A Toss-Up – someone can not choose between two options It is a toss up between the chocolate cake and the orange cake. I am not sure, if I want the green car or the silver car. It is a toss up. I like both cars a lot. We want to go to New York & to Paris....
Best of Both Worlds – the best of two different situations or things I live in London part of the year, and I live in New York part of the year. I have the best of both worlds. We have a Jeep for traveling off road, and a sports car for traveling in the...
Give The Green Light – means to give someone permission or to say that something is allowed I was sick for a few weeks. The doctor gave me the green light to go back to work. The city is going to give us the green light to start to build a new housing...
Under The Weather – someone that is feeling ill My sister is under the weather. I hope she feels better soon. My dog is not eating. My dog is under the weather. I have to take her to the veterinarian (animal doctor). Jimmy has not been to work for a few...
Bookworm – someone that likes to read many books; someone that is always studying When I was in school. I was a bookworm. My sister is a bookworm. My sister is always at the library reading and learning. All my students like to read. I am happy most students...
You Are Toast - you are in serious trouble The teacher caught you cheating on the test. You are toast. I got arrested for violence. I am toast. My brother got in trouble for taking the car without permission. He is toast. My friend can not pay his bills....
Train Wreck – a person that is emotionally overwhelmed by bad situations in life My friends sister is a train wreck after her husband died. I am very happy that my life is not at train wreck. My teacher helped my friend's mother, because she was a train...
Far Cry From – very different from something or someone My sister's car is a far cry from her old car. Living in the city is a far cry from living a small town. Working at home is a far cry from working in an office. A luxury hotel is a far cry from where...
A Piece Of Cake - something that is very easy Medical school is not a piece of cake. English is a piece of cake with English The Easy Way. I have the best job in the world, My job is a piece of cake. Do you think it will be a piece of cake moving to a...
Hit The Roof – to become very very angry I hit the roof when I saw my daughter's phone bill. My mother hit the roof when she caught me smoking. My teacher hit the roof when she caught someone cheating on a test. We hit the roof when we saw all our bills....
Missed The Boat – missed a good opportunity My friends are going to Europe. I missed the boat. I will go with them next time. I should have taken the job at the new school. It would have been a good opportunity. I missed the boat. We should have bought...
The Proof Is In The Pudding – the product or the performance of the product speaks for yourself My sister build a great computer. The proof is in the pudding. My cooking is really delicious. The proof is in the pudding. My report is excellent!!!! The...
Cup Of Joe – a cup of coffee I am going to the coffee shop for a cup of joe. I just woke up. I need a cup of joe. Lets go for a cup of joe. Where can we get a good cup of joe near here? We have been driving for a long time. We need to stop and get a cup...
My sister dropped the ball when she forgot to pick me up from school. My friend dropped the ball when he could not get the theater tickets. John dropped the ball when he could not get his car in the repair shop on time. The doctor dropped the ball on...
Flunk Out – to fail a class or a course I am very upset. I flunked out of my Math class. Did the girl who sits next to you flunk out of the class? My mother will be very upset, if I flunk out of college. We are doing very well in university. We are not...
Dead wood – people in a group, work place, government or organization that are not needed anymore or don't really do anything There is a lot of dead wood in the government. People get paid, and they don't do anything. We have to get rid of the dead wood...
See, look & watch are words that are very closely related. These words are used in diffident situations. There is some cross over between the words, but in most cases the words each used diffidently. See – is something that you do naturally without really...
