🥚 A bad egg: someone who does bad things. He was dishonest, but he was the only bad egg in the group. 🥚 Walk on eggshells: be extremely cautious about one's words or actions. "his air of tetchy perfectionism encouraged those around him to walk on eggshells" 🥚 Don’t put all your eggs in one basket 🧺 don't risk everything on the success of one venture. "we need to be more tactical and not put all our eggs in one political basket" 🥚 You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs Sometimes, when we want to create or achieve something, we must sacrifice or destroy another thing to do it.

SHOOT THE BREEZE = to spend time talking about things that are not important: 👉🏻We sat out on the porch, just shooting the breeze. 👉🏻They expected me to sit up and shoot the breeze with them till one or two in the morning

🦇 ⚾️ 🔵1. Bat ( a stick like a baseball bat) 👉🏻 She showed me how to hold the bat. 🔵2. Bat 🦇(a flying animal) 👉🏻There’s a rumor that covid19 comes from a bat 🔵3. Bat your eyelashes (flirt with someone) She kept batting her eyelashes at me each time I talked to her, so I'm thinking of asking her out on a date. 🔵4. Blind as a bat (they have a poor eyesight/ they can’t see the truth) 👉🏻 She’s blind as a bat without her glasses on

Shows 💜 HEARTWARMING Touvjing and good therefore causing feelings of pleasure and happiness: 👉🏻a heartwarming tale of triumph over adversity 😂 HILARIOUS extremely amusing and causing a lot of laughter: 👉🏻Her jokes are absolutely hilarious 🤷‍♂️ CORNY showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting: corny jokes 👉🏻I couldn't watch the whole movie - it was just too corny. 🤔SUSPENSEFUL causing a feeling of excitement or nervousness because you are waiting for something to happen or are uncertain about what is going to happen: 👉🏻a suspenseful thriller

Drop the ball 🏈 To make a mistake and fail to do what you’re responsible for 👉🏻I'm so sorry I dropped the ball and forgot to buy the wine for the dinner party. 👉🏻I admit it, I dropped the ball on this one

🔴KEEP IN MIND (Don’t forget that) 🔵Keep in mind, this is only the second year that she's been on the board. 🔵Just keep in mind that it gets dark a lot earlier these days. I don't want you to have any trouble driving home. 🔵Keep in mind, our budget is pretty small.

🔴PET-PEEVES 🔵IT BUGS ME WHEN ... 👉🏻It bugs me when people speak loudly in a restaurant 🔵I CAN’T STAND IT WHEN... 👉🏻I can’t stand it when someone asks me personal questions 🔵IT GETS ON MY NERVES WHEN .... 👉🏻It gets on my nerves when people have high expectations of me

🔴Evidence 🔵I’VE HEARD THAT... 👉🏻I’ve heard that extroverted people tend to live longer 🔵I READ SOMEWHERE THAT... 👉🏻I read somewhere that in America there are suicide clubs". 🔵STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT... 👉🏻Studies have shown that low self-esteem predicts depression.

🔴Requests 🔵I was wondering… (polite request/ offer) 👉🏻• I was wondering if you could babysit my child today 👉🏻We were wondering if you’d like to have dinner with us 🔵I would be grateful if you could/would …(Very polite ) •👉🏻 I would be grateful if you could/would send me further information 👉🏻• I would be grateful if you could/would send me an invoice

🔴Food 🍲 🍱 🥘 🔵Chew (to crush food with your teeth) • You don’t chew your food enough. That’s why you get indigestion   🔵Munch (to eat noisily) • He was munching on an apple   🔵scarf sth down / wolf sth down (eat too quickly) • He scarfed down his lunch and went back outside   🔵Pig out • I’m meant to be on a diet but I pigged out last night 🔵scarf sth down / wolf sth down (eat too quickly) • He scarfed down his lunch and went back outside   🔵Pig out • I’m meant to be on a diet but I pigged out last night 🔵Sip (to drink a very small amount) • He sipped the red wine • He took a sip of his hot coffee   🔵Slurp (to drink something noisily) • Try not to slurp • I wish you would stop slurping your soup like that 🔵Chug (to drink fast without stopping) • He was so thirsty he chugged three glasses of water

🔴Technology 👩‍💻 📲 🔵Technophile.  (Someone who is really into technology) • We live in a world filled with technophiles, who would love to buy every new gadget on the market 🔵Technophobe (Someone who dislikes new technology or has a phobia of it) • The new century does not belong to technophobes 🔵Tech-savvy (Someone who knows a lot about modern technology) • The young generation is far more tech-savvy than the previous generation

🔴Bad news 👉🏻I hate to tell you this, but we don’t have any vacancies 🔴Criticism 👉🏻I hate to say this, but your report isn’t good enough 👉🏻 With all due respect, I don’t think it’s appropriate to wear causal clothes at a formal party 👉🏻 Don't take this the wrong way, but your report is not good.

Making invitations 🔴would you like to do something * When would you like to com * Would you like a cup of coffee? 🔴Be up for doing something * Are you up for watching a movie? * I'm up for some Chinese food 🔴Feel like doing something * Do you feel like grabbing a bite to eat? * I feel like some ice cream

Sleep 💤 🔴Sleepy 🔵Sleepy/drowsy • The room is so warm it’s making me sleepy/drowsy 🔵Can barely keep my eyes open • I haven’t slept for 2 days. I can barely keep my eyes open 🔴Going to bed 🔵Hit the sack/hay (old-fashioned) • I’ve got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I’ll hit the sack now. 🔵Turn in (old-fashioned) • I’m pretty tired. I think I’ll turn in early tonight 🔴Sleeping well 🔵Sleep like a log/baby • I was exhausted last night. I slept like log/baby. I didn’t even hear the thunderstorm. 🔵Be out like a light • As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out like a light 🔴Sleep deprivation 🔵Toss and turn • I couldn’t sleep last night. I tossed and turn for hours 🔵Not sleep a wink • There was so much noise last night. I didn’t  sleep a wink. Now I can’t function well 🔵Insomnia • He can’t sleep at all. He suffers from insomnia  

Nuts 🌰 🥜 🔵Nuts about something/someone (be very enthusiastic about sth/sb) 👉🏻 Sophie's nuts about dinosaurs 👉🏻I'm nuts about this band 🔵Drive someone nuts (make someone angry) 👉🏻 All these phone calss are driving me nuts 🔵nuts (crazy , strange) 👉🏻 You must be nuts to go climbing mountains in the winter

🔴Dislike 🔵Not my cup of tea 👉🏻Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn't really my cup of tea 🔵Not my thing (not my favorite) 👉🏻I'm afraid pubs and clubs aren't really my thing. I'd prefer to go to a restaurant with a few friends 🔵Not for me 👉🏻I’ve tried sushi, but... it just isn't for me

Peckish (slightly hungry) • By noon, I was feeling peckish although I had had a large breakfast Starving (extremely hungry) • Let’s grab some lunch. I’m starving could eat a horse (extremely hungry) • I haven’t eaten the whole day and now I could eat a horse Hangry (so hungry that you’re getting angry) • Where’s the waiter? I’m getting hangry Growl (because of indigestion or hunger) • My stomach growled in the middle of the exam Full/stuffed (can’t have another bite, have eaten so much) • No more cake for me. I’m full Bloated (feeling too full after eating too much) • I felt bloated after eating too much for lunch A foodie (someone who’s interested in different kinds of foods, restaurants and cooking) • I’m a foodie. I love going to restaurants

Baby • Don’t be such a baby. It didn’t hurt that much   Newborn • Newborns are given hearing tests   Infant • This illness can affect infants Toddler • Parents should encourage their toddlers to walk more   Child/kid • As a child, I didn’t eat vegetables • I’m off to pick up the kids from school   Teenager/adolescent • Parents should try to understand the emotional problems of adolescents   The awkward/difficult age • He’s a very quiet boy. He’s at that awkward age. He’ll soon grow out of it   Underage • We should stop underage drinking   Adult • Some children find it difficult to talk to adults   Middle-aged • The company is run by middle-aged men   Senior/elderly • The government should provide more facilities for senior citizens

Cheapskate (negative) • My dad is such a cheapskate that he cuts his hair himself Frugal (positive) • As a student, he needs to be frugal, so he hardly ever goes to fancy restaurants.   Generous (positive) • That’s very generous of you to lend me money this month

A ballpark figure (an estimate, a guess) • How many people were at the concert? Give me a ballpark figure • I think Apple co. makes 100 million dollars a gray. That’s just a ballpark figure, of course. Out of left filed (unexpected, sudden) • His comment came out of left field • He offered me the job out of left field • He proposed to her out of left field Hit a home run (to succeed) • I think I hit a home run on my math test yesterday • I really hit a home run at my job interview • That presentation was amazing. You hit a home run!