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COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS

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  • If someone says "IT'S ON ME," what do they offer to do?
    PAY
  • What does "BREAK A LEG" mean?
    GOOD LUCK
  • HELP YOURSELF means
    SERVE YOURSELF
  • IF YOU WANT SOMEONE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT S/HE SAYS, YOU SAY "WATCH YOUR..."
    (WATCH YOUR) MOUTH!"
  • If you promise not to tell anyone, you say "I WON'T TELL...
    A SOUL"
  • NOW YOU ARE TALKING is used
    to say that someone has said or suggested something that one thinks is good, worth doing, etc.
  • IF SOMETHING "RINGS A BELL" IT...
    SOUNDS FAMILIAR
  • THE EXCLAMATION "OOPS!" IS USED TO...
    show recognition of a mistake or minor accident, often as part of an apology. "Oops! I'm sorry.
  • WHAT'S EATING YOU? means...
    WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?
  • When do you say "OVER MY DEAD BODY"?
    When you don't want to allow something to happen
  • Why do you say "I'M ALL EARS"?
    YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY
  • WE USE THE EXPRESSION "NO WAY" TO SAY...
    ...NO
  • What do you mean when you say "BEATS ME"?
    I DON'T KNOW
  • "OK BY ME" is used...
    to indicate complete agreement. A: "How do you feel about going to the eight o'clock movie?" B: "OK by me!"
  • SPEAK OF THE DEVIL is used when...
    a person appears just after being mentioned.
  • What does "HAVE A GOOD ONE" mean?
    HAVE A NICE DAY
  • IF SOMETHING IS "OUT OF THE QUESTION"...
    ...it is an event that cannot possibly happen: A trip to New Zealand is out of the question this year.
  • WHAT'S THE CATCH? means...
    WHAT'S THE HIDDEN DRAWBACK?
  • When do we use "SEE IF I CARE"?
    To say that you do not care at all about something
  • IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SOMEONE FOR A LONG TIME, YOU SAY: "LONG TIME...
    "(LONG TIME) NO SEE"
  • When you say "Easy, does it" what do you want others to do?
    To do things slowly and carefully
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