"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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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
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…Go overboard means to be excessive."I like to have a glass of wine each evening but I never go overboard" (not excessive with the wine)."Do you like this dress or do you think I have gone overboard?" (dressed excessively)
Read more…"Full of beans" means to be very energetic"John was full of beans yesterday wasn't he?""You're full of beans this morning!"
Read more…To get out of hand means to become out of control / cannot be controlled."The party started well but after 11pm it got out of hand and I had to call the police.""I like debating about politics with my friends but I don't like it when we start arguing
Read more…"To be like a fish out of water" means to not be comfortable in a situation.Examples :* "I don't like football so when I went to the football game I was like a fish out of water."* "I was like a fish out of water at the party - it was full of bank ma
Read more…"good on you" means well done / congratulationsExamples :"Good on you for passing your exams."- "I have given a lot of money to charities"- "Good on you!"The link
Read more…"around the clock" means 24 hours a day / all day and night.e.g."I'm so tired. I have been working around the clock.""This supermarket is fantastic, it's open around the clock."
Read more…Don't throw out the baby with the bath water!= when you get rid of something you don't want, be careful not to get rid of something you do want= don't throw out good stuff with the bad stuffDon't sell your car just because you don't like the stereo i
Read more…....like taking candy from a baby= something is very easyThis is common simile: it's very easy to take something away from a baby – a baby might cry, but it can't fight you or come after you!
Read more…A long time ago."We got married many moons ago.""It was many moons ago the last time I saw this film."
Read more…This phrase, "Call it a day", means to stop what you're doing for that day. You use this when you're not 100% finished with everything you could do, but you're tired or ready to go home. Use this when you're working on projects with people, practicin
Read more…Hello myEC’s friends. How are you? We are here for the same purpose; learning English. And there are many ways to learn. Some of us use facebook and follow some pages and learn. So I created a page for our group “Collection of Phrases” For who likes
Read more…You're travelling to another country with your boyfriend. When you got to the airport, he wasn't able to find his passport. You both got worried, but after searching for a few minutes he found it. You're worried that he'll lose it again. You say:If y
Read more…On the looseIf you say that someone is on the loose, you mean that they are not being controlled or supervised by anyone and they are free to behave however they want.
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