June 20, 2019January 26, 2024Popular Expression Leave It At That Leave It At That = to say no more about something Ex: I could talk for hours about that movie, but I […]
April 12, 2019Popular Expression Throw Someone Under the Bus Throw Someone Under the Bus = cause someone else to suffer in order to save oneself or gain personal advantage *This […]
December 20, 2018February 8, 2024Popular Expression Down to Earth Down to Earth = a positive characteristic of being real, genuine, to be yourself, to not be caught up in superficial things […]
May 23, 2018February 26, 2020Popular Expression Do You Mind? Do You Mind 1) (used as a question to ask for permission) Do you mind if I ….? = is it a […]
March 29, 2018March 29, 2018Podcast, Popular Expression Ask Evil #19 With special guest: Yumi On this episode of the Ask Evil Podcast, I answer my student Yumi’s questions about: What is it that […]
March 23, 2018March 23, 2018Podcast, Popular Expression Ask Evil #18 With special guest: Yumi On this episode of the Ask Evil Podcast, I answer my student Yumi’s questions about: How dare you! […]
December 16, 2017October 1, 2018Popular Expression Two Faced Two Faced = when a person acts a certain way in one situation, and acts different in another situation * synonym […]
November 17, 2017September 5, 2018Popular Expression Or Else Or Else 1. Used to say what will happen if something is not done. Ex: You have to leave, “or […]
November 14, 2017August 28, 2018Popular Expression When Push Comes to Shove When/ If Push Comes to Shove = when a situation becomes so bad or desperate, that serious action is urgently needed […]
June 1, 2017October 23, 2023Popular Expression Buy (What Someone Said) Buy (What Someone Said) = believe Ex: That idea sounds good to me, but will your wife “buy it?” Ex: […]