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You’re moving into a new apartment and can’t carry a heavy box of kitchenware up the stairs on your own.
Could you give me a hand?
You need to renew your visa, but the language course turns out to be way more expensive than expected.
It costs an arm and a leg!
You’ve been waiting for months to get your residency card, and every time you call the immigration office, they keep delaying the process.
It’s getting out of hand!
How was your shift at the café? - It was intense...
I was on my feet all the day. / I need to put my feet up.
While shopping for furniture for your new place, you notice a gorgeous armchair in a second-hand shop.
It caught my eye.
One of your roommates complains about another roommate while they’re out grocery shopping.
Don’t talk behind their back!
In your shared apartment, one flatmate keeps leaving dirty dishes in the sink, but no one confronts them about it.
My flatmates turn a blind eye to it.
A coworker says your visa appointment was rescheduled to next year, only to admit they were kidding.
I’m just pulling your leg!
You see a rainbow over the Cliffs of Moher during a road trip, and the view is so stunning you can’t stop staring.
I couldn’t take my eyes off it.
A woman walking her dog in Merrion Square Park had a matching outfit with her dog, and I couldn’t help but notice.
It caught my eye!
Your housemate says you need to pay extra for “leprechaun insurance” when renting in Ireland, then bursts out laughing.
I’m just pulling your leg!
After working a double shift in a restaurant.
I was on my feet all day / I need to put my feet up.
