For example: They must have money to burn. They just bought another expensive car and a sailboat.
Monday, March 25, 2013
HAVE MONEY TO BURN
The idiom "to have money to burn" means to have a lot of money, more money than is needed.
For example: They must have money to burn. They just bought another expensive car and a sailboat.
For example: They must have money to burn. They just bought another expensive car and a sailboat.
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
A TOSS UP
We say something is a toss up when the result is still uncertain and can go either way.
This expression probably came to be because we flip, or toss, a coin when making a decision.
This expression probably came to be because we flip, or toss, a coin when making a decision.
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
TO LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
The idiom "to let sleeping dogs lie" means that a person should not do or say something to another person that would disturb that other person and possibly start trouble.
For example: Don't ask him when he's finally going to get a new job when we go to dinner tonight. You know that will upset him. Just let sleeping dogs lie.
For example: Don't ask him when he's finally going to get a new job when we go to dinner tonight. You know that will upset him. Just let sleeping dogs lie.
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