Save the day?

2013-11-12 13:14

To save the day means to prevent sth. bad from happening or to prevent sth. bad from getting even worse.

Meeting them half way?

2013-11-08 13:58

A willingness to meet with your opponent half way simply means that you're very willing to negotiate and make compromises.

Repealing Obamacare is a nonstarter?

2013-11-05 13:22

If someone's proposal is deemed a nonstarter, it is not very good.

Step on your toes?

2013-11-01 11:38

If someone's words step on our toes, they can hurt our feelings real bad.

Crying wolf?

2013-10-29 11:50

Crying wolf has become synonymous with anyone raising a false alarm, especially to attract attention.

什么是“幸运小姐”(Lady Luck)?

2013-10-25 10:00

Lady Luck stands for good fortune, the chance of something good happening to you.

Won’t break the bank?

2013-10-22 11:28

If you have to break your piggy bank to buy something, then it is perhaps too expensive.

Can’t shoot straight?

2013-10-18 11:39

If someone can't shoot straight with sth. they say, then they don't know what they're talking about.

Having a ball?

2013-10-15 13:44

People said they had a ball when they meant to say they had a good, exciting time.

Job lock?

2013-10-11 11:33

Job lock refers to the situation where you are stuck with your current job.

Crash diet?

2013-09-27 10:58

That’s essentially what “going on a crash diet straight afterwards” means really.

Basket case

2013-09-24 13:07

In other words, Thatcherism prevented the teetering British economy from total collapse.

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