"be laughing all the way to the bank" means to be earning a lot of money easily.
Example:
We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if this deal works out.
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be in hot water
if someone is in hot water, people are angry with them and they are likely to be punished.
- He found himself in hot water over his speech about immigration.
get (sb) into hot water
- You'll get into hot water if your teacher finds out.
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have one's (own) way / get one's (own) way : be allowed to or make others do as one wishes
Examples:
1. Andy always insists on having his own way; that's why noboy likes to work with him.
2. The two-year old child has learned that if she cries contin
Read more…watch your back: that means to be careful of what is happening around you
Examples:
1. You'd better watch your back at work. A lot of people want your position.
2. I'm so lucky that you watch my back for me. I would be clueless without your help.
Read more…to finish on a good note / to end on a good note : that means something has a good ending
Examples:
1. We had thought the assignment would be boring, but we actually enjoyed working together and finished it on a good note.
2. Although the school year
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feel / share around the world: is experienced by many people from many different countries
Examples:
1. The joy of seeing the Chilean miner rescued was felt around the world.
2. The grief of the tsunami victims in Japan was shared around the world.
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add up to: that means the combination of the things that were just mentioned are the reasons why something is the way it is (=result in); or to make a total of
Examples:
1. Sunny weather, guests arriving on time, well-behaved flower girls, and a ce
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double as someone or something : [for someone] to serve in two capacities
Examples:
1. The dining room table doubles as Josh's worktable.
2. Before we find a substitute, the receptionist, Betty, will have to double as our operator.
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get down to business: to begin seriously doing what you need to do
Examples:
1. Let's stop chatting and get down to business.
2. We don't have the whole night. Let's get down to business.
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bounce back: to become healthy again; to return to a good condition
Examples:
1. He just bounced back in a few days from a serious illness.
2. Alice bounced back from her breakup really quickly.
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roll around: to move about, rotating, turning over, moving on wheels; or
to happen or arrive again
Examples:
1. The baby rolled around on the floor, giggling and cooing.
2. The toy car won't roll around anymore.
3. When summer rolls around, the school c
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arm with: to have something useful in order to successfully accomplish a task
Examples:
1. When Ryan went to babysit his nieces and nephews, he was armed with a good storybook and children's DVD.
2. Even though Peggy has never cooked a meal, she was
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goof off : a person who wastes time or avoids work; one who shirks work or responsibility.
Examples:
1. The boy has been goofing off the whole weekend and didn't finish any homework.
2. Betty and her classmate goofed off and went for a moive.
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Read more…If you say that someone has eyes in the back of their head, you mean that they are very observant and seem to be aware of everything that is happening around them.
* she has eyes in the back of her head and is always alert to the slightest trouble or
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get one's hands on / lay one's hands on: to get something for the purpose of doing harm; to succeed in obtaining something
Examples:
1. Putting your wallet in your back pocket can make it easy for thieves to get their hands on it.
2. How my little br
Read more…If you make a mental note of something which requires special attention, such as the need to pick up a quart of milk on the way home, you make an effort to store it in your memory so that you will not forget it.
Typically someone makes a mental note w
Read more…in the dark: in secret, in concealment ; state of ignorance, uninformed
Examples:
1. He was completely in the dark about why he got fired.
2. The whole company is in the dark about why the previous CEO got replaced.
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