2016-06-27 Mon 730
PM Bank
Off Wednesday
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7 octillion atoms in
our bodies
37 trillion cells
.
Regenerate: grow
again: replace
Old cells are
replaced with new cells on the walls or skin inside our stomach,
belly, tummy, every 5 days, mostly because of all the acid
Regeneration;
regenerate
Generation
.
UK exit the EU;
Brexit
Hot potato: hot
topic
A penny for your
thought
A dong for your
brain
.
Judge: score, rate,
grade, evaluate
Teachers, judges,
government, police, leaders, parents, judge
Judges judge, rule
To judge means to
think and then to say something important about stuff and people
You can say you got
a 5 out of 10 for your score, rate, grade
That could be a
judgment
.
Jail, prison;
dungeon
Criminals and bad
people are sent to jail cells (police house)
Cell = room
.
Judges judge:
example: they sent criminals to jail
Decision
They have power and
they can judge people and make decisions because they have power
.
Figure it out: solve
it: find the answer to a problem
People's intentions
can be judged better by what they do than what they say.
.
Intention: reason:
why a person does something: and what they want
You can know what
they want by what they do
.
What people want can
be known by what they do more than by what they say.
.
Their intention is
what they want or it is their reason
.
What you do is more
important than what you say
Actions speak louder
than words
.
Insult: you are fat:
make fun of somebody
Injury: hurt
Indignity: not
dignity (respect, honor)
Expensive: it costs
an arm and a leg
The ball is in your
court.
It is your turn to
make a decision.
Accuse: blame: say
bad a thing about somebody
You accuse them.
You blame them.
You say they did
something bad
.
You are barking up
the wrong tree
You are asking the
wrong person
Bark, not park
Bush, not bus
BUS - B + US
BUSH = B + oo + SH
Both: B + Oh + fuh
Those: Th + ose
WORLD: were + Luh +
Duh
Final Sound: D, not
T
.
1. Were
2. Word
3. World
4. Would: wood
5. War
6. Ward
7. Want
8. Worth
9. Work
1. Frost
2. Frog
3. Fraud: fake
Don't commit fraud
4. Fog: cloud on the
ground
.
Sliced: slice + t
.
1. Task
2. Tax
3. Tag
4. Tan
5. Ten, tens of
thousands
6. Tend, tender
7. Tusk
8. Tent
.
1. Chew; church;
cheese
2. Choose
3. Jew: Israel
people; Palestine people: Middle East
Muslims fight the
Jews
Islam
A Jew chew too much
juice
.
Juices from fruit
Juice from fruit
.
1. Disguise (mask)
2. The sky
3. These guys
4. Three guys
I try to disguise
myself with a mask of Batman
.
1. Ghost
2. Goat
A goat saw a ghost
3. God
4. Got
God got goats &
ghosts
.
Oil for candles,
lamps
.
1. Lamps, 2. Lambs
.
1. Judge 2. Just
3. Jot: write 4. Got
5. Caught
6. Catch (kăch,
kĕch)
7. Cash: (kăsh)
.
Caught between 2
stools
I'm at a fork in the
road
I'm in between a
rock and a hard place
.
1. Leg
2. Lake
3. Late
4. Like
5. Lick
.
Bridge: Brid-juh
.
1. Spilt
2. Spit
3. Spill
4. Split
.
Curiosity killed the
cat but generosity brought it back
Curious
.
Cut corners. Take
shortcuts
Save money
Find faster, easier,
cheaper, ways to do things
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Idiom: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Every language has its own collection of wise sayings. They offer advice about how to live and also transfer some underlying ideas, principles and values of a given culture / society. These sayings are called "idioms" - or proverbs if they are longer. These combinations of words have (rarely complete sentences) a "figurative meaning" meaning, they basically work with "pictures".This List of commonly used idioms and sayings (in everyday conversational English), can help to speak English by learning English idiomatic expressions. This is a list, which contains exactly 66 of the most commonly used idioms and their meaning.
Smart Idioms
- A hot potato
- Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed
- A penny for your thoughts
- A way of asking what someone is thinking
- Actions speak louder than words
- People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.
- Add insult to injury
- To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.
- An arm and a leg
- Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money.
- At the drop of a hat
- Meaning: without any hesitation; instantly.
- Back to the drawing board
- When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
- Ball is in your court
- It is up to you to make the next decision or step
- Barking up the wrong tree
- Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person
- Be glad to see the back of
- Be happy when a person leaves.
- Beat around the bush
- Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.
- Best of both worlds
- Meaning: All the advantages.
- Best thing since sliced bread
- A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan.
- Bite off more than you can chew
- To take on a task that is way to big.
- Blessing in disguise
- Something good that isn't recognized at first.
- Burn the midnight oil
- To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.
- Can't judge a book by its cover
- Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.
- Caught between two stools
- When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
- Costs an arm and a leg
- This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
- Cross that bridge when you come to it
- Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.
- Cry over spilt milk
- When you complain about a loss from the past.
- Curiosity killed the cat
- Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.
- Cut corners
- When something is done badly to save money.
- Cut the mustard [possibly derived from "cut the muster"]
- To succeed; to come up to expectations; adequate enough to compete or participate
- Devil's Advocate
- To present a counter argument
- Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched
- This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".
- Don't give up the day job
- You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally.
- Don't put all your eggs in one basket
- Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
- Drastic times call for drastic measures
- When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions.
- Elvis has left the building
- The show has come to an end. It's all over.
- Every cloud has a silver lining
- Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
- Far cry from
- Very different from.
- Feel a bit under the weather
- Meaning: Feeling slightly ill.
- Give the benefit of the doubt
- Believe someone's statement, without proof.
- Hear it on the grapevine
- This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone.
- Hit the nail on the head
- Do or say something exactly right
- Hit the sack / sheets / hay
- To go to bed.
- In the heat of the moment
- Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.
- It takes two to tango
- Actions or communications need more than one person
- Jump on the bandwagon
- Join a popular trend or activity.
- Keep something at bay
- Keep something away.
- Kill two birds with one stone
- This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time.
- Last straw
- The final problem in a series of problems.
- Let sleeping dogs lie
- Meaning - do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications.
- Let the cat out of the bag
- To share information that was previously concealed
- Make a long story short
- Come to the point - leave out details
- Method to my madness
- An assertion that, despite one's approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it.
- Miss the boat
- This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance
- Not a spark of decency
- Meaning: No manners
- Not playing with a full deck
- Someone who lacks intelligence.
- Off one's rocker
- Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile.
- On the ball
- When someone understands the situation well.
- Once in a blue moon
- Meaning: Happens very rarely.
- Picture paints a thousand words
- A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.
- Piece of cake
- A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.
- Put wool over other people's eyes
- This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.
- See eye to eye
- This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
- Sit on the fence
- This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
- Speak of the devil!
- This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.
- Steal someone's thunder
- To take the credit for something someone else did.
- Take with a grain of salt
- This means not to take what someone says too seriously.
- Taste of your own medicine
- Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else
- To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
- To hear something from the authoritative source.
- Whole nine yards
- Everything. All of it.
- Wouldn't be caught dead
- Would never like to do something
- Your guess is as good as mine
- To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question
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Joey Arnold
2016-06-27 Mon 730 PM Bank
Off Wednesday
.
7 octillion atoms in our bodies
37 trillion cells
.
Regenerate: grow again: replace
Old cells are replaced with new cells on the walls or skin inside our stomach, belly, tummy, every 5 days, mostly because of all the acid
Regeneration; regenerate
Generation
.
UK exit the EU; Brexit
Hot potato: hot topic A penny for your thought A dong for your brain . Judge: score, rate, grade, evaluate Teachers, judges, government, police, leaders, parents, judge Judges judge, rule To judge means to think and then to say something important about stuff and people You can say you got a 5 out of 10 for your score, rate, grade That could be a judgment . Jail, prison; dungeon Criminals and bad people are sent to jail cells (police house) Cell = room . Judges judge: example: they sent criminals to jail Decision They have power and they can judge people and make decisions because they have power . Figure it out: solve it: find the answer to a problem People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say. . Intention: reason: why a person does something: and what they want You can know what they want by what they do . What people want can be known by what they do more than by what they say. . Their intention is what they want or it is their reason . What you do is more important than what you say Actions speak louder than words . Insult: you are fat: make fun of somebody Injury: hurt Indignity: not dignity (respect, honor) Expensive: it costs an arm and a leg The ball is in your court. It is your turn to make a decision. Accuse: blame: say bad a thing about somebody You accuse them. You blame them. You say they did something bad . You are barking up the wrong tree You are asking the wrong person Bark, not park Bush, not bus BUS - B + US BUSH = B + oo + SH Both: B + Oh + fuh Those: Th + ose WORLD: were + Luh + Duh Final Sound: D, not T . 1. Were 2. Word 3. World 4. Would: wood 5. War 6. Ward 7. Want 8. Worth 9. Work
1. Frost 2. Frog 3. Fraud: fake Don't commit fraud 4. Fog: cloud on the ground
. Sliced: slice + t . 1. Task 2. Tax 3. Tag 4. Tan 5. Ten, tens of thousands 6. Tend, tender 7. Tusk 8. Tent . 1. Chew; church; cheese 2. Choose 3. Jew: Israel people; Palestine people: Middle East Muslims fight the Jews Islam
A Jew chew too much juice . Juices from fruit Juice from fruit . 1. Disguise (mask) 2. The sky 3. These guys 4. Three guys I try to disguise myself with a mask of Batman . 1. Ghost 2. Goat A goat saw a ghost 3. God 4. Got God got goats & ghosts . Oil for candles, lamps . 1. Lamps, 2. Lambs . 1. Judge 2. Just 3. Jot: write 4. Got 5. Caught 6. Catch (kăch, kĕch) 7. Cash: (kăsh)
. Caught between 2 stools I'm at a fork in the road I'm in between a rock and a hard place . 1. Leg 2. Lake 3. Late 4. Like 5. Lick . Bridge: Brid-juh . 1. Spilt 2. Spit 3. Spill 4. Split . Curiosity killed the cat but generosity brought it back Curious . Cut corners. Take shortcuts Save money Find faster, easier, cheaper, ways to do things http://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html .
Famous Idioms | Meaning Home Linking Words Words for ... Feelings ... Speech ... Action Pre-Writing List of Synonyms Quotes & Sayings Smart Quotes Famous Quotes One Liners — Inspirational Sayings & Puns — Funny Important Idioms - Meanings Proverb, Idiom, Aphorism, ... English Language Humor Smart & Funny & Clever Disclaimer Commonly used Idioms Idiom: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language Every language has its own collection of wise sayings. They offer advice about how to live and also transfer some underlying ideas, principles and values of a given culture / society. These sayings are called "idioms" - or proverbs if they are longer. These combinations of words have (rarely complete sentences) a "figurative meaning" meaning, they basically work with "pictures". This List of commonly used idioms and sayings (in everyday conversational English), can help to speak English by learning English idiomatic expressions. This is a list, which contains exactly 66 of the most commonly used idioms and their meaning.
Smart Idioms A hot potato Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed A penny for your thoughts A way of asking what someone is thinking Actions speak louder than words People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say. Add insult to injury To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation. An arm and a leg Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money. At the drop of a hat Meaning: without any hesitation; instantly. Back to the drawing board When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over. Ball is in your court It is up to you to make the next decision or step Barking up the wrong tree Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person Be glad to see the back of Be happy when a person leaves. Beat around the bush Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue. Best of both worlds Meaning: All the advantages. Best thing since sliced bread A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan. Bite off more than you can chew To take on a task that is way to big. Blessing in disguise Something good that isn't recognized at first. Burn the midnight oil To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting. Can't judge a book by its cover Cannot judge something primarily on appearance. Caught between two stools When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives. Costs an arm and a leg This idiom is used when something is very expensive. Cross that bridge when you come to it Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before. Cry over spilt milk When you complain about a loss from the past. Curiosity killed the cat Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation. Cut corners When something is done badly to save money. Cut the mustard [possibly derived from "cut the muster"] To succeed; to come up to expectations; adequate enough to compete or participate Devil's Advocate To present a counter argument Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen". Don't give up the day job You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally. Don't put all your eggs in one basket Do not put all your resources in one possibility. Drastic times call for drastic measures When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions. Elvis has left the building The show has come to an end. It's all over. Every cloud has a silver lining Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days. Far cry from Very different from. Feel a bit under the weather Meaning: Feeling slightly ill. Give the benefit of the doubt Believe someone's statement, without proof. Hear it on the grapevine This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone. Hit the nail on the head Do or say something exactly right Hit the sack / sheets / hay To go to bed. In the heat of the moment Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment. It takes two to tango Actions or communications need more than one person Jump on the bandwagon Join a popular trend or activity. Keep something at bay Keep something away. Kill two birds with one stone This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time. Last straw The final problem in a series of problems. Let sleeping dogs lie Meaning - do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications. Let the cat out of the bag To share information that was previously concealed Make a long story short Come to the point - leave out details Method to my madness An assertion that, despite one's approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it. Miss the boat This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance Not a spark of decency Meaning: No manners Not playing with a full deck Someone who lacks intelligence. Off one's rocker Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile. On the ball When someone understands the situation well. Once in a blue moon Meaning: Happens very rarely. Picture paints a thousand words A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words. Piece of cake A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple. Put wool over other people's eyes This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them. See eye to eye This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something. Sit on the fence This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision. Speak of the devil! This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives. Steal someone's thunder To take the credit for something someone else did. Take with a grain of salt This means not to take what someone says too seriously. Taste of your own medicine Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else To hear something straight from the horse's mouth To hear something from the authoritative source. Whole nine yards Everything. All of it. Wouldn't be caught dead Would never like to do something Your guess is as good as mine To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question Download Download these English idioms as a PDF Commonly used Idioms (approximately 600 KB).
Hot potato: hot topic A penny for your thought A dong for your brain . Judge: score, rate, grade, evaluate Teachers, judges, government, police, leaders, parents, judge Judges judge, rule To judge means to think and then to say something important about stuff and people You can say you got a 5 out of 10 for your score, rate, grade That could be a judgment . Jail, prison; dungeon Criminals and bad people are sent to jail cells (police house) Cell = room . Judges judge: example: they sent criminals to jail Decision They have power and they can judge people and make decisions because they have power . Figure it out: solve it: find the answer to a problem People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say. . Intention: reason: why a person does something: and what they want You can know what they want by what they do . What people want can be known by what they do more than by what they say. . Their intention is what they want or it is their reason . What you do is more important than what you say Actions speak louder than words . Insult: you are fat: make fun of somebody Injury: hurt Indignity: not dignity (respect, honor) Expensive: it costs an arm and a leg The ball is in your court. It is your turn to make a decision. Accuse: blame: say bad a thing about somebody You accuse them. You blame them. You say they did something bad . You are barking up the wrong tree You are asking the wrong person Bark, not park Bush, not bus BUS - B + US BUSH = B + oo + SH Both: B + Oh + fuh Those: Th + ose WORLD: were + Luh + Duh Final Sound: D, not T . 1. Were 2. Word 3. World 4. Would: wood 5. War 6. Ward 7. Want 8. Worth 9. Work
1. Frost 2. Frog 3. Fraud: fake Don't commit fraud 4. Fog: cloud on the ground
. Sliced: slice + t . 1. Task 2. Tax 3. Tag 4. Tan 5. Ten, tens of thousands 6. Tend, tender 7. Tusk 8. Tent . 1. Chew; church; cheese 2. Choose 3. Jew: Israel people; Palestine people: Middle East Muslims fight the Jews Islam
A Jew chew too much juice . Juices from fruit Juice from fruit . 1. Disguise (mask) 2. The sky 3. These guys 4. Three guys I try to disguise myself with a mask of Batman . 1. Ghost 2. Goat A goat saw a ghost 3. God 4. Got God got goats & ghosts . Oil for candles, lamps . 1. Lamps, 2. Lambs . 1. Judge 2. Just 3. Jot: write 4. Got 5. Caught 6. Catch (kăch, kĕch) 7. Cash: (kăsh)
. Caught between 2 stools I'm at a fork in the road I'm in between a rock and a hard place . 1. Leg 2. Lake 3. Late 4. Like 5. Lick . Bridge: Brid-juh . 1. Spilt 2. Spit 3. Spill 4. Split . Curiosity killed the cat but generosity brought it back Curious . Cut corners. Take shortcuts Save money Find faster, easier, cheaper, ways to do things http://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html .
Famous Idioms | Meaning Home Linking Words Words for ... Feelings ... Speech ... Action Pre-Writing List of Synonyms Quotes & Sayings Smart Quotes Famous Quotes One Liners — Inspirational Sayings & Puns — Funny Important Idioms - Meanings Proverb, Idiom, Aphorism, ... English Language Humor Smart & Funny & Clever Disclaimer Commonly used Idioms Idiom: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language Every language has its own collection of wise sayings. They offer advice about how to live and also transfer some underlying ideas, principles and values of a given culture / society. These sayings are called "idioms" - or proverbs if they are longer. These combinations of words have (rarely complete sentences) a "figurative meaning" meaning, they basically work with "pictures". This List of commonly used idioms and sayings (in everyday conversational English), can help to speak English by learning English idiomatic expressions. This is a list, which contains exactly 66 of the most commonly used idioms and their meaning.
Smart Idioms A hot potato Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed A penny for your thoughts A way of asking what someone is thinking Actions speak louder than words People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say. Add insult to injury To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation. An arm and a leg Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money. At the drop of a hat Meaning: without any hesitation; instantly. Back to the drawing board When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over. Ball is in your court It is up to you to make the next decision or step Barking up the wrong tree Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person Be glad to see the back of Be happy when a person leaves. Beat around the bush Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue. Best of both worlds Meaning: All the advantages. Best thing since sliced bread A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan. Bite off more than you can chew To take on a task that is way to big. Blessing in disguise Something good that isn't recognized at first. Burn the midnight oil To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting. Can't judge a book by its cover Cannot judge something primarily on appearance. Caught between two stools When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives. Costs an arm and a leg This idiom is used when something is very expensive. Cross that bridge when you come to it Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before. Cry over spilt milk When you complain about a loss from the past. Curiosity killed the cat Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation. Cut corners When something is done badly to save money. Cut the mustard [possibly derived from "cut the muster"] To succeed; to come up to expectations; adequate enough to compete or participate Devil's Advocate To present a counter argument Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen". Don't give up the day job You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally. Don't put all your eggs in one basket Do not put all your resources in one possibility. Drastic times call for drastic measures When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions. Elvis has left the building The show has come to an end. It's all over. Every cloud has a silver lining Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days. Far cry from Very different from. Feel a bit under the weather Meaning: Feeling slightly ill. Give the benefit of the doubt Believe someone's statement, without proof. Hear it on the grapevine This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone. Hit the nail on the head Do or say something exactly right Hit the sack / sheets / hay To go to bed. In the heat of the moment Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment. It takes two to tango Actions or communications need more than one person Jump on the bandwagon Join a popular trend or activity. Keep something at bay Keep something away. Kill two birds with one stone This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time. Last straw The final problem in a series of problems. Let sleeping dogs lie Meaning - do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications. Let the cat out of the bag To share information that was previously concealed Make a long story short Come to the point - leave out details Method to my madness An assertion that, despite one's approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it. Miss the boat This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance Not a spark of decency Meaning: No manners Not playing with a full deck Someone who lacks intelligence. Off one's rocker Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile. On the ball When someone understands the situation well. Once in a blue moon Meaning: Happens very rarely. Picture paints a thousand words A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words. Piece of cake A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple. Put wool over other people's eyes This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them. See eye to eye This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something. Sit on the fence This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision. Speak of the devil! This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives. Steal someone's thunder To take the credit for something someone else did. Take with a grain of salt This means not to take what someone says too seriously. Taste of your own medicine Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else To hear something straight from the horse's mouth To hear something from the authoritative source. Whole nine yards Everything. All of it. Wouldn't be caught dead Would never like to do something Your guess is as good as mine To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question Download Download these English idioms as a PDF Commonly used Idioms (approximately 600 KB).
