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Phrase: Once and for all
Meaning: To be the last time something happens, is said..., or to conclude something definitively:
Stop telling lies once and for all. I know the whole truth.
Will you do your homework once and for all?
Let's finish the project once and for all.
Date: 14-05-2015
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Phrase: In tandem (with somebody/something)
Meaning: Together, at the same time:
If we work in tandem, we will get better results
We will need to operate in tandem with our allies
Date: 15-03-2015
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Phrase: To and from
Meaning: From one direction to another, and then in the opposite direction over and over again: I looked out of the window and saw a young woman walking to and fro. She seemed to be waiting for somebody
Date: 11-03-2015
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Phrase: So what?
Meaning: I do not mind:
She wants to sue you for divorce
So what? I no longer love her, and we have no children
Date: 09-03-2015
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Phrase: In the nick of time
Meaning: Before it is too late:
You have arrived in the nick of time. We were about to leave
The survivors were rescued in the nick of time. They were exhausted, and could not swim much longer
Date: 09-03-2015
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Phrase: Believe (you) me
Meaning: What I am saying is true or will happen: And believe me, very few citizens would survive such a catastrophe
Date: 09-03-2015
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Phrase: To the letter
Meaning: Do something exactly as it was expected or ordered: He said that he was not responsible for what had happened, as he had only followed his superior's orders to the letter
Date: 20-02-2015
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Phrase: Holy cow (crap...)!
Meaning: Used to express surprise:
Holy cow! This house is amazing!
Holy shit! What have you done?
Date: 17-02-2015
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Phrase: A blessing in disguise
Meaning: Something that you think it is not good at all, but it turns out to be good in the end.
Examples:
Divorcing my wife was a blessing in disguise. I have never been so happy as I am now.
Being turned down for that job was a blessing in disguise, because I found a much better one a week later.
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Phrase: A boon and a blessing
Meaning: Something very fortunate and useful.
Example:
All the blunders that the government is making are a boon and a blessing for the insurgents if they use it wisely.
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Phrase: A cross to bear
Meaning: It is something that makes your life harder or less happy.
Example:
Being surrounded by so many colonialists is a very heavy cross to bear.
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Phrase: A labour of love
Meaning: You do some work without obtaining any money from it. Or you do something that it is not profitable at all, but you like it.
Examples:
They have no money to mend the roof, so I am fixing it as a labour of love.
It took him eight years to finish a book on the history of his small town. It was a labour of love.
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Phrase: A live wire
Meaning: A lively person; a wire with electricity.
Examples:
My daughter is a live wire. She does lots of things, and has two children.
There is a live wire that needs to be replaced.
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Phrase: A make-or-break situation
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Phrase: A new lease of / on life
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Phrase: A prophet of doom (or disaster)
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Phrase: A thorn in your side
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Phrase: A turn of phrase
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Phrase: A walk of life
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Phrase: All and sundry
Meaning: Everybody.
Examples:
I will tell all and sundry what you have done to me.
They help all and sundry. I think you should talk to them.
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Phrase: All of a sudden
Meaning: Suddenly, without expecting it.
Examples:
We were sitting around a fire when all of a sudden it started to rain cats and dogs, and we had to get in the car.
All of a sudden, a bomb exploded, and killed many innocent people.
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Phrase: An exception to the rule
Meaning: Something that breaks the rule.
Examples:
This case is an exception to the rule. It may not happen again.
Yes, you are right. This word is an exception to that rule.
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Phrase: At sixes and sevens
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Phrase: Be dim-witted
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Phrase: Be miles away
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