📚 Idiom
LOST CAUSE
something hopeless
💬 Cindy spent five years studying Russian. Finally, she realized it was a lost cause. She would never learn it.
💬 Jack needs to stop drinking so much coffee, but he’s so addicted of caffeine that it’s a lost cause.
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LOST CAUSE
something hopeless
💬 Cindy spent five years studying Russian. Finally, she realized it was a lost cause. She would never learn it.
💬 Jack needs to stop drinking so much coffee, but he’s so addicted of caffeine that it’s a lost cause.
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📚 Idiom
(TO) HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
to be right
💬 Dawn hit the nail on the head when she said that Tiffany is jealous of Amber.
💬 Steve hit the nail on the head with his idea of moving his company’s manufacturing to China.
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(TO) HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
to be right
💬 Dawn hit the nail on the head when she said that Tiffany is jealous of Amber.
💬 Steve hit the nail on the head with his idea of moving his company’s manufacturing to China.
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📚 Idiom
GREEN WITH ENVY
desiring another advantages or things
💬 When Daniel got promoted to vice president of the bank, his colleagues were green with envy.
💬 You won the lottery? I’m green with envy.
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GREEN WITH ENVY
desiring another advantages or things
💬 When Daniel got promoted to vice president of the bank, his colleagues were green with envy.
💬 You won the lottery? I’m green with envy.
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📚 Idiom
(TO) DRIVE ONE CRAZY
to annoy someone very much
💬 Don't ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.
💬 Please stop chewing gum so loudly. It’s driving me crazy.
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(TO) DRIVE ONE CRAZY
to annoy someone very much
💬 Don't ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.
💬 Please stop chewing gum so loudly. It’s driving me crazy.
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📚 Idiom
(TO) BUTT IN (slang)
to interrupt; to interfere
💬 Nancy is always butting in to other people’s business.
💬 Sara is really rude. She always butts in to other people’s conversation.
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(TO) BUTT IN (slang)
to interrupt; to interfere
💬 Nancy is always butting in to other people’s business.
💬 Sara is really rude. She always butts in to other people’s conversation.
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📚 Idiom
(TO) SET EYES ON
to look at; to see for the first time
💬 Greg was in love from the moment he set eyes on Lucy.
💬 Susan knew from the moment she set eyes on Ted’s friend Lucas that he would be trouble.
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(TO) SET EYES ON
to look at; to see for the first time
💬 Greg was in love from the moment he set eyes on Lucy.
💬 Susan knew from the moment she set eyes on Ted’s friend Lucas that he would be trouble.
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📚 Idiom
(TO) MAKE ENDS MEET
to have enough money to live on; to be okay financially
💬 Kim wasn't able to make ends meet so she had to ask her parents to pay her rent.
💬 If you can’t make ends meet, you’ll need to start spending less.
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(TO) MAKE ENDS MEET
to have enough money to live on; to be okay financially
💬 Kim wasn't able to make ends meet so she had to ask her parents to pay her rent.
💬 If you can’t make ends meet, you’ll need to start spending less.
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📚 Idiom
REAL FLOP / FLOP
a failure
💬 The Broadway play closed after just 4 days – it was a real flop!
💬 The company was in trouble after its new product flopped.
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REAL FLOP / FLOP
a failure
💬 The Broadway play closed after just 4 days – it was a real flop!
💬 The company was in trouble after its new product flopped.
🔎 #idiom
📚 Idiom
SIT ON ONE’S HANDS
to do nothing; to fail to help
💬 When we needed help from Mary, she just sat on her hands.
💬 We need the cooperation of everyone. You can’t sit on your hands!
🔎 #idiom
SIT ON ONE’S HANDS
to do nothing; to fail to help
💬 When we needed help from Mary, she just sat on her hands.
💬 We need the cooperation of everyone. You can’t sit on your hands!
🔎 #idiom
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PLAY INTO SOMEONE’S HANDS
сыграть кому-либо на руку; неосознанно сделать что-либо, что идет на пользу другому
💬 John is doing exactly what I hoped he would. He’s playing into my hands.
PLAY INTO SOMEONE’S HANDS
сыграть кому-либо на руку; неосознанно сделать что-либо, что идет на пользу другому
💬 John is doing exactly what I hoped he would. He’s playing into my hands.
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GIVE A DIG
критиковать, говорить что-либо неприятное, обижать, оскорблять
💬 Jane gave Bob a dig about his carelessness with money.
GIVE A DIG
критиковать, говорить что-либо неприятное, обижать, оскорблять
💬 Jane gave Bob a dig about his carelessness with money.