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"Put my foot in my mouth" means: A) around here / B) someone to talk to / C) say something to make you feel worse
C
"A shoulder to cry on" means: A) decided yet / B) someone to talk to / C) say something to make you feel worse
B
"get it off my chest" means: A) around here / B) see how I feel at the time / C) talk about it
C
"this neck of the woods" means: A) a particular area / B) someone to talk to / C) decided yet
A
"up to my eyes in work" means: A) really busy / B) someone to talk to / C) being angry
A
"play it by ear" means: A) around here / B) see how I feel at the time / C) It was really expensive
B
"cost an arm and a leg" means: A) around here / B) decided yet/ C) It was really expensive
C
"made up my mind yet" means: A) decided yet / B) see how I feel at the time / C) It was really expensive
A
"flared up" means: A) being angry / B) see how I feel at the time / C) It was really expensive
A
If someone is "on top of the world," it means:
excited and happy
angry/losing their temper
If a person "feels down about something," it means they are:
losing his or her temper
worried or nervous
sad or depressed
When someone is "hot under the collar" means they are:
busy
nervous
losing their temper
If someone is "snowed under with work" it means
they are very busy
they are very bored
they have been snowed in
