How can I join conversations?
Have you ever tried to say something in a conversation but couldn’t? Maybe the other speakers didn’t stop talking. Maybe[…]
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What does ‘hit on someone’ mean?
Do you know what the phrase ‘hit on someone’ means? It doesn’t mean to physically hit someone. If someone ‘hits[…]
Read moreIs it a big problem or is it ‘a storm in a teacup’?
Do you know what the idiom ‘a storm in a teacup’ means? If something is ‘a storm in a teacup’,[…]
Read moreWhat’s your New Year’s resolution for 2024?
Do you know what a New Year’s resolution is? It’s a new goal you make for the next year. It’s[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘take a rain check’ mean?
If someone says they will ‘take a rain check’, it means they cannot accept your invitation but would like to[…]
Read moreAre you a ‘butterfingers?’
If you’re a ‘butterfingers’, you’re clumsy and often drop things. It can also mean you’re bad at catching things, for[…]
Read moreHave you ever heard the phrase ‘fat chance!’?
If someone says ‘fat chance!’, it means they think something you said will not happen or is very unlikely to[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘caught red-handed’ mean?
The idiom ‘caught red-handed’ means you are caught doing something bad at the time you are doing it. It can be[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘Hold your horses!’ mean?
If you hear ‘Hold your horses!’, it means the speaker wants you to wait, slow down, or be patient. It[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘I’m leaving for good!’ mean?
The word ‘good’ usually has a positive meaning, for example, high quality, favorable, enjoyable, kind, or correct. But in the[…]
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