Amy, I got my vacation approved! We’ll
be basking in the sun from the 15th to the 29th next
month!
* bask
in: to take in; enjoy the moment
ex> My cats love basking in
the sun during the hot summer months.
ex> The president spent election
night basking in the glory of his victory.
Oh my gosh, I really screwed up badly! I
don’t think I can change it now.
What are we supposed to do, take
separate vacations? Call the office and straighten
it out right now!
* straighten
out: to correct an error; make something right
ex> Before we could straighten out
the problem with the Internet, we had to fix our computer.
I can’t believe you want me to clean up your mess. So how will we
celebrate our anniversary? I really wanted to be sipping margaritas while
watching the sunset!
* clean
up someone’s mess: to fix another person’s mistake
ex> When the previous CEO left, the
new chief executive had to clean up his mess.
You’re not being selfish, Amy. I
understand completely that I screwed up. Don’t
worry about a thing.
* screw
up: to make a big mistake
ex> Don’t worry when you screw up
– just try to learn from it.
Note> This is a very informal expression so use it appropriately!
Enough with the sideways compliments already.
* sideways
compliment: praise with a subtle insult included
ex> My teacher gave me a sideways
compliments when he told me I did better than he thought was possible.
Note> = backhanded compliment
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