an excessive amount of work, tasks, or responsibilities) 

• I am swamped or I got swamped (Indicating a temporary state of having too much to do)
• I am swamped with assignments or we are swamped with orders (indicating a temporary state of having too much to do)

1. Sweeping look: (taking in a wide area)
2. Stipulation: (a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement.) 

• They donated their collection of prints with the stipulation that they never be publicly exhibited

Z

Y

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