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Translating Common English Phrases
Whether at work, school, or in general public, their are many confusing phrases you might hear used around here. We get these can be difficult to understand, especially when you are new, so we have made a list translating some common ones.
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Piece of cake
very easy
Keep an eye out
watch carefully
Break a leg
good luck (you are going to perform very well!)
Spill the Beans/Tea
tell me!
Once in a blue Moon
very rare
Throw under the Bus
to put blame on (someone)
(ride) Shotgun
the passenger seat of the car
Feeling under the weather
feeling slightly ill
Last Straw
the final act before one loses their patience
Cut to the Chase
get to the point
Call it a day/Wrap it up
lets finish, to stop doing something
Hold your Horses
be patient
Take with a grain of salt
to be doubtful about the truth or accuracy of (something)
Get up on the wrong side of bed
have a bad start to ones morning
On the dot
exactly on time
Tattletale/ to snitch on
trying to get a person (usually child) in trouble by exposing their wrongdoing