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...
So & too - are two words that are commonly confused. There are some situations when so & too can be used the same, but there are many situations when so & too mean different things. So & too -are used like the word “very”. “So” & “too” are used to emphasis,...
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That - is used when the information is essential(must be included) She prefers to rescue dogs that are special needs (sick, injured, old etc). Do you have all the food that you need for the party? She wanted to have a house that is big enough for the...
It can be confusing as to which word you use for asking questions. I hope that I help to make it easy for you to understand, the diffidence between the words. Where – is used to ask about the location of a place, person, or thing. Where is the store?...
So & too - are two words that are commonly confused. There are some situations when so & too can be used the same, but there are many situations when so & too mean different things. So & too -are used like the word “very”. “So” & “too” are used to emphasis,...
Off means to remove something or someone from the surface. Tip: If you can say something or someone is “on” something or someone, then you can use “off”. Get off of me. Get off the bus. Get off my back. Out is used when something or someone is inside,...
