Won’t give him a pass?

2017-11-14 15:31

Hence giving someone a proverbial pass means you’re allowing them to say or do something anyway they want to.

The ground is shifting?

2017-11-10 11:00

That’s the idea – big time because the changes are likened to an earthquake.

Gig economy?

2017-11-07 11:17

Gig economy refers to productivity generated by businesses involving people doing part-time jobs instead of full time.

Deal with the devil?

2017-11-03 13:26

A deal with the devil usually means someone is giving up their moral principles in exchange for worldly gains.

Doesn’t hold a candle?

2017-10-31 16:51

If you cannot even hold a candle to someone, you cannot compare with them at all.

Dig up the hatchet?

2017-10-27 10:48

If people dig up the hatchet, they are ready to rediscover their weapons and go back onto the battlefield.

Earn your stripes

2017-10-24 12:02

You have got to earn your stripes, meaning nobody will give you anything, you have got to work for everything

“This is not what I signed up for”

2017-10-20 11:13

Basically it means they regret having previously agreed to do something.

Like a closed book?

2017-10-17 11:26

With a closed book, you cannot see what it’s about and therefore remain mystified.

Back into your shell?

2017-10-13 12:03

For us humans, our metaphorical shell is where we feel safe, our comfort zone, so to speak.

Spitting image

2017-10-10 11:05

When people say "spitting image", they mean to say that two people look exactly alike.

A ‘Hail Mary’?

2017-09-26 11:30

“Hail Mary” is a prayer among Christians, uttered when they want to ask for holy intervention.

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