Idiom: To Put on Weight; used as a verb. First Example: During the holidays, it is customary for many Americans to have to a big family dinner that includes a big turkey and numerous rich desserts. Because of all of this rich food, a lot
Idiom: Agree to Disagree; used as a verb. Example: Sam and Mary just had an argument on the topic of which came first, the chicken or the egg. According to Sam, since eggs come from chickens, it is natural to assume that the chicken
Example 1: I thought my new job would be easy money, but I was wrong! I was working many hours and had to do a lot of hard work! Example 2: I received an email from someone I didn’t know. They offered to pay me
Example 1: Before David lived overseas, he believed that Americans had the best ideas; now he has become more open-minded and listens to people from different countries. Example 2: These days, people are more open-minded about things like tattoos, gay marriage, and mental illness than
Idiom: To be better off Context #1: Jim: How are we going to get to the beach tomorrow morning? The morning traffic on the 5 freeway is horrible! Sam: I know! We will be better off taking the 55 because that freeway is not that
Idiom of the day: Throw in the towel Meaning: To quit Hiro and Mari are two friends working on homework together Hiro: This grammar homework is so difficult Mari: It’s not that tough. Hiro: I’m throwing in the towel. Mari: No! Don’t throw
Idiom: to slip out; used as a verb First Example: Randy: Why did you leave class early? Henry: I felt my phone vibrate. Randy: Why wasn’t it off? Henry: My sister went into labor this morning, so I left it on vibrate in case she had
Idiom: run-of-the-mill; used as an adjective First Example: Lance: Did you do anything special this weekend Nancy: Not really. Just relaxed at home. Oh, I went and saw that big blockbuster this weekend. Lance: How was it? Nancy: Not great. It’s your typical, run-of-the-mill action
Idiom: Down-To-Earth; used as an adjective. First Example: “All the boys in Judy’s class love the new girl, Sabrina. Unlike the other girls who only think about celebrity news and gossip, Sabrina is a very friendly and down-to-earth girl who often values true friendship
Idiom: Word of Mouth; used as a noun, usually as the object of a prepositional phrase. First Example: “Before newspapers were invented, news was spread by word of mouth.” Meaning: Word of Mouth refers to information that was obtained via gossip spread by spoken
