How
did he get to them?
* get to: to gain access to something;
arrive somewhere
ex>
I can see the balcony from below, but how can we get to it?
ex>
The crafty pirate promised to share the treasure once we got to it.
I was
in a hurry this morning, so I left them in the vestibule. I’m sure the inside door was closed, though.
* vestibule: a hall or lobby next to a
front door
ex>
The vestibule was lined with marble statues of Roman gods.
That’s
neither here nor there. I warned you
that that intrepid little puppy has
learned how to open doors. And if he sees any shoes on the floor, he’s in like Flynn.
* neither here nor there: not important
to the current situation
ex>
Which jacket you wear is neither here nor there: the bus is leaving
right now.
* intrepid: not afraid
ex>
The intrepid explorers crossed the Rocky Mountains on foot as winter
approached.
* in like Flynn: beginning or joining
something boldly and without hesitation
ex>
When Nick discovered that the restaurant had cherry pie, he was in like
Flynn.
Note>
In addition to its general use, the phrase is sometimes used to describe
success in sexual seduction, and its folk etymology often asserts the phrase
has sexual origins.
Well
that’s all well and good for him, but I’m out a pair of my favorite shoes. Who’s
going to pay for them?
* (all) well and good: When you say that
something is all well and good, it’s usually to point out a problem that the
person you’re responding to could be overlooking.
ex>
It’s all well and good that you got to the theater in time, but you left
the tickets at home.
* be out something: to experience the
loss of something
ex>
The broken glassware wasn't insured, so I’m out over two hundred
dollars.
ex>
I’m out a few liters of gas, but that was the best conversation I've
ever had.
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