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Poke about: search for something
e.g. He was poking about the basement, looking for the lost files.
In one's prime: at one's peak or best time
e.g. My mother could work long hours when she was in her prime, but those were the days.
Out of the hole: out of debt
e.g. Today many people find it difficult to get out of the hole.
Put in one's oar: interfere
e.g. I put in my oar as soon as I knew he was taking the wrong steps.
Lay it on thick: exaggerate
e.g. He was laying it on thick when he said he had made a fortune in the stock market. .
On pins and needles: anxious; in suspense
e.g. She was on pins and needles before the surgery.
e.g. He was poking about the basement, looking for the lost files.
In one's prime: at one's peak or best time
e.g. My mother could work long hours when she was in her prime, but those were the days.
Out of the hole: out of debt
e.g. Today many people find it difficult to get out of the hole.
Put in one's oar: interfere
e.g. I put in my oar as soon as I knew he was taking the wrong steps.
Lay it on thick: exaggerate
e.g. He was laying it on thick when he said he had made a fortune in the stock market. .
On pins and needles: anxious; in suspense
e.g. She was on pins and needles before the surgery.
From pillar to post: from place to place
e.g. Because of my work, my family had to move from pillar to post.
Look the other way: ignore on purpose
e.g. The Congress preferred to look the other way, instead of solving the debt crisis.
Come a cropper: meet misfortune
e.g. He came a cropper as soon as he started his own business.
Get someone's ear: get someone to listen to you; get someone's attention to what you are saying
e.g. His wife got his ear and talked for almost an hour.
Stephen Lau
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e.g. Because of my work, my family had to move from pillar to post.
Look the other way: ignore on purpose
e.g. The Congress preferred to look the other way, instead of solving the debt crisis.
Come a cropper: meet misfortune
e.g. He came a cropper as soon as he started his own business.
Get someone's ear: get someone to listen to you; get someone's attention to what you are saying
e.g. His wife got his ear and talked for almost an hour.
Stephen Lau
Read my book Effective Writing Made Simple. To download the Amazon Kindle edition for only $4.40, click here; to purchase the paperback edition for only $7.00, click here; to download the e-book for only $4.40 from ClickBank, click here.
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