By Judy Young English Teacher at Winter Park
Tech from 1983 to 2004
| To
hit the ceiling |
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| To
hit the hay |
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| Motor
mouth |
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Some
one who talks all the time |
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| Apple
of my eye |
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Some
one who is very special to me |
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| In
la-la land |
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Not
hearing or listening to someone who is right there
near you |
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| To
burn the midnight oil |
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To
stay up very late usually working on lessons or projects |
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| To
bend over backwards |
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To
try very hard to please or help someone |
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| A
slam dunk |
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A
sure or definitive thing or happening |
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| Touching
base |
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To
get in touch with someone |
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| Killing
time |
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Waiting
for time to pass or for something to happen |
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| Cool
as a cucumber |
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Not
easily bothered or flustrated |
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| Take
it easy |
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Slow
down or don't move so fast |
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| Drives
me crazy |
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Makes
me very frustrated or upset |
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| To
eat like a horse |
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To
eat very much at one time |
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| To
take not |
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| Give
me a break |
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Go
away and leave me alone |
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| To
listen up |
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| To
take care |
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| To
wrap someone around your finger |
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To
have that person listen to you and do what you say |
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| To
thumb a ride |
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To
stand beside the road with your thum up trying to get
a ride |
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| To
point the finger |
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To
accuse someone of saying or doing something wrong or
incorrect |
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| To
have a meal |
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To
sit down and eat a meal |
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| To
kick the bucket |
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| To
put it on the back burner |
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