No. | Expressions/idioms | Explanations |
1 | To break into | To enter illegally with force/suddenly . A thief broke into my car last night and stole some of my belongings. . She broke into the castle and took Rapunzel. Suddenly become famous successful . Michael Jackson broke into show business when he was just a kid. . He was the only person who has a IQ200 in the world. He broke into the intelligent organization association in a day. |
2 | Spending money | Pocket money, allowance, petty cash . When I was a kid in high school, my dad would always give me some spending money for lunch and snacks. . When I was a middle school student, I tried to live with $20 spending money in a month. . How much spending money do you usually use in a month? |
3 | To foot the bill | Pay the bill . The teachers did such a great job with their students during COVID-19. The school board decided to send them to Hawaii and foot the bill. . John and Amy went to the nice restaurant and had dinner. After dinner, John realized that he left his wallet in his house. So Amy got angry and she footed the bill. |
4 | Cream of the crops | Best of the best . I’ve had many teachers in my life, but Nick is the cream of the crops. . He is good at all subjects but the cream of the crops is Math. |
5 | Winning streak | Continuous success or positive results (ç è losing stretch) . I got a promotion at work, my girlfriend agreed to marry me and I found 20 bucks in my jacket that I had gorgetten about! I’m on a winning streak these days! . Today in the morning I woke up 10minutes early. So I went to the office 30 minutes earlier without traffic jam. And my boss saw me and he gave me credit to work early. At lunch my coworker footed the bill. It was winning streak day!!! |
6 | Big deal | Very important “a big thing” / so what? Who cares? Wow (sarcastic) . A: They published my Youtube page on the EMSB website and all their school newsletters. I’m very happy. It’s a real big deal for me! B: Oh, yeah? Big deal! . The customer complained it but it is easy for me to be correct it. It’s not a big deal. |
7 | To wrap it up | To conclude, to finish/end . Unfortunately, it’s time to wrap up our expression. We’re all done! . We have discussed about this issue for a long time. And I would like to wrap it up. |
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