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- Bring home the bacon
- He worked hard all week to bring home the bacon for his family.
- I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.
- Now that I have a full-time job, I'm bringing home the bacon!
- My wife brings home the bacon, while I watch the kids.
Music: Heather by Blue Dot Sessions2 min - Stand by
- I stand by my statement.
- Don't worry. I'll stand by you no matter what.
- I feel like I have to stand by my brother even if he goes to jail.
- Do you still stand by your decision to fire him?
Music: Casa Q by Blue Dot Sessions2 min - Miss the boat
- I'm afraid you've missed the boat. All the tickets have been sold.
- He missed the boat when he applied too late to get into college.
- I decided not to go to college, but watching all my friends go off made me feel like I'd missed the boat.
- You’ll miss the boat if you don’t buy shares now.
Music: Enter the Room by Blue Dot Sessions2 min - In one sitting
- Jamie can eat an entire pizza in one sitting.
- She can easily go through a box of chocolates in one sitting.
- Jeff ate a whole bag of potato chips in one sitting.
- I sat down and read the whole book in one sitting.
Music: Sewer King by Blue Dot Sessions3 min - Draft dodgers
- He didn't join the army; he was a draft dodger.
- She didn't want to go to war, so she became a draft dodger.
- He was draft-exempt due to a medical condition that kept him from military service.
- He didn't need to join the military because he was draft-exempt.
Music: Across the Table by Blue Dot Sessions3 min - On the outs
- He is on the outs with his brother
- Dick is on the outs with his father.
- Harry is on the outs with his girlfriend again.
- Lizzie and Tyler are on the outs again.
Music: Forgot His Jam by Blue Dot Sessions2 min - Memory of a goldfish
- I have the memory of a goldfish.
- You have the memory of a goldfish when it suits your purpose.
- Please remind me about the meeting because I have the memory of a goldfish these days.
- Mom has the memory of a goldfish, so don't bother asking her—there's no way she'll remember.
Music: Tango Rosino by Blue Dot Sessions2 min - Keeper
- Hold on to that boyfriend of yours—he's a keeper!
- If he introduces you to all his friends, he's a keeper.
- I knew she was a keeper from our very first date.
Music: Helion Fleet by Blue Dot Sessions
2 min - Damper
- I was anxious about my test results, so that put a damper on the whole trip.
- Both the kids were sick while we were in Boston, so that put a damper on things.
- The bad news really put a damper on everything.
- By this point, Sophie had fallen out with her mother so that really put a damper on the wedding preparations.
Music: Kovir Straight by Blue Dot Sessions3 min - Plugged-in Teenagers
- plugged-in teenagers
- By subscribing to this magazine, you can stay plugged-in to current issues.
- When it comes to the art scene, no one is more plugged-in than my wife.
- I used to be a huge heavy metal fan, but I haven't really been plugged-in since college.
- My new boss is much more plugged in to the needs of his employees than my last boss.
Music: Hardboil by Blue Dot Sessions3 min
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Learn to use the words you already know in new ways to sound more like a native speaker of English.