English Expressions

[Dave]

Oh... I need help again with those expressions... but now I've to make sentences with each one!

My teacher said that it has to be REAL LIFE sentences.

i.e. (B = expression)

The candidates for President of the Republic of Panama, were in the same boat, because they all were nervous..

[Narayanan Krishnaswamy]

In the same boat--in the same predicament as others.
Real life -- normally situations; expressing or dealing with situations or things that reflect what we experience in real life.

A novel or a play should have a plot based on real life situations.

[Mosteque]

The last person we hired in the shop turned out to have sticky fingers
I've been playing at casinos all my life but i've never hit the jackpot
Stop elaborating on that, we don't need all these details, just put it in a nutshell
Ok, now when i understood your plan, I need it in black and white to be able to carry it out
The President found himself in hot water over his comments about the war
i'm not in touch with what young ppl are interested in nowadays
They don't really need this new car but bough it just to keep up with the Joneses
My neighbour kept smoking all his life and eventually kicked the bucket yesterday
Let's go to the mall, we can eat and watch a movie there so we can kill two birds with one stone
I won't come!! and this is my last word on that
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[Dave]

heh, nice sentences and thanks again Mosteque

[Narayanan Krishnaswamy]

I understand that this net language has come to stay. I heard that the recent edition of the Oxford dictionary has added a list of net words or email words.( I am yet to verify)
narayanan

[Dave]

Errm I got more expressions... but I'm for asking you guys again, but i really need help..

Lay one's card on the table
Look a gifit horse in the mouth
Lose one's temper
Make a face
Make eyes
Make it snappy
Make one's bed and lie in it
Man of one's word
Heart in the right place
Hit the sack

[Mosteque]

Lay one's card on the table
To say/show what you are hiding or feeling inside

I thought it was time I laid my cards on the table, so i told her that i wouldn't marry her.

Look a gifit horse in the mouth
When you are given sth you shouldn't complain about the state of it or look for any flaws

They want to give me this dress but it's dirty!!
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, just take it!!

Lose one's temper
To lose your patience, to become nervous or irritated

I lost my temper when I saw my girlfirend kiss another guy

Make a face
hmmm just to make your face look stupid (it may also mean that you are sending sb up in a mocking way)

Mother, he's making faces again

Make eyes
To look at sb showing sexual interest:
She was making eyes at me yesterday.

Make it snappy
You want sb to do sth very quickly and without delay

I'd like my bill please, and make it snappy !!(quick)

Make one's bed and lie in it
When you did sth you have to be prepared to face the consequences

(sb told you about a horrible thing he'd done and asked for your advice) you say:
You've made your bed and now you must lie in it

Man of one's word
a person who keeps promises

You can trust him - he's a man of his word

Heart in the right place
you say it about a person who you consider a good man

He may seem odd, but his heart is in the right place

Hit the sack
go to sleep/bed

Ok, it's high time i hit the sack, i'm very tired
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