To "lend someone an ear" means to listen to someone, especially when they need it.
Are you a good listener?
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Monday, December 17, 2012
TO LEND SOMEONE AN EAR
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
TO BE A PEACH
If someone is a peach, he or she is a very nice person.
For example:
Thank you so much for helping me move. You are a peach!
For example:
Thank you so much for helping me move. You are a peach!
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
TO BE THE APPLE OF SOMEONE'S EYE
To be the apple of someone's eye means to be adored and preferred by someone, usually an older relative.
For example,"She's the apple of her grandpa's eye. He spoils her with gifts."
For example,"She's the apple of her grandpa's eye. He spoils her with gifts."
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As with many other idioms, this is a little puzzling. How do you think this idiom came to be? Why an apple?
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
The idiom "waste not, want not" means that if you don't waste anything you will always have enough.
Have you ever regretted wasting something, missing it later?
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Have you ever regretted wasting something, missing it later?
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